Stokes State Forest



Stokes State Forest (4/21/2007)

This is hike #44 ("Stokes Select") from the book 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: New York City (1st edition) done exactly in reverse.
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Blaze pollution!

On the Swenson trail

Pine needles along Swenson trail

Pine needle art


Result of heavy rains previous week

"Happy" trails!

Very rocky trail

 



Cabin on Swenson trail

 


Clear rain water



 


Climbing Sunrise Mountain on Cartwright trail



View NE from slope of Sunrise Mountain
 




High Point Monument in distance

The Appalacian trail
 


Our spectacular lunch spot

Photographing the view

View SE from Sunrise Mountain

View NE
 





Turkey vulture
 



Wolf spider


 




First view of Sunrise Mountain pavillion

Obelisk through pavillion
 


Obelisk looking SW

View east from Sunrise Mountain


 



High Point Monument


Swamp on AT
 


Female mallard

Close-up of another wolf spider

View west from AT

Signing AT registry
 


Normanook Lookout Tower

View West from base of tower

Steep descent on Tower trail

Macro photo from Laura
 


Lake Ashroe (?) from Tower trail

Incredibly rocky Tower trail


Black bear at 50 yards!
 

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