Author Archives: Charlie
Kaaterskill Wild Forest, Greene County, New York
On Monday, we decided on a moderate 7.2 mile hike, the Catskill Escarpment Loop. We drove from Saugerties into Haines Falls, turning right onto North Lake Road and then right onto Schutt Road, parking at GPS coordinates 42.20105/-74.05807. We crossed … Continue reading
Kaaterskill Wild Forest, Greene County, New York
On Friday afternoon, we endured two hours of painful bumper-to-bumper traffic to escape from New York City, and then continued driving to the Catskills, where we checked into the Howard Johnson’s in Saugerties. On Sunday, we enjoyed an easy/moderate 4.5 … Continue reading
Ramapo Mountain State Forest, Bergen & Passaic Counties, New Jersey
I joined Rachel, Martin, and Nachi, whom I’ve hiked with many times before, as well as Aaron and Yitzy, whom I don’t know if I’ve met before or not. My wife Batya didn’t join us, as she had to take … Continue reading
Allaire State Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey
On Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day, we decided to visit Allaire State Park. We followed a hike written up by Daniela Wagstaff in 2011, though there have been a few changes to the park since then. We parked in the lot on … Continue reading
Marine Park, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation lists Marine Park, at 530 acres, as the largest public park in Brooklyn (narrowly beating out Prospect Park, which is listed as 526 acres). Marine Park includes an area northwest of … Continue reading
Harriman State Park/Sterling Forest State Park, Orange County, New York
This was the third time I completed this particular hike, one of my favorites in the New York area. The first time was a solo hike, On June 12, 2011, and the second time was with friends, on October 14, … Continue reading
Allamuchy Mountain State Park, Sussex County, New Jersey
Interested in visiting a park we had not visited previously, I selected Allamuchy Mountain State Park, in Sussex County. Despite the name, we found the park to be very flat. We began our hike on the white-blazed Deer Path Trail, … Continue reading
Trout Brook Valley, Fairfield County, Connecticut
We drove to Connecticut to visit Trout Brook Valley conservation area, where I had visited four years previously. I refer readers to that earlier post to learn more about the park and trails. This visit was similar to the last … Continue reading
Sourland Mountain Preserve, Somerset County, New Jersey
Today we drove to Sourland Mountain Preserve, a 3025 acre county park, where we enjoyed a late Fall day with temperatures in the upper 60s! It was nice to hike with a short sleeved shirt this time of year. The … Continue reading
Shore Parkway Greenway (western section), Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
We had a previous hike of the western section of the Shore Parkway Greenway about a year before, and decided to repeat the walk on this day. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge looked about the same as always: This is non-powered barge … Continue reading