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Monday, May 21. 2018Part of our beatA section of our beat on ye olde trout stream yesterday. Roll casting. You just have to imagine the Maytime bird song. Idyllic.
Sunday, May 20. 2018PorcupinesNorth American Porcupines are not rare in the northeastern US woodlands. The topic comes up because Mrs. BD and I watched one on his tedious climb up a Hemlock tree last week in Mohonk. Lots of fun to see one of these goofy critters. Not only are they slow and short-sighted, they also often fall out of trees. They are mostly nocturnal, and I rarely see them. One nailed one of our dogs (lightly) years ago in the Berkshires. We pulled the quills out of his face. As with skunks, a dog only has to be taught once. Porkies are rodents. About the North American Porcupine. There are also Old World and African Porcupines. Seen one lately? (Not my photo) A plank session
Contrary to common belief, core exercises do not give you 6-pack abs. 6-pack abs are mainly a product of low body fat. The key to effective planks is to make them isometrically-active. That means pulling your tummy in and tightening your glutes during the time of the plank. That's a rigid plank, not a relaxed plank.
From today's Lectionary: PentecostActs 2:1-21
2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2:2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 2:3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 2:4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 2:5 Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 2:6 And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 2:7 Amazed and astonished, they asked, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 2:8 And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 2:9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 2:10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 2:11 Cretans and Arabs--in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power." 2:12 All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?" 2:13 But others sneered and said, "They are filled with new wine." 2:14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, "Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 2:15 Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. 2:16 No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 2:17 'In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 2:18 Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. 2:19 And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 2:20 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious day. 2:21 Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' Saturday, May 19. 2018Saturday morning linksIt is Shavuot. Shavuot has a historical relationship to Pentacost. Trans fats: At Pravda, Touching Faith In The Perfection Of Government Bureaucrats There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about Abraham Maslow and self-actualisation – a new paper puts the record straight Surprise! NY Times Publishes A Jordan Peterson Hit Piece The gal was determined not to understand Peterson. Of course there are dragons and witches in the world. Fairy princesses too, as in England today. This professor is beloved for making his students intellectually uncomfortable. Duke just dumped him. Senator Murphy Demonstrates Why Gun-Control Advocates Are Mistrusted Liberals Blame AR-15 For Santa Fe School Shooting, But Shooter Had Shotgun And Revolver US Senate confirms Gina Haspel to be first woman CIA director California Lurches Left As Jerry Brown Heads Into the Sunset How Labor Unions Finance Their Political Agenda: 2010-2017 Massachusetts Judge Has Novel Excuse for Letting Off Dominican Heroin Dealer Am I Tuning in at the Wrong Times, or Does CNN Really Have Trump Derangement Syndrome? The hate is palpable "Obama’s Legacy Has Already Been Destroyed." Trump Is Going Full Alinsky – and His Opponents Are Flummoxed Listening skills: How a simple reporter beat the experts in 2016 THE TRUMP TOWER MEETING CUT DOWN TO SIZE Grassley Sends Letter to DOJ Demanding Unredacted Rosenstein Memo Detailing Mueller’s Scope EU wants to criminalize fake news China ‘Dream’ Is Global Hegemony - U.S. urged to counter Beijing's military, economic expansion Minister: ‘UN aid agency is part of the problem in the Middle East’ Friday, May 18. 2018Friday morning linksBeyond “Sissy” Resilience: On Becoming Antifragile Marginalizing Much-Maligned Melania Jordan Peterson is anti-semitic? The United States just hit a 40-year low in its fertility rate, according to numbers just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Declining U.S. Labor Force Participation Rates Stand Out Push back against the culture war bullies Gallup: This Good Polling News Could Be Bad News For Democrats PAUL JOSEPH WATSON VIDEO: THE TRUTH ABOUT VIRTUE SIGNALLING Spinning a Crossfire Hurricane: The Times on the FBI’s Trump Investigation Ace, yesterday:
John Kerry: Reporting for Duty… From Vietnam to Iran On Another Willful Lie from the Press Thursday, May 17. 2018Pilots having fun
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Thursday morning linksBees: The Neonic Ban: A Scientific Fraud Becomes Enshrined In EU Regulatory Law Stephen Hawking's Memorial Might Have Time Travelers in Attendance LA: Why Factor’s Famous Deli's 70th Anniversary Means So Much More parents smoking pot around kids, study finds Atlanta’s Building Boom Is Destroying Its Famous Forests - After the recession, Georgia’s capital bounced back with a population surge and a housing boom—at the risk of the unique trees of the area. Crazy Democrat Promises 100% Clean Energy By 2035 By Government Law If Solar And Wind Are So Cheap, Why Are They Making Electricity So Expensive? Don´t Tell Anyone, But We Just Had Two Years Of Record-Breaking Global Cooling The Sea Is Rising, but Not Because of Climate Change Students At Taxpayer-Funded College Hold No-Whites Allowed “Day of Absence” Event… UNIVERSITY SUICIDE WATCH, PART 3 University of Michigan pours almost $7 million per year into diversity payroll, benefits Number of emotional support animals at Yale increased by 1400% in last year Do Millennials Really Love Socialism? No. They just want free stuff Devin Nunes Is a Badass Government Informant Spied On Two Trump Campaign Aides Joe Digenova: Former CIA Chief John Brennan Was Leading the Counter Intelligence Operation Against Trump Attacking Israel for $100, Defending it for $13 HAMAS: “WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ‘PEACEFUL RESISTANCE, WE ARE DECEIVING THE PUBLIC." Hamas official: 50 of the 62 Gazans killed in border violence were our members Questions the Press Hasn’t Asked about Violence in Gaza - A conspicuous lack of curiosity. Machine gun fire from Gaza hits nearby Israeli homes in Sderot, no injuries Wednesday, May 16. 2018The Maggie's Farm detailed advice for committed fitness newbies: Getting StartedYou're 30 or 35 or 40 or 50 or 60 (or 70) and you have decided that it's either now or never to make a serious commitment to fixing or maintaining physical fitness. I don't blame anybody who refuses to do that, because it is unpleasant and requires discipline and effort well-beyond comfort. Effort means effort, pushing every mental and physical limit. I have learned more about the meaning of that word in the gym than I ever learned in regular life. If pleasure and comfort is what your life is about, fine. We reject those decadent values because Friends have asked me for advice on how to get started, so I wrote down a program, in stages, for ordinary mostly-sedentary (ie less than 5-6 hrs/wk of challenging exertion) people. Non-athletes. There is plenty of exercise advice available, and everybody has an opinion so I expect debate, but I believe my advice is rational, non-faddish, well-balanced, efficient, and practical. Don't rush it - if over 30, it takes time to adapt to demand so it's best to go step by step instead of rushing in and either get injured or burning out. Slow and steady. Four stages for beginners, below the fold - Continue reading "The Maggie's Farm detailed advice for committed fitness newbies: Getting Started" Wednesday morning linksWhen Milky Got His Money - A bank glitch gave a 24-year old, down-on-his-luck Australian man access to unlimited funds. Then he did exactly what you think he did with it. 20 Things No Wife Ever Wants to Hear - UTTER THESE PHRASES AND YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A ONE-WAY TICKET TO THE DOG HOUSE. The Crazy Hours Americans Need to Work to Pay Their Mortgage Louisiana Is Determined to Keep You Safe from Rogue Florists - Louisiana keeps its status as the only state that licenses flower arranging. Cops Have No Idea If Hate Crime Laws Stop Hate Crimes..and other things I learned when I spoke at a U.S. Commission on Civil Rights briefing. More On The "Science" Behind The Global Warming Scare Seattle’s new ‘head tax’ blasted by city’s mega-corporations Conservative activists launch effort to combat social-media political bias - Coalition calls for tech firms to provide clarity, transparency, equal treatment Two Sentences that Capture the Essential Difference Between Libertarians and Statists Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska Visited by Three FBI Agents Pitching ‘Trump-Russia Collusion’ Weeks Before 2016 Election John Brennan’s ‘Exceptionally Sensitive’ Issue Two Colleagues Contradict Onetime Communist Party Voter John Brennan's Claims About His Non-Use of the Dossier TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, JOHN BRENNAN EDITION: Have you ever see an ex-CIA director attack the United States and its allies, and express sympathy with America’s enemies? Trump's Wins Turn Democrats' World Upside Down VDH: Why Trump Is a President Like No Other US Marine Corps announces sweeping changes to ground-combat forces Daycare For Terrorists? $100 Million In Cash Flies Out Of Minneapolis A Year — And It’s Your Money Iranian Ayatollah: ‘We Will Turn Tel Aviv And Haifa To Rubble’ Ambassador Nikki Haley SHREDS The Security Council Over Gaza 'Demonstrations' - Haley lectured the U.N. on its tolerance for anti-Israel violence before walking out on the Palestinian delegation. Hamas’ use of people as human shields continues, and the incurious journalists moving stories like this are either really lazy or really biased, or both. John Oliver Explains Venezuela: Things Are Terrible But Don’t Blame Socialism Tuesday, May 15. 2018I am sad tooTom Wolfe, dead at 87 A hundred details of Bonfire remain in my mind. Here's Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny's from 1970. One snippet from the 19-page article: The whole thing is hilarious. A socio-cultural history of American cosmopolitan wealth.
Warbler du Jour: Northern ParulaThey are the smallest of our warblers, but their call (at the link) is distinctive even if you can't see them foraging high in the forest canopy. A factoid about these birds is that they breed in southern forests (in Spanish moss nests) and in northern forests (where conifers have Old Man's Beard lichen), but pass over a band across the middle of the US where there are neither of those tree parasites. In warbler migration season (right now, in the US) you will quite likely hear one in the woods in the morning. With sound, Parula Warbler I wish my memory for warbler songs were better. I forget them every time May comes along. In the US and Canada during these weeks, go outside in the morning where there are brush areas and some tall Oak trees, and listen to the migrating warblers singing. Experts don't bother with binoculars. Warblers do not really warble, but they do sing. Tuesday morning linksIndecisive driver The Ultimate Order At The World’s Oldest Deli Karenna Gore: Religious Leaders Should Urge Climate Activism on 'Moral and Spiritual Level' It’s Now 1984 at the University of Michigan Thought police and inquisitions. Nice. How identity politics is harming the sciences…. Reporters Cash In White House Access for Lucrative Cable News Deals Of Course America’s Too Big to Govern I agree TRUMP IS STARTING TO SPOOK THE LEFT Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Like to Talk Before Bedtime Tough times for the resistance? JORDAN PETERSON DOESN'T ENABLE JEW-HATRED, THE FORWARD DOES Illegal Alien Moms Demand That Their Kids Be Deported With Them How Obama loyalists conspired to undermine the Trump transition Want To Talk About Watergate? Talk About Obama, Not Trump. PUT UP OR SHUT UP ON THE TRUMP THREATENS DEMOCRACY CLAIM EU statement opposing U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem blocked by “New Europe” Coalition Sultan: Liberating Our Jerusalem UNRWA reportedly closes schools and offices so students and employees can attack Israel Smoke & Mirrors: Six Weeks of Violence on the Gaza Border The Palestinian Authority Loses Its Authority - The last remnant of Oslo crumbles As Jerusalem Embassy Opens, Is Trump Fixing Middle East Too? Making Mongolia Great Again: A 21st-Century Economy In The Heart Of Asia Macron Eyes a French “Transformation” - Will the French president succeed where his predecessors Sarkozy and Hollande failed? Monday, May 14. 2018Monday morning linksIs Maternal Instinct Only for Moms? Here's the Science. ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Pays Sweetest Tribute To Stephen Hawking In Deleted Scene What Stephen Hawking Couldn’t Unlock About the Mystery of the Cosmos Eat breakfast every day? Here's how it affects your weight What Ken Burns Omits From The Vietnam War What Is It With Male Feminists? An "Audible Gasp" Was Heard When The Chicago Fed Unveiled Its "Solution" To The Pension Problem NYT: Liberals, You’re Not as Smart as You Think ‘This is why people HATE YOU.’ POLITICO’s hit piece on Hillsdale College BACKFIRES spectacularly Kelly States Obvious Truths, Leftists Go Crazy MUELLER INDICTS A HAM SANDWICH Trump’s chaotic style is starting to make sense Denying Trump's Accomplishments Is Increasingly Irrational Evangelical crooner Pat Boone to fete Jerusalem with gala concert - The 83-year-old singer will be accompanied by Shiri Maimon, David Broza and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra at May 13 performance London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans TfL 'junk food' advert ban Sunday, May 13. 2018From today's Lectionary: Their delight is in the law of the LordPsalm 1 1:1 Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; 1:2 but their delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law they meditate day and night. 1:3 They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper. 1:4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 1:6 for the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Saturday, May 12. 2018QQQThe Last Days Of Lehman BrothersIt's one hour.
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On the subject of whiskeyDON'T YOU LOVE A MAN OF PRINCIPLES??? In 1952, Armon M. Sweat, Jr., a member of the Texas House of Representatives, was asked about his position on whiskey. What follows is his exact answer (taken from the Political Archives of Texas): "If you mean whiskey, the devil's brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean that evil drink that topples Christian men and women from the pinnacles of righteous and gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, shame, despair, helplessness, and hopelessness, then, my friend, I am opposed to it with every fiber of my being. However, if by whiskey you mean the lubricant of conversation, the philosophic juice, the elixir of life, the liquid that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer, the stimulating sip that puts a little spring in the step of anelderly gentleman on a frosty morning; if you mean that drink that enables man to magnify his joy, and to forget life's great tragedies and heartbreaks and sorrow; if you mean that drink the sale of which pours into Texas treasuries untold millions of dollars each year, that provides tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitifully aged and infirm, to build the finest highways, hospitals, universities, and community colleges in this nation, then my friend, I am absolutely, unequivocally in favor of it. This is my position, and as always, I refuse to compromise on matters of principle." Armon M. Sweat, Jr Saturday morning linksPhoto is the Lemon Squeeze in Mohonk's Labyrinth Trail. See why you leave your daypack behind. No worries - nobody will steal it. Only nice people there. Starbucks to Become Public Restrooms Boston Dynamics' terrifying robots can now run, jump and climb What happens to your body when you stop having sex Autistic Student In Texas School Arrested For Playing With ‘Imaginary Rifle’ Alabama man paralyzed, 'fighting for his life' after coral snake bite, family says In America's South, remember this: "Red Touch Yellow, Kills a Fellow. Red Touch Black, Friend of Jack." Students 'deeply hurt' by criticism of liberal intolerance Explaining Why Liberals Are So Desperate To Find Things to Be OffenCue the outrage. ded About George Mason Univ: Cue the outrage Is There Room in Diversity For White People? How Elizabeth Warren is helping a checkered tribe in bid to rid her ‘Pocahontas’ problem Progressives are lining up behind a jobs guarantee—but leaving the details for later. Andrew Sullivan finds himself "instinctually siding with the independent artist" like Kanye West... Who is paying Michael Avenatti? How rogue government agencies overreach ‘What Happened to Alan Dershowitz?’ How a liberal Harvard professor became Trump’s most distinguished defender on TV, freaked out his friends and got the legal world up in arms. UK Proposes Prison Time For Offensive Online Posts UK: School Bans Pencil Cases to Eradicate Any ‘Stigma’ Saturday Verse: Anna AkhmatovaN.V.N. There is a sacred, secret line in loving Friendship is weak and useless here, Those who try to come near it are insane Friday, May 11. 2018Friday morning links
I listened to about 20 minutes of Trump's rally last night. He is an amusing talker, quite informal, and constantly going off-script. He called Gov. Brown "Governor Moonbeam." Since he had been up all night, I was impressed. He is bold. Honey Badger doesn't give a shit about the pearl-clutchers. Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone Media Feeding Frenzy as Goodall Commits Assisted Suicide He knew he was done. Bungee Dating in New York City Madame Pele's Grip on Hawaii - The Big Island’s residents are reacting to Kilauea’s latest eruption with a combination of grief and reverence. Check Out Mike Rowe’s Brutal Takedown of a Critic Of Blue-Collar Workers Half of all Americans now live in ‘sanctuaries’ protecting immigrants - Study finds surge in those jurisdictions NAACP Goes Big Brother: What We Need Is Mandatory Implicit Bias Testing Constantly playing the victim card creates bias, but they need bias for their existence. White Americans do not give a damn about skin color any more. CALIFORNIA’S SUICIDE ATTEMPT, PART 6: LET’S MAKE HOUSING MORE EXPENSIVE! Who's afraid of Bari Weiss? The ‘Russian Collusion’ Trial Is On, And Mueller May Be The First Casualty Avenatti Exposed: Stormy's Lawyer May Face Disbarrment, Legal Action As Past Catches Up The Obama Legacy Deserves To Be Destroyed Donald Trump vs. Barack Obama: Veni, vidi, vici Despite the Media, Trump Pulling Down Wins for We the People Trump is actually following through on his campaign promises Here's a List of Major U.S. Allies Celebrating an End to the Iran Nuclear Deal "Old Europe" can learn from Trump Merkel: "Trump's Decision Damages Trust In The International Order" What????
CNN Analyst Praises Trump For Bringing North Korea Hostages Home Pigs fly! TRUMP AND THE TWO AMERICAS - Why the anti-Trumpers just can't give credit to the president for his successes. Five "Most Wanted" ISIS Leaders Captured, Trapped Using Smartphone App Nikki Haley Calls for Regime Change in Venezuela: 'It's Time for Maduro to Go!' Thursday, May 10. 2018Thursday morning linksDiet Water? 20-Year-Old Whiskey in 6 Days: Will This Self-Taught Chemist Upend the Liquor Industry? Life as a Kuffar: My Seven Lost Years in Kuwait Student reported to police for talking about concealed carry Left lesbian goes to work at FOX, and is surprised to discover she is the hateful one Be careful about flipping your hair on an airplane Person Goes Through Hurricane, Declares Self “Climate Refugee” “Fair Share” Has Limits, Even in Seattle - The city proposes an aggressive new business tax, aimed at Amazon—and sparks an unexpected backlash. Politics polarize when the left speaks honestly Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report shares his story of how he used to be a big progressive, and why he has left the left. Trump voters at risk from University of Michigan’s bias response team: lawsuit Big Data in Modern Politics Do The Democrats Even Have A Midterm Messaging Strategy? Hatred seems to be their main message This is Why Democrats Now See Kanye West as a Threat - “No other ethnic group is chained to a single political ideology” Schneiderman Scandal Should Be a Spiritual Crisis for Democrats Spitzer, Weiner, Schneiderman: a bunch of power-hungry perverts BREAKING: New Developments On Inspector General's Report Of Comey's FBI NYT Rips Pompeo for Being AWOL—While He Was Busy Rescuing Americans in N. Korea Noam Chomsky Proclaims That GOP Is Plotting to Destroy Organized Human Life The President Is Not Your Daddy KILLING THE WORST DEAL EVER Donald Trump Ends the Obama Mirage - The Iran nuclear deal, 2015-2018 3 Americans held in North Korea return to US soil: 'God Bless America, the greatest nation in the world' Wednesday, May 9. 2018A skilled jump-roperJump rope is great cardio. I get winded after a couple of minutes. I figure jumping is 80% cardio and 20% strength, so you could consider it a calisthenic. I find it extremely fatiguing, but it's fun to learn all the moves. I still can not to double-unders, but I'm fine with one-foot, jacks, running man, split step, etc. I try to practice my jump moves at least 3 times/week, trying to get better and to improve my endurance with it. You can see how this graceful gal does a little active recovery by swinging the rope. She is fast. Her criss-cross is cool. How is that done?
This is good - side swing to jump Wednesday morning links
Elvis' favorite sammich (scroll down a little) Phoenix Stifles Free Speech Over Same Sex Marriage Prediction: No college graduation speaker will mention the 29% ‘gender college degree gap’ for the Class of 2018 2018 ANTI-ISRAEL WEEK AT UC IRVINE: THUGGISH BEHAVIOR, TERRORIST GARB AND ANOTHER DISRUPTION California Residents Flee, Chased Away By Soaring Home Prices And Cost Of Living The middle class is exiting A time of reckoning for religious freedom The Thing I Like Least About The Intellectual Dark Web Is The Name ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ Walter Williams: Before and After Welfare Handouts Trump bashing overwhelms ABC, NBC, CBS evening newscasts, study shows Schneiderman Schadenfreude as Samantha Bee Loses It After Her Anti-Trump Hero is Accused of Abusing Women Manhattan D.A. Opens Criminal Investigation Of Schneiderman How out of touch have the progressive socialists become? John Kerry’s 57 varieties of mischief Mullahs Accidentally Confirm the Iran Deal Was a Sham Tuesday, May 8. 2018Free ad: Mohonk hiking and scrambling
View of the lake last weekend, with Shadbush in full bloom. My kids are 4th generation Mohonk-lovers. A perfect New York State getaway for outdoorsy people. A classic old-timey place and somewhat kid-friendly. The place has changed a bit over its 146 years. For examples, the rustic old Quaker place has decided to serve alcohol at meals, there is no longer a daily morning prayer service (sad - it was a good way to begin a day), dancing is permitted, and they built a lovely indoor pool. Also, it has become more expensive but the meals are far better than decades past when "Quaker simple" ruled and the only dessert was rice pudding. Still, no TVs and the rooms are plain although there are 130 working fireplaces. Just call down and they will bring you wood. Also, a 110 year-old golf course and tennis courts. The Smiley family, who have owned and run it since the beginning, gave around 10,000 acres to the Mohonk Preserve Land Trust, but the resort still has around 4000 acres of woods, gardens, pasture, the lake, etc. Of their 85 miles of hiking (or running, cross-country-skiing, etc) trails, many of them are wide, well-maintained gravel trails built in the 1870s for horse and buggies and designed to show the mountain views. Plenty of them are rugged enough, too. You might call it a resort, but it's really not luxurious and is all about outdoor activity in all seasons. For us, it's about the hiking. I like to do an upper-body workout in the gym early, then do hikes after breakfast and skip lunch. Just bring a banana and an orange in the day pack. On our next visit, I want to focus more on bouldering and climbing trails than on plain hiking. My relatives like to use it for runs. I am planning a bouldering day trip there soon for our hiking pals. As a reader reminded us, if you buy one meal online in advance you can get a day pass for everything. More of my free ad for Mohonk below the fold, with snaps - Continue reading "Free ad: Mohonk hiking and scrambling"
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