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Hiking Bear Mountain Loop Trail
Yesterday we hiked the Bear Mountain Loop trail for the first time. Bear Mountain is so popular that even my brother hiked it in 2016. He even has a photo from the tower bench printed on canvas and hung in his condo. Anyway, going back to the hike now. It was a beautiful and sunny…
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Hiking Bear Hill Nature Preserve
Today was the day that we discovered a new trail at Bear Hill Nature Preserve. If you are looking for a short, open trail with beautiful views, this is the spot. If you are going to Sam’s Point and it’s packed, come here instead. Please note that you need parking reservations on weekends and holidays…
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Hiking Storm King Mountain Loop
For Earth Day and my birthday, we went hiking at Storm King Mountain for the first time. The last time we were in the area, we were hiking a different mountain across the water. We also were able to see Cornwall on Hudson, where we kayaked with the family. The terrain felt similar and both…
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Shawangunk Ridge Forest from Cox Road
We’ve hiked the Shawangunk Ridge Forest multiple times but never from Cox Road. Recently we would pass it and every time I would point to the parking lot for the trail. Today was finally the day to go out and hike it. The day was beautiful to bring out those shorts and give vitamin D…
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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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Exploring the New Mamakating Fitness Trail
The Mamakating Fitness Trail is open for business! While we’ve lived in Wurtsboro since 2013, we’ve only been to Mamakating Park a handful of times. Those times involved us playing tennis, me not being any good, and Nihad giving up on taking us there. In high school I tried out for the tennis team but…
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Exploring Walnut Mountain Park Trails
The sun was shining, the snow looked like it was melting so we went exploring Walnut Mountain Park. It was on the list of places where we haven’t been and we really needed some fresh air. We first stopped at Liberty Farm Plus and got a few rolls and a tub of spicy mayo sauce.…