Category: Hiking
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State Line Lookout
State Line Lookout is one of several parks, overlooks, and trails that can be found along the Hudson River. It is part of the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey. This park is one that we found out about through a mutual friend who said they had a great time…
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Caleb Smith State Park
We visited the former estate turned state park in Smithtown known as Caleb Smith State Park and now home to the Caleb Smith State Park Preserve Nature Museum. It is, also, another park that is part of the Greenbelt Trail. It is open Wednesday thru Sunday from 8am to 4pm.…
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Lakeland County Park-part 2
We wanted to update with a few pictures and a little advice. As mentioned in the post the other day, the park is part of the Green Belt Trail that goes from North to South on the island and in this park, it goes under railroad tracks to continue on…
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Lakeland County Park
Lakeland County Park is one of the parks most have probably never heard of or known even existed. The park is located in an area near major roads but tucked away in the middle of residential house developments. The parking lot is paved and has plenty of spaces for the…
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Devil’s Den Nature Preserve
An amazing glimpse of nature for free and without the concerns of bikes or pets. The parking lot is small so you would want to get there early. The parking is diagonal only. The preserve boasts over twenty miles of trails and from what we could tell, the trails are…
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Kaaterskill Falls
It turns out that sometimes the best plans are no plans at all; and this was one of those cases. It started out as a drive with no real direction. We had discussed the possibility of seeing these falls after mention of it from a friend of ours. After changing…
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Walkway over the Hudson
Went for a little trip Upstate NY to spend the night over and try to go see some new places to walk. We had done Walkway over the Hudson once before but only walked halfway over the bridge years ago. We had some difficulty finding the parking lot for the…
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Hiking in Harriman State Park
Went hiking in a new park. We’ve passed it several times over the years and have never stopped in to check it out. Pretty silly considering how massive the park is and the closer proximity for the drive. Of course weather conditions were not ideal. It had rained in the…
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Sam’s Point High Point Loop – Alone
It was a crisp Saturday morning and I had it in my head that I was going to do this loop. I was going to make the 3 hour trip and walk the near ten miles. So, with little planning as well as some sandwiches, I put my trip in…