Author Archives: Charlie
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island, New York
The Cradle of Aviation Museum is a beautiful facility that opened in 2002. It has a large number of historic exhibits, a few reproductions, and many dioramas providing a history of the aerospace industry, with a heavy focus on Long … Continue reading
Paterson Great Falls, Passaic County, New Jersey
The Great Falls of Paterson, New Jersey is a 77-foot high waterfall on the Passaic River. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark District in 1976, and elevated to a National Historical Park in 2009. Among waterfalls east of the … Continue reading
Harriman State Park/Sterling Forest State Park, Orange County, New York
With a few variations, this was a repeat of my June 12, 2011 solo hike. I therefore did not take many photographs and will not offer much of a description, as I described the hike in my earlier post. This … Continue reading
Black Rock Forest, Orange County, New York
I went hiking with four friends, selecting the western part of Black Rock Forest, which I remembered featured a pretty waterfall. As I had been on these trails previously, almost two years earlier, I didn’t document the entire hike, and … Continue reading
Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Nassau County, NY
A friend and I visited Old Bethpage Village Restoration, a collection of 19th Century buildings from Long Island that has been assembled to form a representation of a village. The site was originally Powell’s Farm, and became county property in 1963. … Continue reading
Glacier National Park, Montana – August 21-22, 2012
Tuesday, late afternoon: Leaving the Avalanche Creek area, where I had enjoyed a hike to Avalanche Lake as well as a walk around the Trail of the Cedars, I resumed driving east on Going-to-the-Sun Road. 5:02 p.m.: I passed Triple … Continue reading
Glacier National Park, Montana – August 21, 2012 (to 5:00 p.m.)
Tuesday: This was Julie’s last day in the park. With a flight leaving at 2:00 p.m., she had arranged for the shuttle to pick her up at Apgar Village at noon. Thus, she had very little time left for adventure. … Continue reading
Glacier National Park, Montana – August 20, 2012
Monday: For the second day in a row, we woke up early and were on the road by 7:00 a.m. The “rush” today was that we wanted to cut the distance we would be hiking by taking a boat shuttle … Continue reading
Glacier National Park, Montana – August 18-19, 2012
Saturday: This was my Sabbath, from about 8:30 p.m. on Friday to about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, so Julie knew that she was on her own as far as traveling and sightseeing. Julie decided to wake early and travel to explore … Continue reading
Glacier National Park, Montana – August 17, 2012
Friday: While planning the trip, Julie and I had each read the Moon Guide and listed the hikes we were interested in. We both agreed that the 11.6-mile Highline Trail/Loop Trail sounded good. These trails run between Logan Pass and … Continue reading