Adventures in the Finger Lakes

Published by Kristen Moore, Lead Educator & Founder of Moore Dirty Boots

My Blog Reappears!

A writer writes again.

This really is an adventure in the Finger Lakes!

My posts vanished with a key stroke last summer.

We found amazing partners in sustainability, wellness and education. We’re also so lucky to have a wonderful pup raising us!

Please read posts from our archives as we reinvent and re-create.

Thank you!

  • Yoga Hike at Sterling Nature Center Invigorates Body and Mind

    Our busy lives can affect our health in many ways.  Therefore it is particularly important to develop and maintain a wellness practice that will enhance one’s physical vitality and resilience to stress.  Recently, I was thrilled to team up with Karen Haas and Susan Gately to facilitate a yoga hike at Sterling Nature Center in…

  • New York in Bloom

    New York is far more than one often imagines.  Beyond New York City there are numerous, regions to enthrall and captivate.  The Finger Lakes and Lake Shore along Lake Ontario offer such bounty and diversity, especially in late spring. As blue waters beckon, birds swing and swoop, bees and hummingbirds fly, trees bend and winds…

  • B is for Butterfly

    There is a little boy named Cedric who shouts my name three times when he sees me.  His joy for life is incredible and refreshing.  He knows all of his letters and just turned 3. One of his favorite books came from the Family Reading Partnership, located just outside of Ithaca, NY.  “Love Those Letters”…

  • Butterflies, Bees and More

    My grandmother said she WAS a butterfly.  She wrote, spoke and thought in metaphor. Butterflies could use our help.  Numerous factors are affecting populations of butterflies and bees.  Detailed steps are listed at The Xerces Society’s page “Bring Back the Pollinators Campaign that can be taken to foster health for pollinators and environment alike. Purchasing and…

  • Winter Entertainment

    Winter in the Finger Lakes requires a bit more planning and effort than during our warmer months.  Though slick roads or white-out conditions can keep one at home, making time for fun and education can improve one’s mood and health greatly.  Cold and wind have pushed me inside after many brisk walks.  The Tompkins County…

  • Meeting Other People Who Care

    Meeting other people who care about our time, each other, our planet, our bodies; can embolden.  Posture may improve, eyes may brighten, conversation quickens and ideas and plans begin to form.  I’ve seen this phenomenon repeatedly this year. Scientists, farmers, writers, painters, students and professors have become inspired through sharing stories of initiatives that foster…

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