Flat Rock Brook



Flat Rock Brook (4/3/2010)
This is the hike of the week for 1/13/2006 as described on the NYNJTC site with a few additions: a short walk along the quarry trail, the Yellow Loop trail, and an out and back to the Jones Road facility along the Red trail. Had we not been short on time, we could have easily added the Orange Loop trail and by doing so, hiked in just about every area in this lovely little area.

Total distance covered today was 2.9 miles in about 1.5 hours.

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Picnic gazebo

Downy woodpecker

Quarry pond


Canadian geese in pond

Visitor's Center and pond

Quarry boardwalk

 

On the White Loop trail

Red & White intersection

Thin tree with a big job

Wild turkey
 


View from overlook

Visitor's Center below

A muddy Blue Loop trail

But rains lead to green
 


Darling buds of ... April

Short climb on Blue

Recent fall from past storm

Foundation remains
 


Flat Rock brook

Crossing on stones


Female mallard
 



On the Yellow Loop trail

Skunk cabbage

Firs on the Yellow
 


Blue Jay

Young but tall growth

A very wet Yellow Loop trail

Bird house on Yellow
 


Crossing Flat Rock brook again

Snack time near Mystery bridge

MacFadden's Pond

The Mystery bridge
 


Laura on the bridge

MacFadden's Pond

Another view of waterfall

Wall remains line the brook
 


Red trail parallels brook

Small cascade

[photo by Laura]

 


Buds over the brook

Looks like a canal here

Red trail back

Daffodil
 

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