So fellow travelers, the end of the trail is finally in sight. Thanks to my readers who have patiently waited for the series to run its course, a pace which slowed when I went back to work after Labor Day and we hit the beginning of Marching Band Season. If you want to catch the […]
All posts for the year 2014
A Gorge-ous Adventure: Part Six Friends Well Met
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 15, 2014
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A Gorge-ous Adventure: Part Five Raging Waters
So fellow travelers, with the ominous rumble of approaching storms urging me forward, the adventure continues…. The bridge crossing before the storm. It was a short trek to the bridge which crosses between the Rim ad Gorge trails. Lucifer Falls, the main attraction of the Gorge Trail, is less than a quarter mile up a […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 14, 2014
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A Gorge-ous Adventure: Part Four the Buddha Rock
So fellow travelers, I sign off my entries with ” may adventure find you ready.” It’s time to walk the talk and prove actions speak louder than words. Living in Upstate New York, I am not a stranger to hiking in changeable weather. Summer storms tend to move through quickly but often bring heavy rains, […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 7, 2014
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A Gorge-ous Adventure: Part Three Best Laid Plans
So fellow travelers, it is almost time to hit the trails of Robert Treman State Park. The next morning my trusted weather radio chirped bright and early, alerting me to a “slow moving front, descending across the Great Lakes.” RTSP is about 80 miles as the crow files from the southern shores of Lake […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 31, 2014
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On a Gorge-ous Adventure : Part Two Calm Before the Storm
So fellow travelers, we return to the shores of Cayuga Lake on the way to beautiful Robert Treman State Park. It took two repair calls to get the camper on the road, the first crew having arrived without the necessary tools. Who shows up on a roadside assistance call without jacks or tire irons? No […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 30, 2014
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On a Gorge-ous Adventure Part one
So fellow travelers, looking down the barrel of time at the end of summer I realized I had yet to make my seasonal pilgrimage to my favorite NY State park. So when my favorite camping buddy Sammy told me Mom and Dad would be camping at Robert Treman for a few days and asked would […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 27, 2014
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Time Thief
So fellow travelers, my great hiking adventure post is in edit mode, meanwhile family matters of a somewhat volatile nature blew in and stole away my writing time. Family first and anyways this storm would not be ignored. Its emotions raged on par with the flood waters that threatened to wash out the trails we […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 23, 2014
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Buddha Rock
So fellow travelers, I have just returned from several days of camping in a favorite spot. It proved to be exciting in an unexpected way. Details to follow soon. For now I leave you to contemplate The Buddha Rock The Buddha rock sits it gathers no moss for soon storms waters will come. […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 21, 2014
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Milkshakes in Heaven
So fellow travelers, our Bedlam Family had to say goodbye to someone we loved as one of our own. Dorothy moved from earthly body to heavenly spirit yesterday morning. We will miss this vibrant woman who had become our “group Mom,” through the wonderful writing of her daughter Denise Gainey. Denise put love in it’s […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 16, 2014
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In the Garden
So fellow travelers, this journey we call life sometimes takes us to a passage difficult to navigate. One of my Bedlam Farm friends Denise Gainey, has been journaling about just such a time. Her writing is powerfully honest, without the slightest hint of self pity. I have learned valuable lessons from her experience. They are […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 12, 2014
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