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As the Snow Melts Spring Action Begins! MAPLE SUGARING IN BAINBRIDGE Don't fret when the snow melts. New York offers great adventures in every season! Springtime brings freshblooming fun-from wild whitewater rafting and fast mountain biking, to worldclass fishing, fragrant flower shows and the sweetest maple festivals! As ski season winds down, it's time for spring action! There's mountain biking on ski trails (lifts take you and your bike up), wild whitewater rafting and rock-climbing. Shoot down worldclass rapids of the Hudson River Gorge, rated a Top 10 US whitewater trip, or Moose River, called the most intense whitewater tour in the East! The gentler Sacandaga's even popular with younger groups. Expert guides in the Adirondacks include Beaverbrook Outfitters (beaverbrook.net). Outfitters rafting the dramatic Black River Canyon, near Watertown, include B.O.B. Rafting. bobrafting.com Just 90 miles north of Manhattan, expert guides like Mountain Skills show rock climbers the ropes in the famous Gunks-the East Coast's greatest climbing area a/k/a the Shawangunk Mountains. They also lead waterfall rappelling and mountaineering in the legendary Catskills and hiking amid the breathtaking Adirondack High Peaks! mountainskills.biz MOUN AT SK TAIN BIK IN I PLA TTEK G ILL When trout season opens on April 1, anglers flock to legendary streams in the Catskills and Adirondacks for some of the nation's best fishing. Get tips at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center (cffcm.net). Catch super-size chinook salmon in Lake Ontario from late April through May. The Finger Lakes, Thousand IslandsSeaway and Montauk's surf are also fishing hot spots. Local tackle shops can hook you up with a license and guide. See DEC's website for information: www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/fishing.html On Maple Weekends, in March, over 100 maple farms from the Hudson Valley to Chautauqua offer syrup-making demonstrations, tours, tasting and family fun. Sweet! mapleweekend.com Spring events are in full bloom! In April, New York City's Tribeca Film Festival screens over 200 movies, including world premieres. Thousands of exotic orchids perfume the air at New York Botanical Garden's Orchid Show, March to April. From April to mid-May, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's cherry blossom festival is another NYC rite of spring. nycgo.com In May, stroll amid thousands of colorful blooms during Albany's Tulip Festival and Rochester's fragrant Lilac Festival. It's also a perfect season for golf and tennis at full-service resorts across New York. Batter-up as baseball season opens, or catch the excitement of NASCAR races starting in April at Watkins Glen International. theglen.com Find more information at iloveny.com iloveny.com * 27 * WINTER  http://www.cffcm.net http://www.beaverbrook.net http://www.bobrafting.com http://www.nycgo.com http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/fishing.html http://www.mapleweekend.com http://www.theglen.com http://www.mountainskills.biz http://www.iloveny.com http://www.iloveny.com

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