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Category Archives: Hikes
Johnston Canyon and Ink Pots, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
We flew into Calgary on Sunday night, August 12, and spent the night there. We had rented a Mazda 3 from Budget in Calgary, and it was a comfortable car. The next day, Monday, August 13, we did some grocery … Continue reading
Ringwood State Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
We drove to Ringwood State Park, which I had last visited over five years earlier. We parked in the northern parking lot at Ringwood Manor, and discovered that the wooden pedestrian bridge across the Ringwood River had a board across … Continue reading
Mashomack Preserve, Suffolk County, New York
After spending the night in Medford, we drove northeast to Greenport on the North Fork of Long Island, where we caught a ferry to Shelter Island: Arriving on Shelter Island, we drove to Mashomack Preserve, a 2,039-acre preserve owned by … Continue reading
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, Suffolk County, New York
We decided to take an overnight trip to Long Island for Labor Day, and first drove to Shirley, to the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge features wetlands on both sides of the Lower Carmans River. While the visitor’s center … Continue reading
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
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