2011-02-28 Monthly Log

Total Miles logged 110 for February. I logged 1,220 Miles since I started logging my walks. With the heavy snow, I had to walk indoors quite a bit, with Leslie Sansone's Walk at home (2, 3 and 4 mile programs). I also managed to shovel 20 or 30 tons of snow!

Walks Included:

• Oakwood Cemetery Loop (3.2 - 3.7 miles), 6 times
• Early Morning, Cross Gates Mall (~ 1.0 mile), 3 times
• Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve (5.2 miles), 1 time on snow shoes
  
• At Home Video (~ 2.0 - 3.0 miles), 34 times
• Loop around Albany Country Club (4.6 miles), 1 time

2011-01-31 Monthly Log

Total Miles logged 101 for January. During January I went over the 1,000 mile mark. As of 1/31/2011 I logged 1,061 Miles since I started logging my walks. With heavy snow, started walking on snow shoes.

Walks Included:

• Local Neighborhood Loop (1.7 - 3.0 miles), 13 times
• Oakwood Cemetery Loop (3.2 - 6.3 miles), 1 time walking, 1 time on snow shoes
• Early Morning, Cross Gates Mall (~ 1.0 mile), 8 times
• Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve (5.2 miles), 5 times on snow shoes
  
• At Home Video (~ 2.0 - 3.0 miles), 13 times
• Saratoga Springs (2.5 miles), 1 time
  

2011-01-31 Snowshoeing in Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve

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I got a pair of snowshoes for Christmas. Luckily (or unluckily, depending on your view) we had lots of snow in January. Drove a few miles and tried them out at Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve.

One of the attractions at Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve is Forts Ferry. This is one of earliest settlements in the area (dating back to 1672). There was a tavern here during the revolution, and local accounts note that George Washington crossed the Mohawk here in 1783.

• Wikipedia - Vischer Ferry
• Snowshoeing in Vischer Ferry
• Clifton Park - Parks and Recreation
• Historic Images of Clifton Park - by John Scherer
• A History of Clifton Park, published in 1899
• Washington's Tour of the Mohawk River Valley
• Washington letter concerning his 1783 trip
• Mohawk Byway Guide
• Historic Marker - Erie Canal at Vischer Ferry
  
• Map My Walk Link
  

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