Outdoors
Into the Gorge
Rangers lead the way on Bluestone River hikes
Photo By: Rick Steelhammer
A visit to the Bluestone National Scenic River almost always involves an adventure -- a wilderness hike, a trail ride on a mountain bike or a horse, or a springtime paddling trip by canoe or kayak.
Access to the Saturday morning Bluestone Scenic River hikes is provided by Pipestem Resort State Park’s aerial tramway, shown here crossing the Bluestone and approaching Pipestem’s Mountain Creek Lodge.
Bats dying of white-nose syndrome
Since winter 2006, bats in parts of the Northeast have been dying by the thousands. Biologists from state and federal agencies and conservation organizations have been investigating the cause of the die-off, but so far, there are few answers.
Outdoor notes
Icky fungi arise from yards, beds
An excited colleague in the newsroom came into a recent meeting talking about "dog vomit" fungus. She had it, and she was quite pleased that she had identified it via photos on the Internet.
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