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This is New Jersey Hike #4 ("Giant Stairs") from the book
Take a Hike: New York City (1st edition) and is also the Hike of the
Week for
10/21/2005 as described on the NY-NJ Trail Conference website.
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 View north from State Line Lookout |
 25 cents?! |
 View south from State Line Lookout |
 Boat on the Hudson |
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 Daddy Longlegs all over |
 Climbing down to the shore |
 River level |
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 Tunnels of vegetation |
 Uh-oh! |
 First glimpse of the Giant Stairs |
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 Start of the 1-mile rock scramble |
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 Clambering under forest cover |
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 Raspberries |
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 Out in the open |
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 Cliffs of the Palisades |
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 Where's my camera? |
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 Lone dead tree surrounded by huge rocks |
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 Tappan Zee Bridge |
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 Lagoon |
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 Swallowtail resting |
 A swing! |
 Huge cairns at end of Giant Stairs |
 Ruins of sculptress Mary Lawrence's Italian Garden |
 At Peanut Leap Cascade |
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 Perfect spot for lunch |
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 Border Monument [detail] |
 Kayakers |
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 Back at State Line Lookout |
 State Highway dedication |
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