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Sterling Ridge, Sterling Forest (10/27/2006) This is Western Hudson Hike #3 ("Ridge and Shore Loop") from the book Take a Hike: New York City (1st edition) as well as the Hike of the Week for 9/19/2002 as described on the NY-NJ Trail Conference website. (Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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 Sterling Ridge trail |
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 Forest floor from above |
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 Hiking the ridge |
 Glimpse of Sterling Lake |
 Heavy leaf blanket |
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 View east at power line cut |
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 View east |
 Laura hidden in autumn color |
 Cairn on glacially-carved ridge |
 Photographing Sterling Lake |
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 Southern tip of lake |
 Looking NE |
 Large ridge cairn |
 Northern part of Sterling Lake |
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 Large houses east of lake |
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 Curious (and hungry) chipmunk |
 Tractor at ranger station |
 Rough Mountain Ranger Station & fire tower |
 View up Sterling firetower |
 Hummingbird feeder |
 Mushroom |
 Sterling firetower |
 Laura gets intimate with Smokey |
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 Two wild turkeys from a large flock |
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 On the bank of Sterling Lake |
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 Visitor center across lake |
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 Sterling Lake trail |
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 Leaves on water |
 Friendly dragonfly |
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