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This is the Hike of the Week for
2/23/2007
as described on the NY-NJ Trail Conference website with a couple of variations. First, we did it in the clock-wise direction. Second, instead of taking the
Hillburn-Torne-Sebago (orange) from its intersection with the Seven Hills (blue dot) to its intersection with the Raccoon Brook Hills (blue), we took the
Seven Hills south, turned left on the Reeves Brook (white) and then left on the Raccoon Brook Hills. Then we continued south on the HTS. This added at least
45 minutes to the hike.
(Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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 Stony Brook from Pine Meadow trail |
 Interesting rock formation |
 Stony Brook |
 Pine Meadow trail |
 Tiny spider |
 Chipmunk |
 View north from Seven Hills trail |
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 Cairn on Seven Hills trail |
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 View west from Seven Hills trail |
 Interesting rocks on Seven Hills trail |
 Photographing a cairn |
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 View west from Seven Hills trail |
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 Pipeline construction in Harriman |
 View southwest |
 View northwest |
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 Steep descent on Seven Hills trail |
 Looking back up |
 Very steep |
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 Green-Margined Tiger Beetle |
 Intersection of Raccoon Brook Hills and Hillburn-Torne-Sebago trails |
 HTS trail |
 View east |
 Our lunch spot, Russian Bear |
 Orange & Rockland Utilities power station |
 Ramapo Torne from Russian Bear |
 Closer view of Ramapo Torne |
 Stretching at Russian Bear |
 Saplings on HTS trail |
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 HTS trail |
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 Cairn at intersection of HTS and Seven Hills trails |
 Graffiti at Ramapo Torne |
 View east from Ramapo Torne |
 Power station |
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 New York State Thruway |
 Searching for old graffiti on Ramapo Torne |
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 Low-flying red-tailed hawk |
 Close-up of power station |
 Nearby football field |
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 Natural den on HTS trail |
 Inside the den |
 Steep descent on HTS trail |
 Very steep! |
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 Deer on HTS |
 Blow down |
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