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Wildfire in Minnewaska State Park
Update (9/3/2022) on the wildfire in Minnewaska state park: Two of the three fires that were started on Saturday have been 100% contained. The 70 acre Wurtsboro fire and the 1.5 acre Stony Kill fire are fully extinguished while the Napanoch Point fire is 75% contained. Nearly 200 firefighters have been working hard at containing…
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First Time Visiting Sam’s Point Ice Caves
We’ve visited Minnewaska State Park countless times but never had a chance to go to Sam’s Point Ice Caves. For Nihads birthday, he wanted to explore a new trail and chose this one. After walking up the broad pathway, we took the restored Lenape Stairs to the viewpoint. The views from here are incredible, even…
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Hiking Mossy Glen Trail to Peter’s Kill Falls
For Trails Day we went to Stony Kill Falls and then to Minnewaska Park to hike Mossy Glen trail to Peter’s Kill falls. At Minnewaska State Park, we took the Mossy Glen trail from the parking lot. On this particular Saturday, the parking lot was filling by the minute. There were people in all directions, but mainly going…
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Hiking Stony Kill Falls
For National Trails Day, which is on the first Saturday of June, we hiked Stony Kill Falls. If you’re looking for a short hike with a beautiful waterfall, this is an excellent choice. The hike from the parking lot to the waterfall footbridge is only 1/4 mile. You walk from an open field into the…
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Hiking Sam’s Point Lenape Steps
After hiking the Bear Hill Nature Preserve trail we stopped at Sam’s Point to walk up the Lenape Steps. Every time we came to Sam’s Point, the Jolly Rovers Trail Crew was either working on the stairs or the path was closed. On March 26, 2022, the Lenape Steps reopened to the public. It took three years…
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Hiking to Stony Kill Falls in Minnewaska
We’ve hiked numerous times at Minnewaska Preserve state forest but have never visited Stony Kill falls. Today was the day that we went to admire this incredible waterfall. The last time when we were to Minnewaska State Park, I saw the number 6 waterfall and wondered where it was. After looking on the map, we…
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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…