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Hiking at Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Today was a beautiful spring-like day that helped us put on our shorts and go to Minnewaska State Park Preserve. If you’re looking for the perfect waterfall Wednesday spot, this is it. There are six waterfalls on the map that you can check out. They all have different trail conditions so you can easily find…
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When to Hike with Shoe Traction?
If you do not hike with shoe traction in the winter, how do you hike? A lot of our friends choose not to hike in the winter because it’s cold or they hate winter. Winter hiking is magical and should be experienced by everyone, at least once in their lifetime. The trees are frozen icicles,…
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Winter Hiking to Witch’s Hole
For #waterfallwednesday we wanted to hike at Minnewaska State Park but ended winter hiking to Witch’s Hole instead. The free parking for the Minnewaska park was closed because of the icy conditions. Mohonk Preserve parking was closed as well. If you have ice cleats or traction, you should be allowed to hike in the winter.…
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Hiking Raymondskill Falls to Hackers Falls
We have never hiked from Raymondskill Falls to Hackers Falls before, and are so glad we finally did. Over the past few years we’ve visited Raymondskill Falls in Milford Pennsylvania a few times. Each time we would see the incredible waterfall and walk the trail to the water and back to our car. A few…
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Wallkill Valley Land Trust History
A lot of us walk and bike on various trails not realizing that it takes a lot of people, time and effort to make these trails happen. Not only are there people responsible for creating trails but there are those that help preserve land. The Wallkill Valley Land Trust was created for this purpose, to…
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Luna walks Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
It’s Halloween and what do people do on such a day? They hike, or walk. Kids and parents go from house to house, walking, and are getting some time away from their screens. Trick or treating is a great way to get everyone outside and your reward after hours of walking is candy! It’s a…
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Hiking SRT trail to Rainbow Falls with Luna
We had ten more miles to go to complete our 101 miles challenge for NYNJTC. Yesterday we grabbed Luna the dolphin, strapped her on my backpack and we went for a hike to see the Rainbow falls. We parked our car on the free parking on the main st 44 highway. This parking area opens…