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The Cornish Estate
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Out There: Unearthing the Cornish Estate

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin November 9, 2021November 10, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

The hidden history of Breakneck Valley

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Out There: Southern Comfort

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin October 12, 2021October 8, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Learning to love The New October

The Beacon Fire Tower, illuminated
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Out There: The Glow Up

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin September 14, 2021September 10, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Honoring the legacy of New York’s fire towers

Catching up
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Out There: The Only Runner You Have to Beat

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Hint: It’s not the one in front of you (or behind you)

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Out There: The Mystery of the Sick Songbirds

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Removal and cleaning of bird feeders recommended

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Out There: Beacon Fire Tower Turns 90

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin June 22, 2021June 20, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Volunteers needed to help with repairs

Highlands Trail
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Out There: Into the (Local) Woods

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 25, 2021May 28, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Breakneck is crowded. It’s also an outlier.

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Out There: The Eel Question

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 27, 2021April 24, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Glass eels return to the Hudson

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Out There: The Inequality of Heat Waves

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 13, 2021April 18, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

The connections between racism and air temperature

Under Balanced Rock
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Out There: Ghost Dogs, Bloody Ponds and Lost Treasure

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Exploring the old, weird Hudson Valley

Graham Mountain
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Out There: You Just Climbed Two Mountains

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

The 35 Catskill High Peaks are down to 33

Trump sign
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Out There: A Park by Any Other Name

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin January 22, 2021February 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Galef calls to rename Trump State Park

Maybrook Trail
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Out There: A New York State of Trail

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin January 8, 2021April 28, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

After years of effort, 750-mile Empire State Trail is complete

Dennings Point
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Out There: No Goals, No Masters

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin November 3, 2020April 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

The promise of a blank calendar

Greg Buzulencia
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Out There: Setting the Bar

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin October 5, 2020April 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

An attempt, on the Appalachian Trail, to set a Fastest-Known Time

Tara Simmons
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Out There: The Long Run Home

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin September 4, 2020September 10, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon resident making 100-mile trip for human rights

Breakneck trailhead
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Out There: Maps as Preventive Medicine

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Trail stewards wrangle crowds and COVID 

Scott Silver water chestnut
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Out There: A Prickly Problem

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin August 3, 2020August 16, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Water chestnuts, an invasive species, clog local waterways

View from Mt. Beacon
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Out There: Return to Mount Beacon

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin July 14, 2020July 11, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Celebrating the re-opening of local trails

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Out There: A Beginner’s Guide to Hiking the Highlands

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin June 13, 2020June 12, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

7 tips for new hikers

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Out There: Backyard Birding

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 19, 2020May 15, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

The advantages to watching close to home

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Out There: Please Do Come Back From the Moon

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 28, 2020April 24, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Redefining our sense of adventure

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Out There: Trails Less Traveled

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 21, 2020December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

It’s good for you to be outside

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Out There: Big Night

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 13, 2020December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Why the frogs crossed the road

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Out There: Love It and Leave It

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Letting go at Dennings Point

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