Author Archives: Charlie
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
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado – September 12, 2014
Friday, 8:46 a.m.: It was cooler and overcast, and when I first looked out the window I noticed ice on the windshield of the rental car. When we left for breakfast, we noticed that there appeared to be frost on … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado – September 11, 2014
Thursday, 8:27 a.m.: Leaving our room, we discovered that Murphy’s Resort features nice scenery. This view looks toward the east, away from Rocky Mountain National Park. We had an end unit, where the rented silver Chevy Cruze is parked. The day … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado – September 10, 2014
On Wednesday morning, we packed and checked out of the Boulder hotel, then drove west an hour, toward Rocky Mountain National Park. I had asked Batya if she wanted to camp there, but she preferred to stay in a hotel. … Continue reading
Boulder Mountain Park, Boulder, Colorado – September 9, 2014
Tuesday: On Batya’s last day at the seminar in Chautauqua, I decided to hike in the southern part of the adjacent Boulder Mountain Park. I drove to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (N.C.A.R.) and parked in their spacious parking … Continue reading
Boulder Mountain Park, Boulder, Colorado – September 8, 2014
Monday: My second day of hiking in Boulder began earlier, as Batya’s course began at 8:30 a.m. on the second day. 8:43 a.m.: Within minutes of dropping her at Chautauqua, I hiked up the Baseline trail across the meadow. … Continue reading
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
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