Bear Mountain



Bear Mountain (11/1/2005)

This is hike #26 ("Bear Mountain") from the book 50 Hikes in the Lower Hudson Valley; it is also the Hike of the Week for 12/1/2003 as described on the NY-NJ Trail Conference website.
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Bear Mountain Inn



Hessian Lake

Anthony's Nose

Bear Mountain Bridge

 

Hessian Lake

BM Bridge & Anthony's Nose

Anthony's Nose

 


On northern ridge

On northern ridge

On northern ridge

Climbing northern slope
 


View north to West Point

Barge on the Hudson

View west

View north, Hudson River
 


View north, Hudson River

Bear Mountain Bridge

Bear Mountain Bridge

Brooks Lake & West Point
 


View north, Hudson River

Bear Mountain Bridge


 



Brooks Lake


 



View south from peak

View east from peak

View west from peak
 


Blaze of Major Welch trail

View south from peak

Perkins Memorial Tower

View west from peak
 


Perkins Memorial Tower

View south from peak

View south from peak

View west from peak
 


Descending southern face



View south
 


View south



View south
 


Eastern descent on the AT



 




SE view of Hudson

Boat on Hudson
 



Iona Island


Iona Island
 


Perkins Memorial Drive



 





 





 




Hessian Lake

Hessian Lake
 

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