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We have only hiked in this rugged little area, tucked adjacent to Harriman in the southwest, only once way back in
January of 2006. An examination of the brand new NYNJTC Harriman Trail Map 118 reminded me how concentrated the
vistas were for such a small area: four vista stars appear along a circuit spanning only 2.5 miles. Short on time this morning, we decided to revisit this relatively
small park and were glad we did!
We followed the Hike of the Week for 9/15/2011 as described on the NYNJTC website. Spring
is definitely in the air! At two of the vistas I was able to zoom close in to residential areas in Sloatsburg which are starting to burst with color! After at least two weeks of
temperatures well above normal, spring has arrived with a blast. Soon the entire forest will be green again.
Total distance hiked today was 2.8 miles in just over 2 hours.
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 Trail head ... |
 ... on Johnsontown Road |
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 It climbs right away |
 Blooming tree! |
 Orange & Blue intersection |
 De-layering |
 Ramapo Torne in Harriman |
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 Creek crossing |
 Climbing |
 [Photo by Laura] |
 And more climbing |
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 Ramapo Torne |
 At first vista |
 View north to Harriman hills |
 [Photo by Laura] |
 Bloom |
 View to town of Ramapo |
 Reeves Visitor Center |
 [Photo by Laura] |
 Saplings |
 Orange blazes |
 Blaze on rock |
 Dater Mountain |
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 Mansion west |
 Laura and Dater |
 Communication Towers west |
 Green! |
 Descending |
 Swamp |
 Orange continues north |
 Cairn |
 Fallen blooms ... |
 ... in stream |
 Heading SW on Blue |
 Wide path here |
 Rusty old drum |
 Blooming swamp |
 Blaze on ground |
 In Harriman? |
 Spring moth |
 Partial views west |
 Sloatsburg houses |
 Heading to ... |
 ... Sleeter Hill |
 Sleeter Hill |
 Sloatsburg below |
 Huge glacial ... |
 ... erratic at vista |
 Searching for carved graffiti |
 Taking a break ... |
 ... on Sleeter Hill |
 View north |
 Courts in Sloatsburg |
 [Photo by Laura] |
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 Sloatsburg school |
 NY Thruway looking south |
 NY Thruway looking north |
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 Old hook in rock |
 Glacial erratic |
 NY Thruway through telephone poles |
 Color in Sloatsburg |
 Distance view of water tower |
 Flag and blooms |
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 Climbing |
 Lichen |
 More blooms |
 More color! |
 [Photo by Laura] |
 Last vista |
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 Tower SW |
 Dan taking ... [Photo by Laura] |
 ... this photo |
 Colorful bug |
 Pines |
 Shagbark Hickories |
 Park sign |
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