Author Archives: Charlie
Mountain Lakes Park, Westchester County, New York
Mountain Lakes Park, with 1,082 acres, is the northernmost county park in Westchester County, located primarily within the Town of North Salem. There is a summer camp there for disadvantaged children, and other cottages and campsites are available year-round for … Continue reading
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, Florida
I visited south Florida for Thanksgiving. I was traveling very light, and therefore brought my Lumix DMC-FX35 camera, instead of my newer GF1. While there, I paid a visit, as is customary for me, to Wakodahatchee Wetlands (also see Wikipedia’s … Continue reading
Schunemunk Mountain State Park, Orange County, New York
YBS, Bombastic, Xi and I left Queens around 9:15 a.m., arriving at Schunemunk Mountain State Park about 1-1/2 hours later. This is one of many New York state parks that is not even listed on the state’s website. I still … Continue reading
(Return to) Black Rock Forest, Orange County, New York
On October 3, YBS and I paid our first visit to Black Rock Forest, hiking through the eastern part of the preserve. We returned two weeks later, with our friend Bombastic, and checked out the western part of the preserve. … Continue reading
Black Rock Forest, Orange County, New York
My friend YBS and I visited Black Rock Forest, a privately-owned preserve in the Hudson Highlands, on the west side of the Hudson. It was the first time either of us had been there. I learned of it through the … Continue reading
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
I drove through the post-tornado wreckage to pick up a date in Forest Hills, and then we drove to the botanical gardens.
Tornado Damage in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York
Thursday, September 16, 2010: The tornado hit while I was at work. I took the subway home. The E train was too full, as the Long Island Railroad was not running out of Penn Station, so those riders took the … Continue reading
Abram S. Hewitt State Forest, Passaic County, New Jersey
I went on my first hike with the Jewish Outdoors Club. I gave a lift to three other people from Queens, driving to West Milford, NJ. The state forest borders Wawayanda State Park, where I have hiked previously. There were … Continue reading
(Return to) South Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, Dutchess County, NY
I led three friends on a hike, and selected to repeat my solo hike from May 9, 2010. I took very few photos, as I had photographed the trails before and I was focusing on leading the hike. Two of … Continue reading
Breakneck Ridge to South Beacon Mtn., Putnam/Dutchess County, NY
I had previously hiked in Beacon on May 9th of this year, and wanted to return to the area and sample another set of trails. I selected the Breakneck Ridge trail, which begins in Putnam County before crossing over into … Continue reading