South Mountain Conservancy
August 20th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Home |
Up in the Reservation, good things are happening.
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Under The Rainbow
August 4th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Home, Travelogues |
Hiking with a friend in the Rez Sunday night, we sat down for a rest at the overlook just as big storm system passed to the south of us. As it moved across Essex County towards New York Harbor and Brooklyn we got to see an unusual sight: a horizon-to-horizon perfect rainbow, and underneath it all of New York from past the Empire State Building down over the Verrazano Bridge.
Turkey Hunt
July 19th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
It must have been 95 degrees today, and with that swampy New Jersey humidity thing going it was a good day to get into the shade. So Brandy and I took a ride up to the Reservation for a little stroll. Just off the parking lot in Millburn, I heard this “pong” kind of sound, [...]
Maple Falls Revisited
March 17th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
Last September, I did a photo trip to the relatively untravelled Maple Falls in South Mountain Reservation. At the time, it was pretty dry and I made a mental note to revisit it in the winter, after the rain and snow caused some more flow. So yesterday the faithful companion (Brandy, the dog) took a [...]
Extremely Scary Thing
September 22nd, 2007 | 0 Comments | Travelogues, Uncategorizable |
One of the spots I frequently do travelogues from, South Mountain Reservation, was the scene of a very scary happening today. A friend of mine was walking her dogs up there and stumbled across some paramilitary types shooting automatic weapons at trees. You can read the whole thing here.
I know the writer of this [...]
Maple Falls
September 12th, 2007 | 2 Comments | Travelogues |
Hard to get to and far from any place to park, South Mountain Reservation’s Maple Falls is a lot less popular than its cousin Hemlock Falls.
Mushrooms in the Reservation
September 8th, 2007 | 1 Comment | Travelogues |
It’s fall and the fungus are out in force. Here are a few I’ve spotted recently.
Hemlock Falls
August 28th, 2007 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
Claire suggested it would be nice to shoot it and try to get that “silky” effect. So I went up one afternoon with my tripod and a couple of filters, and here’s the result.
Late Spring in South Mountain
June 2nd, 2007 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
Starting in the cooler days of late April, my friend B and I spent some time off the beaten path in South Mountain Reservation hunting morels. While we never found any, for whatever reason, one good side benefit was I’ve finally starting learning how to recognize trees.
When I was a kid, our family recreation [...]
I knew this looked familiar…
May 18th, 2007 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
Here’s an abandoned mill in South Mountain Reservation:
And another scene from a popular game:
Screaming Tree
April 6th, 2007 | 0 Comments | Uncategorized |
I saw this in South Mountain Reservation this morning. Sorry for the crappy cellphone photo — I really need to start remembering to bring my regular camera with me.
South Mountain in Autumn
November 11th, 2006 | 2 Comments | Home, Travelogues |
This afternoon Brandy and I enjoyed a warm sunny day walking through some of the scenic environs of South Mountain Reservation. One of our favorite spots has always been Hemlock Falls. After the three inches of rain earlier this week, this 35-foot cascade was in fine form.
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