Vacation Recycling Tips: How to Recycle While You're Away
Fall is the perfect time for a Finger Lakes trip, but it can be tough to know the ins and outs of recycling when you’re away from home…
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Category: Outdoor Adventurist
Family Fun, Less Sun: Here's Where to Beat the Heat
Here’s a question: On a scale from one to glowing red campfire embers, how hot have you felt this summer? If you answered anywhere in the range of hotter-than-a-pancake-on-a-frying-pan, you’re not alone. With temperatures deciding to go the way of scorched earth, it’s not uncommon to lather up multiple sunscreen applications, stick your head in the freezerand down enough water to fill a kiddie pool each and every day. In an effort to ease up on the aloe while still enjoying the sunniest slices of summer, we’ve come up with five ways to beat the heat…
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Sunset Season in the Finger Lakes: Our Favorite Photos
OK, admit it. In the Instagram age, there’s nothing more invigorating than capturing the perfect sunset picture. There’s something special about taking a sunset pic and then seeing it translate from nature to your phone…
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5 Birdwatching Gems—For Casual Birders to Experts
With numerous freshwater lakes, wetlands and wooded areas, Ontario County has many places to see birds. Whether you’re a casual birdwatcher or an avid birder, there’s a spot nearby just waiting for you and your binoculars. Here are just a few of my favorites:…
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4 Guarantees for Your Next Finger Lakes Camping Trip
Summer is almost here, and that means taking advantage of the Finger Lakes’ great outdoors. Even if you don’t consider yourself the camping type, you may reconsider when you realize camping today can fit almost any type of personality. If you want to bring your tent, hike in the woods, and set up au naturel, you can do that in Ontario County. But if you’re more like me and my “city-boy husband converted to the great life in Upstate NY,” you might prefer all the new choices available where camping has turned to glamping (glamorous camping)…
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Ontario County's Can't Miss April Happenings
With Ontario County starting to defrost, it's a sure signspring has reached the Finger Lakes! From outdoor adventures to indoor hideouts, there's something happening to get you psyched for spring. …
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Spring Into a Girls Trip Getaway
Spring is finally here—which means it’s time to start easing out of your self-induced wintertime hibernation. What better time than spring to plan that girlfriend getaway you’ve always talked about? But where to begin? So many things to do and so little time. I’m here to make that choice a little easier—if you stick with the four S’s of the Finger Lakes region…
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Winter Weekends Are Snow Much Fun in the Finger Lakes
It’s winter in the Finger Lakes, and after a full week of work, you’ll be looking for fun things to do! The Finger Lakes has all kinds of events for friends, couples and families. Get ready to get out and experience art, music, outdoor activities and local culinary favorites. Are you ready for some winter-weekend fun?…
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Things to Do in Ontario County's Winter Playground
Are you looking for things to doto shake off those winter blues? Ontario County’s playground has just what you need this season to put some fun and excitement in your life! So grab your mittens, your sense of wonder, and your friends and family—and play outside…
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Finger Lakes Forest Immersion Offers Mindful Time in Nature
Fall in the Finger Lakes is filled with the kind of majestic beauty that takes your breath away. Cool air signals a changing of season as trees and bushes transformed by color beckon you outside. So, get out and experience Ontario County’s natural beauty in an interesting new way. Sign up for a Finger Lakes Forest Therapy shinrin-yoku-inspired walk. Shinrin-yoku, also known as forest bathing, is a wellness trend gaining popularity in the United States, with 30 years of research in Japan showing the powerful emotional and physical benefits of being in the forest. It just may be the new yoga…
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