| | 1) Marta & Scott - I roomed with Scott @ UMASS | |
| | | Dan the Man. 1st view south along the Housatonic River Valley. | |
| | | West view to Iron Mt. and Mt. Tom | |
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| | R-L: Marta, Dan (the Man), Doug, Scott, Pam, Me | |
| | | | Pam's Father-in-Law prepared her for this (hence the smile). | |
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| | 2) Bear Mt & Hudson river - View is about 120 degrees | |
| | | Northwest over Palisades Parkway | |
| | | Bear Mt. bridge is just over my left shoulder. Anthony's nose above. | |
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| | Shelter built in the 1920's - they knew a good view back then. | |
| | | | 3) Smith Den. 1st goal Almost Perpendicular-no kidding, name of point | |
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| | | Elbow brush. I made it through. | |
| | | 1st south facing pic that came out all day. Damn sun. | |
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| | Mt. Blauvelt to my right. | |
| | | Black Ash swamp (greener in summer I'm sure) looking north. | |
| | | Swamp feeds this pond, waterfall and creek. | |
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| | 4) Storm King. L-R Mt Taurus, Quarry and Cold Spring | |
| | | North to the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. | |
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| | L-R Pollepel Island, Beacon, Breakneck Ridge. | |
| | | 5) Abram Hewett NJ - Walked this rock for 2 miles. | |
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| | Pano - 120 degrees north on left, southeast on right | |
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| | Another nice crack, what is it with this hike? | |
| | | Rhododendron forest was way cool. Must come back during bloom. | |
| | | 6) Ramapo Valley County Reservation NJ Montage. | |
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| | | It's always fun when the trail turns into a stream. | |
| | | From Hill of Pines looking south east. | |
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| | Bushwacked East on my way to Rattlesnake Hill. Lower Hudson Highlands. | |
| | | Made it all the way to the southern end of the forest. | |
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| | North over Cornwall and Newburg | |
| | | Looking over Storm King Mt. and Beacon with the tower just beyond. | |
| | | Fun way to get to the trail head. | |
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