Our favorite non-hiking adventures
Date of adventure: 07/24/2021, 08/01/2021, and 08/13/2021 Location: Beach 69th, Far Rockaway, NY Surfing is a water sport in which a surfer uses a board to ride on the forward portion of a moving wave. The sport originated in Hawaii. Surfing was the new adventure on the list for today. How did we ever get […]
Basic Information Date of Adventure: 06/27/2021 Location: Wheatley Heights, New York – Long Island Website for The Adventure Park About The Adventure Park The Adventure Park is an exciting, exhilarating, and unique experience that requires balance, endurance, focus, and strategy. If you ever wanted to try tight rope walking and tree hopping, here is your […]
Date of Adventure: 05/16/2021 For more information on Governor’s Island please visit the website. About Governor’s Island Map of Governor’s Island can be accessed on the Governor’s Island website. Governor’s Island is an abandoned former military base for the US Army and Coast Guard that was turned into a National Park and opened to the […]
Day 1 of Shenandoah National Park Get-Away Information About Luray Caverns Date of trip: 03/18/2021 The Luray Caverns is the largest caverns in the eastern U.S. Tickets to the Luray Caverns were $32 per adult. Included in the ticket price is the entrance to the caverns, the Car & Carriage Caravan Museum, Shenandoah Heritage Village, […]
Basic Information Shenandoah National Park website Date of trip: 03/18/2021 – 03/21/2021 Weekly car pass fee $30 Where we stayed: AirBNB in Madison, VA, approximately 30 minutes from Old Rag Mountain. Our Shenandoah Itinerary Day 1: Luray Caverns Day 2: Old Rag Day 3: Mary’s Rock Day 4: Dickey Ridge Shenandoah and the Skyline Drive […]
Basic Information Date of trip: 09/25/2020 Calf Pasture and Shady Beach information Location: Norwalk, CT Parking: very limited and pricy – can run anywhere from $20 – $65 per non-resident vehicle, depending on when you arrive. The beach can also be accessed via Metro-North Railroad. Picnic tables cost $5 for residents and $25 for non-residents. […]
Basic Information Date of Adventure: 09/13/2020 Distance of bike trip: approximately 22 miles Location: South shore of Long Island, NY, part of Suffolk County Please visit our first Fire Island hiking trip for more detailed information Our Impressions: We were back in Fire Island! This time, we were doing a bike trip, rather than a […]
Basic Information Cold Spring Website Date of hike: 08/29/2020 Difficulty level: easy Location: Cold Spring, NY History The Village of Cold Spring is in the town of Philliipstown in Putnam County, NY in the Hudson Highlands. It is in the deepest part of the Hudson River, directly across from West Point Military Academy. It was […]
Basic Information Date of Adventure: 08/28/2020 Distance: 10 miles – 12 miles Approximate trip time: 5 hours Location: Port Jervis, NY – The Delaware River History The Delaware River is one of the nineteen “Great Water.” It feeds into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape May in New Jersey and Cape Henlopen in Delaware. It is […]
Basic Information Date of trip: 06/07/2020 Jones Beach website Location: Southern Nassau County, hamlet of Wantagh, Jones Beach Island. Parking: daily parking fee per vehicle is $10. Parking fields are either oceanfront or connected to the beach via tunnels. Introduction: Jones Beach is a beautiful 6.5 mile public beach in Long Island. It includes a […]