Month: April 2010

Indian Hill Recreation Area

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The whole point of this blog is to help you get outside in the Fairport NY and surrounding areas. But it’s not just to help you, it’s to help me get out there more frequently too. For that reason I’d like to introduce to you a new post series and personal project.

Welcome to Saturday in the Parks.

It’s no secret Perinton has a ton of parks. Everytime I drive down a road I’ve not previously been on I run into a new park (sometimes even more than one). For as long as I can keep finding new parks to visit (and when I’m not out of town) I’ll be featuring one here every Saturday.

But wait, there’s more!

Not only will I be featuring the park, I’ll be posting on location! Combining two things I love: technology and the great outdoors.

This weeks park is the Indian Hill Recreation Area. It’s not so much a park as it is a hiking paradise.

[insert 20min interruption by Jeff the nicest guy in the world and his dog Jayda]

When you’ve reached the picnic table you know you’re at the top.  The last time I came up here I thought it pretty much ended at the table.  However; after talking with Jeff and hiking along with him for a while I realize this section of the Crescent Trail is HUGE.  Several loops, lots of fields, a great place to hike with the kids or the dogs.  There are a few wet sections in the trail so if you decide to take the kids make sure they’re wearing their crappy sneakers.

The farthest I got to (thanks to Jeff) was a spot I could view the grass-roofed house from (which is pretty cool by the way).  I think the next trip to this place might be a little longer and I’ll be exploring the rest of the trails at least as far as the next road.

The locations of the recreation area, the parking lot and the trails can be seen in the Instamapper GPS Track I made below.
http://www.instamapper.com/trk?key=18173962671177867252&width=350&height=300&type=roadmap

Have fun out there! And if you get a chance, check out the grass roof house!

The Great Lamp Caper

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Quite possibly the funniest email thread I’ve ever seen(update: link removed to protect the innocent) is being passed around work lately. This is how it starts:

Subject: my Lamp

The lamp from my table disappeared when I was on vacations. Could you please help me to return it back?

Thank you

~Alex (Developer)

Names have all been changed and, besides possible leads on the great Lamp caper, there’s no company confidential information in the entire thread so I have no problem sharing it. To understand why this is funny, you need to know who the 2 parties involved are.

Alex is just a low level Software Developer. Possibly been here a few years, maybe not.

His email is addressed to Dave aka CEO who responds below, and the conversation continues from there.

Dave (CEO): I’m sorry about your lamp. What would you suggest I do?

Alex (Developer): I do not know… as I understand some service people removed lamps from a lot of desks. Some people did not allow them to do this, but I was on vacation. Probably you can tell me who did this, by whose order or/and who is responsible and what I have to do to request the lamp back…

Dave (CEO): On the assumption that you are serious, I have copied Carl in our real estate group who can look into the great lamp caper. I wish you all the best.

Alex (Developer): I sent these emails mistakenly not looking at where I send them. I am so sorry. Please accept my apologies.

Dave (CEO): Don’t apologize. It’s ok. Chris will sort it out.

I find it awesome that he responded and I love the responses, but I sorta feel bad for the guy because it’s been passed on to EVERYONE.

The Start of Something New

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This blog is born out of necessity.  Several people I know, myself included, have been searching for good outdoor info in the Monroe County area with no luck.  There’s lots of info out there, but it’s all in books and in the experts heads.  This is an attempt to publicize it as much as possible.

The reason it’s Fairport Outside and not Monroe County Outside is simply that I live in Fairport as do a few other like minded individuals and there’s lots to do out here in Trail Town USA.

Stay tuned, because we’re gonna kick this site off with a fun and interesting project.

A Perfectly Normal Sunday

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On a Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago it was gorgeous outside so Rachel and I spent the afternoon with the little one.  So what she’s not born yet?  We’re anxious parents so we couldn’t wait.

Rachel’s brother George & his wife Stacie gave us Oregon shirts for Christmas last year & we just got a package from them for the baby with a Oregon onesie in it.  It was too cute to wait a few months before using so we had a perfectly normal fun Sunday afternoon at the park.  Leave us alone.