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Boulder Mountain Park, Boulder, Colorado – September 7, 2014

Batya had registered for a three-day Advanced Wilderness Life Support course being offered in Boulder, so after flying into Denver on Friday, September 5, and spending the Sabbath there, we drove on Sunday morning to Colorado Chautauqua. While Batya was … Continue reading

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Harriman State Park, Rockland County, New York

It had been two weeks since our last hike, but we wanted to keep in shape, especially as we have an upcoming hiking vacation. Therefore, on this Labor Day we drove to the southwestern tip of Harriman for a hike … Continue reading

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South Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, Dutchess County, New York

Suri and Greg joined Batya and me as we drove up to Beacon. It had been four years since I last enjoyed this same hike, but it was new to the three of them. The parking lot at Mount Beacon Park … Continue reading

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Shore Parkway Greenway (eastern section), Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Having previously hiked the western section of the Shore Parkway Greenway, we decided to hike half of the eastern section, from Brigham Street to the Canarsie Pier. (We had intended to take this route on our last walk, but had … Continue reading

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Brooklyn to Queens, Kings County to Queens County, NY

Batya and I went for another walk in Brooklyn. We parked at Brigham Street off Emmons Avenue, and began hiking east on the Shore Parkway’s eastern half. This was a relatively short stretch, which provided views of Rockaway Inlet:   … Continue reading

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Shore Parkway Greenway (western section), Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

The Shore Parkway Greenway is a walking and bicycle path that runs on the bay side of the Shore Parkway automobile route. The Greenway exists in two noncontiguous sections, separated by Coney Island. The western section runs 4.3 miles, from … Continue reading

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Norvin Green State Forest, Passaic County, New Jersey

I only have a few photos from this hike in Norvin Green State Forest, as I have been to this park a number of times. We got off to a late start, and upon arriving at Norvin Green parked on … Continue reading

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High Point State Park, Sussex County, New Jersey

On Memorial Day, Batya and I drove a couple of hours to High Point State Park, which has the highest elevation in New Jersey, of 1803′ above sea level. The occasion was the annual Jewish Outdoors Club “Fun Day.” This … Continue reading

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Palisades Interstate Park, Bergen County, New Jersey

In 2012, I had enjoyed a number of hikes with a small group of people whom I had met through the Jewish Outdoors Club and mutual friends. In 2013, the small group wasn’t very active, and I was also not … Continue reading

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Black Rock Forest, Orange County, New York

This was my third trip to the western part of Black Rock Forest. I only took a few photos. For a more complete record of this part of the park, see my blog post from 2010. It was Batya’s first … Continue reading

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