Outdoor adventures and activities with kids in the Hamptons, New York, USA. Nature reserves, parks and trails to explore as well as local stories.
Often when driving along a back road through the Hamptons, I’ve glanced up beyond the farm fields at estates scattered on a slope above. Then I discovered I didn’t need over 10 million dollars to afford the same view. I could go on a short hike with the kids through the woods to the same overlook. […]
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What do you do with kids after a winter blizzard? Make angels. Jump in snow. Shake snow off bushes. Shovel a drive. But the best thing to do is get out the sleds and head for a hill. A slope which you can whizz down at full speed. And swirl down backwards. And dash back
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The arrival of winter meant we could take our children to the seal haul out site in Montauk. When my daughter asked if she could pet them and my son said he’d bring a ball for a seal to play on its nose, I knew it was time for them to observe seals in their natural
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Ice skating in the Hamptons? We live in an area known for its summer season and beaches, but when winter comes it’s time to put the skates on. And we don’t have to wait for a big freeze to turn local ponds into ice. Instead we head to the woods where summer tennis courts are
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The days are short so we just went for a ride to Otter Pond not far away from the end of our road. Practicing Swan Lake on scooters. The ducks scooted but the swans approached. No crossbows were aimed instead bread was offered. But the seagulls began swooping in like minions of a sorcerer. The swans
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Home from school for the Thanksgiving break, on a chilly but sunny day, I took my two to the Morton National Wildlife Refuge. Instead of feeding the ducks in the pond at the end of our road, we went and fed wild birds from our hands. We filled two bags up with seeds and nuts
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