View Trip Plan in a larger map Last summer on my Stillwater Reservoir to Cranberry Lake adventure (for a teaser click here) I originally contemplated going as far east as the Oven Lake area. Unfortunately a late start on the second day due to rain and my rather slow pace throughout the trip prevented me
MLK Day Snowshoe on the Tug Hill
On Martin Luther King Day I decided to spend some of my day off snowshoeing up on the Tug Hill at Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area in Parish, NY. This would be my first snowshoe sojourn of winter due to numerous injuries and illness. I was looking forward to getting out of the suburbs and
Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Bird Report
The five-day bushwhack through the heart of the Pepperbox Wilderness including Threemile Beaver Meadow, a feeder stream, numerous beaver ponds, Moshier Creek and Moshier Reservoir yielded a total of 36 confirmable bird species. The low number of species was probably due to the late season, the hot and humid weather conditions and my rusty fall
Bass Pro Shops Gift Card Giveaway
Today I have a special offer for all the readers here at the Bushwhacking Fool. A while back I was asked to complete a new product development survey from ACR Electronics. ACR Electronics was the manufacturer of the MicroFix personal locator beacon, which I purchased several years before. Unfortunately the MicroFix has been discontinued and
Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Five: Fleeing the swaying canopy on the hunter’s trail
The following is the third and final part of a report on the fifth and final day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from
Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Five: Searching the beaver vly
The following is the second part of a report on the fifth and final day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild
Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report: Climbing toward the beaver vly
The following is the first part of a report on the fifth and final day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild
Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Four: Along the shores of Moshier Reservoir
The following is the third part of a report on the fourth day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of
Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Four: Cliffs along Moshier Creek
The following is the second part of a report on the fourth day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of
Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Four: Visiting the stygian beaver ponds
The following is the first part of a report on the fourth day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of
