A couple years ago, Michele and I rode our bikes from our home to Ellicottville, a 60-ish mile trip from the traffic-heavy suburban streets to the traffic-absent rural roads. Our journey along Route 240 took us past scenic farms, stately and dilapidated houses, along pastures and creeks, and by chapels painted stark white and woods Continue reading

Airman First Class Clifford Fisher, Language Specialist Among the dozens of color slides from Airman First Class Cliff Fisher’s tour of duty is a photo of him posing on a beach on the island of Baengyeong-do, looking out to sea. There’s no indication of where exactly he was standing, but his gaze toward the horizon Continue reading

The first recorded ascent of an Adirondack mountain high peak (with a summit above 4,000 feet from sea level) was in 1837. While it’s possible the Native Americans who inhabited the region may have climbed earlier, there is no record.  Today, thousands of visitors hike the park’s trails, which vary from short walks through the Continue reading