Tag Archives: Orange County
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
Black Rock Forest, Orange County, New York
This was my third trip to the western part of Black Rock Forest. I only took a few photos. For a more complete record of this part of the park, see my blog post from 2010. It was Batya’s first … 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
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
Harriman State Park, Orange County, New York
New York City does not presently have any snow on the ground, but I thought that the parks that I frequent, being further to the north, might have snow. But how would I learn that? While weather reports can tell … 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
Black Rock Forest, Orange County, New York
I went hiking with four friends, selecting the western part of Black Rock Forest, which I remembered featured a pretty waterfall. As I had been on these trails previously, almost two years earlier, I didn’t document the entire hike, and … Continue reading
Storm King State Park, Orange County, New York
I recruited Yigal and Nachi to go hiking with me, and Nachi recruited three other people. I suggested three or four hikes to Nachi, and he selected Storm King, which I had never visited before. Storm King State Park sits on the west side … 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