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The Hike of the Week for
11/11/2010 (currently available on the Bergen Record website) described a 0.75-mile stroll in this lovely little nature area. An examination of the park
map revealed at least two
additional miles, so we headed to Closter today and did about 2 miles worth by hiking the hike described in the Hike of the Week, and additionally (a) the tiny stroll
around the pond behind the visitor's center, (b) the lollipop of the blue trail and (c) the lollipop of the orange trail. The stroll on the white trail along the stream
was very pretty, and we discovered lots of stubborn fall foliage (mostly on beech trees) on the orange trail. Incidentally, the visitor's center was closed at both 9 AM when we
arrived, and at 10:30 AM when we left.
Total distance covered today was 2 miles in about 90 minutes. (Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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 Ducks at Ruckman Pond |
 Boats on bank |
 Boy Scout cabin |
 Pond behind Visitor's Center |
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 Fall foilage at pond |
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 Pond |
 On the red trail |
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 Huge fallen tree |
 Bridge over Willow Brook |
 Willow Brook parallels ... |
 ... the green trail |
 Fall foliage on blue trail |
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 Boardwalk along blue trail |
 Huge blow-down |
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 Last of the foliage |
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 Willow Brook |
 Bridge over Willow Brook |
 Critter tracks in mud |
 Blazes on blue trail |
 Smith Brook |
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 White trail parallels ... |
 ... Smith Brook |
 Exposed tree roots |
 Smith Brook |
 Blow-down |
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 Bench rest |
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 Bridge over Smith Brook |
 On orange trail |
 Boardwalk through swamp |
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 Fall foliage ... |
 ... was high ... |
 ... on orange trail |
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 Phragmite |
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 Smith Pond |
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 Closter sign |
 Ruckman Pond |
 Mallards on bank |
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