Category Archives: Hikes
Long Pond Ironworks State Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
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
Harriman State Park, Rockland County, New York
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
Appalachian Trail, Putnam County, New York
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
Stokes State Forest, Sussex County, NJ
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
Hudson Highlands State Park, Westchester & Putnam Counties, NY
This day I hiked on the Camp Smith Trail, with temperatures in the 50s, which was much warmer than my prior visit in January 2012. My first visit had been a solo hike, and I had ascended the Camp Smith … Continue reading
Breakneck Ridge to South Beacon Mtn., Putnam/Dutchess County, NY
This was a repeat of my August 1, 2010 hike, except that this time instead of a solo outing I went with four other hikers. Also, instead of Summer it was a Spring (that felt more like a late Winter). … Continue reading
High Tor State Park, Rockland County, New York
Nachi suggested a short hike in High Tor State Park, and ten of us participated. It was not the prettiest of days, with gray skies and temperatures in the 40s, and obviously no green vegetation. Rather than starting the hike in … Continue reading
Sam's Point Preserve and Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Ulster County, New York
I met Martin and Lisa at Sam’s Point Preserve at 10:00 a.m. Our cars were the first ones in the parking lot at the Conservation Center, though we were immediately followed by another car carrying a couple not with our … Continue reading
Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, Putnam County, New York
While this has been the second mild winter in a row, we did have snowfall on Friday night, and Fahnestock reopened its winter park. Suri, Greg and I decided to visit. I reminded them that two years earlier I had … Continue reading
Harriman State Park, Orange County, New York
I joined five hikers at Harriman, most of whom I had hiked with previously with the Jewish Outdoors Club. Whereas the week before, I had seen a lot of snow on my drive to the park, this Sunday I saw … Continue reading