Hudson Highlands Gateway Park
I discovered this park, just east of Anthony's Nose, while scanning the NYNJTC East Hudson Trails Map 101. A web search yielded a park brochure and a detailed trail map. Apparently this park is still in development, but that didn't deter us from hiking nearly every path in the entire park. Since the blazes are sporadic in parts, we ended up backtracking a bit for a total of about 6-6.5 miles in just over 3.5 hours.
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Southern end of Upland Trail



Pines


Curious deer

Pond on Annsville Creek Trail

Park entrance on Doris Lee Drive

One of the many seats

 


North American bullfrog


Pond from overlook
 


Orange silty swamp


Boardwalk through wetland

 




Baby red eft

Dragonfly
 



Black Chanterelle mushrooms

End of Hudson Overlook Spur Trail

What happened to the view?
 


Stone walls from abandonded homesteads


Downy woodpecker

Upland Trail's Hudson River Overlook
 


Fireplace at overlook

Indian Point Energy Center

Ant hill

 





What the heck is this?
 

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