This is the Hike of the Week for
12/7/2007
as described on the NY-NJ Trail Conference website.
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Laura at the White trail head |
Dan at the trail head [Photo by Laura] |
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Slippery climbs! |
Large rock formation on White trail |
Closer view |
Very old pail |
Some green! |
The only way down ... on your butt |
I told you! [Photo by Laura] |
Even saplings help |
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Near a high point |
Photographing juniper berries |
Juniper berries |
Photographing the Butler Reservoir |
Butler Reservoir |
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Reservoir dog! Scooby Doo |
Surface of the reservoir |
Recently-built dam |
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Dan at the reservoir [Photo by Laura] |
Pond just east of Butler Reservoir, from Yellow trail |
Laura at the pond |
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Small animal prints |
Tiny stream crossing |
Yellow trail |
Northern bank of pond [Photo by Laura] |
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Walk bridge over blow-down? |
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Thirsty animal's tracks to water |
Back to Butler Reservoir |
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The reservoir |
And another view |
Blow-down at intersection with Red trail |
Inlet stream of the reservoir on Red trail |
Crossing the stream |
Stubborn beech leaves |
Along western bank of reservoir |
Slippery going down |
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The butt is the only way |
West bank of the reservoir looking north |
Looking south |
Dan taking photos [Photo by Laura] |
The blaze of the NJCF |
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Our lunch spot |
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Icy climb back to trail |
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Private resident's boat |
Interesting rock in the reservoir |
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Behind the dam |
Another view |
On the Green trail |
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Huge vine [Photo by Laura] |
Slippery climb on Green trail to White trail |
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