Delevan Creek, Anchor Diamond Park, Ballston.

Not to mention "Cloudsplitter," most of which is set in the Adirondacks.

Granted, the hard part is making sure the guardrail doesn't show, but still beautiful this morning on the Zim Smith Trail. (This is the Mourningkill.)

David Crosby, the musician I saw in concert more times than anyone else. Just by himself, fronting a band, twice with CSN, and in a duet concert with Nash. Amazing talent, amazing thinker, beautiful voice, innovator on many fronts. RIP, David.

Thinking about it, there are many David Crosby songs about death and frailty, and this is one of the best: youtube.com/watch?v=OcdSDM…

The latest Gristmill, a #SaratogaCounty history journal, in which a Malta man tries whaling, President Roosevelt visits Saratoga National Historic Park, and I write about how 1913 Hudson River floods changed history: …historyroundtable.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/winter…

As state wildlife pathologist, "Ward Stone shone a light on environmental threats long before others... and gave a science-based voice to nature in times of crisis." RIP, Ward. dailygazette.com/2023/02/09/war…

Picked this up for a buck at Schenectady Library book sale. First nugget: Dylan's first cold winter in NYC, he sought advice on finding performing work from.....Tiny Tim.

As a boy in northern Minnesota, Bob Dylan thought of going to West Point. You need connections, said his father. You'd be better off in the local iron mines, said his uncle.

Today's walk along the Kayaderosseras Creek in West Milton.

Geese this morning at Shenantaha Park in Malta. Also heard redwing blackbirds in the wetlands. Are birds fooled into thinking it's spring? #Itswinter

On a cold and damp day, meet a woman who helps keep the #Saratoga County economy warm and sunny, Tori Riley. SaratogaEDC Tori J.E. Riley dailygazette.com/2023/02/23/out…

Hudson is flowing icy but free today at Warrensburg.

Influential multi-instrumentalist David Lindley died on Friday. Check on what he does with Jackson Browne and Graham Nash on "The Crow on the Cradle": youtube.com/watch?v=Xwszx5…

Spring runoff season in Galway NY.

Finished Todd Shimkus' "I'm Not Ready For This" this weekend. It's a a tender and insightful personal and community memoir of the times we just went through. #pandemictimes #saratoga

Wow. A tectonic moment in NY media culture. Alan Chartock has shaped, defined and influenced #publicmedia and the wider journalism culture in Albany forever.

Non-profit aims to make #Adirondack treks easier, from Daily Gazette Summer Travel special section: dailygazette.com/2023/05/25/non…

“You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.” ― Cormac McCarthy, The Road RIP to a great one bbc.com/news/entertain…

Think there are no threats to creative freedom today? Think again. Defenders of literary liberty need to speak up. I'll be participating in this event Oct. 5 at the Saratoga Library, reading from John Updike's "Rabbit Run."