RI Outdoors: Moon Musings And Solstice Yoga
Take a tour of the heavens, or go deep within during yoga on a summit.
Moon Struck
Fifty years ago this month, Neil Armstrong was planting his feet in moon dust. Due to a lack of atmosphere, those world-famous footprints are still there. In commemoration of this momentous event, the Philmont Library is launching its summer reading program, “A Universe of Stories,” and co-sponsoring a Moon Walk with the Columbia Land Conservancy. Besides a guided trek around Summit Lake, Environmental Educator Heidi Bock will give participants a tour of the heavens – including stories and myths about the moon. Bring a telescope if you have one.
Moon Walk at Summit Lake
Friday, June 14, 8-9 p.m.
Philmont Community Center
Lake View Dr., Philmont, NY (look for signs)
(518) 672-5010
Free; RSVP here
Nature-based Yoga
Never has being one with nature seemed so literal. Supersoul Yoga’s Bridgette Cappo is leading a yoga class at CLC’s Schor Conservation Area in East Chatham. Begin with a one-hour guided hike to the summit where the one-hour class will take place. Participants should bring their own yoga mat. Besides looking deep into your soul, views include the distant Catskills and the nearer Hudson Valley. But that’s not all. The event has been specially timed to take place at sunset on the solstice – the longest day of the year. Altogether, that’s a lot of alignment. Advance registration is requested.
Super Soul-stice Yoga
Saturday, June 22, 6-8 p.m.
Schor Conservation Area
58 Shore View Dr., East Chatham, NY
Suggested donation: $15.
More to do in the Great Outdoors
June 15: Dawn Chorus: Bird Watching at Dawn at White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield, CT
June 15: Hidden Gardens Tour at Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, NY
June 15: Outdoor Yoga & Zumba at Onota Lake, Pittsfield, MA
June 16: Cary Institute Bird Club Walks in Millbrook, NY
June 16: Litchfield County Open Garden Day at multiple locations in CT
June 16: Moonlight Canoe Trips at Buckley Dunton Lake, Becket, MA
June 18: Birding at The Mount, Lenox, MA
June 18: Trekking Tuesday at Columbia Land Conservancy, Chatham, NY
June 22: Springtime Walk through Catlin Woods at White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield, CT
June 23: Connecticut Historic Gardens Day at multiple locations in CT
June 22: Barre Class at Onota Lake, Pittsfield MA
June 23: Forage and Feast at Montgomery Place Orchards, Red Hook, NY
