Is the Balanced Rock in North Salem, N.Y. a mere geographic anomaly or something more magical? The Bashful Adventurer investigates.
Balanced Rock NY: North Salem’s Stonehenge
Category: New York State
Graveyard in Saratoga: Death on a Clam Shell
I have a penchant for dramatic graveyard art, those winged but bent angels, the weeping women clinging to crosses, the monuments that stretch toward the heavens. One stone in the Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.that has me wondering about…
If It’s Buffalo, It’s Got to Be the Anchor Bar
I imagine not many vegans or vegetarians wander into the Anchor Bar hoping for a pick-me-up. The place where Buffalo chicken wings were born when the owner’s son and some friends showed up late one night and she didn’t feel…
Escape to Bear Mountain
Loving the Bear Mountain Inn, But …. A great getaway for those living in New York City and thereabouts is the Bear Mountain Inn and all it has to offer—hiking and sports for the athletically inclined, a zoo and a…
Where to Stay in Manhattan: A Trip to the Tryp Hotel
The Bashful Adventurer stays at the Tryp Hotel near Madison Square Garden in New York City. Will her room be worth the trip?
Rail Biking near Lake George
A Day in the Adirondacks on a Rail Bike Built for Four Fresh air, sunshine, and the banks of the Hudson River are all part of a rail biking experience near Lake George, N.Y. On a day trip to the…
It’s Pumpkin Season in North Salem and Vicinity
Where to Get a Pumpkin near I684 Exit 8 Pumpkin-hunting season is in full swing, and the orange orbs abound in North Salem, N.Y. and vicinity. Locals as well as city-dwellers up for a full pumpkin experience can enjoy apple…
Celebrating National Taco Day at Bedford’s Truck
Let’s Make #NationalTacoDay Every Day So many tacos to choose from at Bedford’s Truck! In observation of National Taco Day, I choose a couple of fried oyster tacos and a side of beans and cilantro rice. Heavenly—and fresh! —Lori Tripoli…
Side Yard to Table at Bedford’s Truck
There is something blissful about sitting beneath the Truck sign in the dining room of the restaurant of the same name in Bedford, N.Y. and looking out the window at the garden where some of my lunch comes from. I…
Where to Brush by the Revolution
I haven’t visited any places specifically to learn about the War of Independence, but I have stumbled upon little reminders at a few places. Seeing little bits of the past brings history alive for me. I know I learned about…