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Category Archives: Hikes
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 23-25, 2013
Friday: We had wanted to visit the Mud Volcano area south of Canyon, but a lady at the Camper Services building told us that the area was still closed because of fire danger or damage. We had been lucky that … Continue reading
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming – August 22, 2013
Thursday: We were on the road by about 7:15 a.m., with Julie driving. I was happy to let her do most of the driving on the trip, though she had added me as a driver, so I was able to … Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 19, 2013
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
Popolopen Torne & Bear Mountain, Orange County, New York
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
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
Sterling Forest to Bellvale Mountain, Orange County, New York
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
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