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We hiked in this rugged and lovely, though relatively small, area back in late 2009. At that
time we were following a NY-NJ Trail Conference hike which covered the trails more interior to the area. Today's hike traversed trails along the perimeter. Between
the two visits we have covered just about every foot of blazed trail in the reserve.
Today we followed the Hike of the Week for 12/9/2010 as described on the NY-NJ Trail Conference website, but with an additional loop (of perhaps a mile) which included the northern part of the white trail. The entire country is experiencing a heat wave, so this area, almost entirely covered by a heavy canopy of leaves, was ideal. Because of the heat, we decided to keep it short this weekend. Total distance hiked today was nearly 4 miles in about 2 hours. (Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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 Playground at the ... |
 ... trailhead for Blue |
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 Narrow stretch of Yellow |
 Small creek |
 Oh really? |
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 Backlit leaves |
 Mountain biker |
 On Yellow |
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 Yellow climbs gradually |
 Dry creek |
 Well, almost creek |
 Intersection with White |
 White ... |
 ... climbs ... |
 ... more steeply |
 Highpoint of preserve |
 Obstructed view of Hudson River |
 Bugs on flower |
 Gorgeous path |
 Path on height of land |
 Lamont rock (missing plaque) |
 Laura and Lamont Rock |
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 Cisterns on White |
 View from above |
 Upper cistern |
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 Lower cistern |
 Two frogs on cistern pipe |
 Frog in cistern |
 Bigger frog in cistern |
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 Descending on Yellow |
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 Moth |
 Another dry creek bed |
 Blaze pollution |
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 First open area |
 Bathed in sun |
 Sneden ice pond |
 Narrow path back to car |
 Young raspberries |
 Wildflower |
 Back at playground |
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