Author Archives: Charlie
Killington Peak, Rutland County, Vermont
Thursday: We drove south to hike at Killington Peak, which at 4,229′ elevation is the second highest mountain in Vermont. Whereas Camel’s Hump–which we had attempted to hike earlier in the week–is undeveloped, Killington has a restaurant at the summit, … Continue reading
Zip-lining in Jeffersonville & a Maple Farm in Montpelier, Vermont
Wednesday: As noted previously, I had intended to alternate hiking days with non-hiking days. Thus, Wednesday should have been a hiking day. However, the weather forecast indicated there might be late-afternoon thundershowers, and I thought that it would instead be … Continue reading
Great Vermont Corn Maze / Moss Glen Falls / Ben & Jerry’s / Trapp Family Lodge
Tuesday: After yesterday’s hike, we planned for non-hike activities. The first stop (after breakfast) was a local hardware store. One of my car’s brake lights was out, and while it was due for an annual inspection (in New York), I … Continue reading
Camel’s Hump State Park, Chittenden & Washington Counties, Vermont
On Sunday, August 2, we drove up to Stowe, Vermont for a ten-day vacation (eight full days in Vermont and two travel days). We checked into the Stowe Motel & Snowdrift, with Stowe being a popular ski resort that is … Continue reading
Ramapo Mountain State Forest, Bergen & Passaic Counties, New Jersey
We visited Ramapo Mountain State Forest, a 4200 acre forest primarily in Bergen County, New Jersey, with a small percentage of the land in Passaic County. While this was my first visit, the forest is quite close (in distance and … Continue reading
Devil’s Den Preserve, Fairfield County, Connecticut
This was my second trip to Devil’s Den, so for a better write-up of the park and its history, see my post for the first trip. We began the hike along the Pent Trail and Saugatuck Trail. I didn’t take … Continue reading
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Morris County, New Jersey
On the first Sunday of Spring, we visited Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, which was designated as a national wildlife refuge in 1960, to protect it from the Port Authority’s plan to turn the land into an airport. We first … Continue reading
Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Suffolk County, New York
We finally had a nice-enough day that we felt like going outdoors, though we still didn’t feel like battling Manhattan traffic. Therefore, we went east to Long Island, to Connetquot River State Park Preserve, which I had visited on October … Continue reading
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, Suffolk County, New York
We visited Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, which is located on Lloyd Neck, a peninsula into Long Island Sound. The following two posters present a history of the property, which became a state park in 1961. . The property included … Continue reading
Shore Parkway Greenway (eastern section), Brooklyn to Queens, Kings County & Queens County, New York
We previously hiked the western section of the Shore Parkway Greenway and (what we thought) was half of the eastern section, from Brigham Street to the Canarsie Pier. We decided to finish the remaining section of the Shore Parkway Greenway, from the … Continue reading