The more than 70 acre Germonds Park in West Nyack is a great all around park. There is a playground with a separate section for toddlers, basketball courts, sports fields, a shady area with lots of picnic tables and some grill stations. For inclement...
I was surprised to find that Germonds Park has a mini golf course. At first glance, the course doesn’t look very impressive, but once you start playing and you move onto the course you see the interesting and exciting way the course is designed, with...
Whenever I drove on the I 287 North I would notice a beautiful lake and a small playground on the right side of the highway in the Suffern, NY area. I finally went to check out the area and was pleasantly surprised (although google maps...
We had so much fun at Nickel-O Farms. The place is pulsing with life. We visited the petting zoo one afternoon. The petting zoo includes a bunny area where you can go into the bunny cage and interact with the furry bunnies. Right near the...
The new 7,000 square foot, 18 hole black-light glow-in-the-dark mini golf course in the Palisades Center Mall is a lot of fun for all ages. The mini golf course is designed with the outer space theme. Each hole has a unique design. There are...
When I heard about Sleek eBikes rental at the new Gov Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, I knew that is what I’d like to do outdoors during a beautiful day in October. I always wanted to check out the majestic bridge with the beautiful lookout points....
The Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge is masterfully designed. We loved checking on the progress of the new bridge which replaced the Tappan Zee Bridge. The bridge spans the Hudson River between Tarrytown, NY (Westchester County) and Nyack, NY (Rockland County). The new 3.1 mile...
When I was growing up, whenever we wanted to go to a park near the Hudson River, we went to Memorial Park. Since then, I discovered many other beautiful spots along the Hudson River. I didn’t go back to Memorial Park for over 10 years....
The 60 acre Kings Park is just a couple of minute drive from the large Congers Lake. Although King’s Park also has water in the form of two ponds, they are very small and there aren’t walking paths around them. Access is from the grass. There...
When I was a kid we went to Rockland Lake State Park every summer to rent row boats and spend the day in the sun enjoying the beautiful lake. Once the boat rentals ceased we stopped going as often until a bike rental opened shop...