Tag: South Mountain
Hiking up in the Rez yesterday, we found someone had been having some fun with the blazes on the Orange Trail.
Up in the Reservation, good things are happening.
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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.
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…
Leave a CommentHard 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.
It’s fall and the fungus are out in force. Here are a few I’ve spotted recently.
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.
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…
Leave a CommentHere’s an abandoned mill in South Mountain Reservation:
And another scene from a popular game:
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.
