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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 20, 2013

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Charlie

Tuesday: We began driving west from Canyon, and upon reaching the Norris Junction we turned north toward Mammoth Hot Springs. 8:30 a.m.: We stopped when we saw that other vehicles had pulled over. A bison appeared to be dozing in the field, but no … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 19, 2013

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Charlie

Monday: The first photo below is our campsite, or part of it, showing my new two-man Kelty Gunnison 2.2 tent in the foreground (white and orange), with Julie’s new North Face Meso 2 in the background (green). The third tent … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 18, 2013

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Charlie

Sunday: My friend Yigal and I flew from JFK to Salt Lake City, and from there on to the tiny airport at West Yellowstone, Montana. My friend Julie had flown from Pittsburgh into Jackson, Wyoming the day before and rented … Continue reading →

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Popolopen Torne & Bear Mountain, Orange County, New York

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Charlie

After weeks of temperatures in the 80s and 90s, I took off from work to benefit from a day with temperatures in the low 70s. I drove to the parking lot of Fort Montgomery State Historic Site, where I began … Continue reading →

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Harriman State Park, Rockland County, New York

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Charlie

Jon, Nachi and I drove to the Lake Sebago boat dock in Harriman. We were supposed to be joined there by another man, which would give us two cars with which we could do a shuttle hike beginning at the … Continue reading →

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Sterling Forest to Bellvale Mountain, Orange County, New York

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Charlie

Six of us met on Route 17A near the Mt. Peter Ski Area, then shuttled in an SUV 3.7 miles east on Route 17A, to a parking area inside Sterling Forest. There, around 11:00 a.m., we began hiking northeast on … Continue reading →

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Long Pond Ironworks State Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Charlie

This was a solo hike, and I decided to check out trails in Tranquility Ridge County Park, Long Pond Ironworks State Park, and the southwestern part of Sterling Forest. 11:30 a.m.: I parked at the Monksville Reservoir boat launch on … Continue reading →

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Harriman State Park, Rockland County, New York

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Charlie

My hiking partners today were Suri, Greg and Malky. We went to the southwest corner of Harriman, a part of the park I had never visited before. From Route 17, we turned east onto Seven Lakes Drive, and parked at … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Trail, Putnam County, New York

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Charlie

My friends and I hiked a 7.5-mile section of the Appalachian Trail (AT). We met at the intersection of Old West Point Road East and Graymoor Village, where Old West Point Road East transitions from a paved road to a dirt … Continue reading →

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Stokes State Forest, Sussex County, NJ

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Charlie

This was the Jewish Outdoor Club’s Sixth Annual Fun Day. The club sold 240 tickets, and while I didn’t get a count of participants, presumably a high percentage attended. The event was held at Stokes State Forest, in northwestern New … Continue reading →

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