Lenape Ridge


Lenape Ridge, Southern Shawangunks (5/13/2007)
The opening of this brand new 5-mile loop near Port Jervis is the front page story of the May/June 2007 issue of Trail Walker, the periodical of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. Blazed by NYNJTC volunteers, this beautiful loop traverses the Lenape Ridge in the Southern Shawangunks offering wonderful views to the east (mostly from the white-blazed Lenape Ridge trail) as well as to the west (mostly from the red-blazed Minisink trail). The hike is described in the "Favorite Hike" column of the paper (page 12).
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Ferns on the Lenape Ridge trail
Mallards in swamp off the trail
Brand new trail is immaculately manicured in spots
View west to Port Jervis


Route 209 bridge connecting Matamoras, PA & Port Jervis, NY

Moss and rocks on Lenape Ridge trail
View of High Point Monument in NJ

 

Slug

Shale slopes on Lenape Ridge
 



View east of Kittatinnies from Lenape Ridge
High Point Monument
 


Dragonfly on the ridge
Another view
Mourning dove
Interstate 84 from Lenape Ridge
 


Beautiful shale all over the ridge
View west to powerline cut near Port Jervis
View east
View east
 




High Point Monument in distance
Glimpse of Heinlein Pond
 


House on Heinlein Pond

Another patient dragonfly
Many colors and textures
 





View west of powerline cut
 



View east of powerline cut
Red-tailed hawk
 


View west from Minisink trail
Minisink trail

 




Hatching caterpillers
View of Port Jervis from Minisink trail
 



Port Jervis Country Club golf Course
Farms to the west
Golfers
 



Massive rock formations on Minisink trail
Photographing a cave
Railroad near Minisink trail
 


Getting closer to the golf course
NJ Transit train heading SW
Undulating moss
Rock walls on Minisink trail
 

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