Tag Archives: Appalachian Trail
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
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
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
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
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/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
Harriman State Park, Orange County, New York
The weather finally cooperated, so I drove to Harriman, where I parked in the Elk Pen off Highway 17 and began climbing the Appalachian Trail (AT) northbound (actually east-southeast) into the park. There’s a pretty steep 400′ climb up Green … Continue reading
Hudson Highlands State Park, Westchester County, NY
It was a very cold day, but I hadn’t been hiking in several weeks and the sky was bright and clear, so I decided not to be deterred by the cold weather. Before I left home, it was around 10 … Continue reading