Category Archives: Hikes
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
South Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, Dutchess County, New York
Suri and Greg joined Batya and me as we drove up to Beacon. It had been four years since I last enjoyed this same hike, but it was new to the three of them. The parking lot at Mount Beacon Park … Continue reading
Shore Parkway Greenway (eastern section), Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Having previously hiked the western section of the Shore Parkway Greenway, we decided to hike half of the eastern section, from Brigham Street to the Canarsie Pier. (We had intended to take this route on our last walk, but had … Continue reading
Brooklyn to Queens, Kings County to Queens County, NY
Batya and I went for another walk in Brooklyn. We parked at Brigham Street off Emmons Avenue, and began hiking east on the Shore Parkway’s eastern half. This was a relatively short stretch, which provided views of Rockaway Inlet: … Continue reading
Shore Parkway Greenway (western section), Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
The Shore Parkway Greenway is a walking and bicycle path that runs on the bay side of the Shore Parkway automobile route. The Greenway exists in two noncontiguous sections, separated by Coney Island. The western section runs 4.3 miles, from … Continue reading
Norvin Green State Forest, Passaic County, New Jersey
I only have a few photos from this hike in Norvin Green State Forest, as I have been to this park a number of times. We got off to a late start, and upon arriving at Norvin Green parked on … Continue reading
High Point State Park, Sussex County, New Jersey
On Memorial Day, Batya and I drove a couple of hours to High Point State Park, which has the highest elevation in New Jersey, of 1803′ above sea level. The occasion was the annual Jewish Outdoors Club “Fun Day.” This … Continue reading