Sunday, December 28, 2025
I'm a sucker for holiday lights involving dinosaurs... this one made me laugh, because it looks like the dinosaur is turning his head and saying "Dude - what are you doing on my back?"
ABOUT THE PHOTO: Thacher Park was the first nature space I went to in the Albany area, back in the late 1990's when I first started trail running and ran my first trail race, the Indian Ladder 15k (sadly no longer on the race calendar.) It remains dear to my heart and I need to make an effort to walk and run there more often, as I did in early June.
Trail running, distance running, hiking, road and mountain biking, paddling, snowshoeing, XC skiing, martial arts... and anything else I feel like writing about!
About the Author
- Jedi Turtle
- Roaming the Wilds of Upstate NY & New England, United States
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In Memory of Jeff Clark - please consider donating to Wounded Warrior Project.
In memory of Frank Colasurdo - please consider donating to the American Cancer Society
In Memory of Jeff Clark - please consider donating to Wounded Warrior Project.
In memory of Frank Colasurdo - please consider donating to the American Cancer Society
APPROX. 2026 TOTALS
RUN 139.5 mi
RIDE 285.2 mi
HIKE/WALK 658.3 mi
SNOWSHOE 4.9 mi
PADDLE 0 mi
XC SKI 1.7 mi
DAYS OUTDOORS 206/365
MONTHS BIKED 7/12
updated 7-25-26
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECENT READING - FICTION
- Nursery Crimes by Devon Monk
- Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
- Junkyward Riders by Faith Hunter
- Prince of Chaos by Roger Zelazny
- A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett
- The Time Traveller's Passport by various
- Skin Game by Jim Butcher
- Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
- Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
- Brief Cases by Jim Butcher
- The Funny Business by Kevin Anderson
- Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm by Christopher Cooper
- No Life of Their Own by Clifford Simak
RECENT READING - NONFICTION
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
- Dion WMAC Snowshoe Series
- WMAC Grand Tree Trail Race Series
- USATF Running Routes
- GPS Visualizer
- Western Mass Athletic Club
- Berkshire Sports
- Albany Running Exchange
- Yellowjacket Racing (Rochester)
- Granite State Snowshoe Series
- Finger Lakes Running Club
- Eastern NE Trail Race Series
- Western NH Trail Running Series
- Western NY Ultra Series
- Ontario Ultra Series
- Mohawk Hudson Cycling Club
- Capital MTB
- RouteSlip (riding routes)
- United States Snowshoe Association
- American Trail Running Association
- Ultrarunner.net
- Adirondack Sports & Fitness monthly
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES BLOGS
AUTHORS
MARTIAL ARTS & MARTIAL ARTS BLOGS
- CT Martial Arts Festival
- Saratoga Martial Arts Festival
- Genbu-Kai International (Fumio Demura)
- Cane Masters
- Iain Abernethy - Applied Karate
- Jikishin-Kai International (Masayuki Shimabukuro)
- Dynamic Fighting Arts
- Martial Secrets (Wilder & Kane)
- The Things Worth Believing In
- Urban Samurai
- 24 Fighting Chickens
- Karate Thoughts
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- Karate & Kobudo Blog
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