This is the Hike of the Week for
12/30/2005 as described on the NYNJTC website. The last time
we hiked Campgaw was nearly four years ago and as you can see by comparing the photos from back then, much
more of the ski lift has been dismantled; for instance, all of the seats are now gone. This hike climbs Campgaw Mountain via the Indian trail but after first circling
Fyke Pond where we spotted a few turtles sunning themselves on rocks.
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Trail head near parking lot |
Powerline cut looking south |
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Fyke Pond from eastern bank |
Turtles sunning |
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A muddy Hemlock trail |
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Pond filter (?) at northern tip |
Fyke Pond from northern tip |
Walk-way on road/dam |
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Dragonfly |
Fyke Pond from western bank |
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Mushroom graffiti! |
Tree graffiti |
Turtles sunning |
Ruins |
So green |
At an intersection |
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No skiers either |
Ski lift cable |
Cable and wheel |
Disc golf goal |
Nice ascent on Campgaw |
Pipes |
View north |
View east |
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On top of Campgaw |
Ski lifts |
Seats are now all gone |
Giant wheel |
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Dan on wheel [photo by Laura] |
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Boundary walls |
Another disc golf goal |
Old Cedar trail |
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Blaze on skinny sapling |
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Abandoned snowmaker |
On Rocky Ridge trail |
[photo by Laura] |
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Descent on Rocky Ridge trail |
Remains of an old bobsled |
Skunk cabbage in swamp |
Park building near end |
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