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This is the Hike of the Week for 11/25/2010 (Thanksgiving)
as described on the NY-NJ Trail Conference site. We visited the southwestern bank of Turkey Hill Lake earlier this year when we climbed
Long Mountain. Today we visited it from the eastern bank and skirted the southern bank, but after
first visiting Queensboro Lake for the first time ever. We've hiked in Harriman dozens of times in the past few years but this new hike, designed by Daniel
Chazin, proves that it will take much more time before we mine all of its treasures.
Total distance hiked today was 4.9 miles in just over 3 hours. (Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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 Climbing the Fawn trail |
 Bear Mountain from Timp-Torne trail |
 Saplings on T-T |
 Climbing on T-T |
 Popolopen Torne from T-T |
 View north |
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 Perkins Memorial Tower |
 Blue blaze of T-T |
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 Seven Lakes Drive |
 Looking east on Seven Lakes Drive |
 Heading to Queensboro Road |
 Crossing over the PIP |
 Dam at ... |
 ... water treatment facility |
 Swamp off T-T |
 Swamp phragmites |
 Tiny Lamb's Ear |
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 Pistol range off trail |
 Popolopen Creek behind pistol range |
 Informative history sign |
 Popolopen Gorge trail |
 First ... |
 ... views ... |
 ... of ... |
 ... Queensboro Lake |
 Beaver lodge in lake |
 Rocky bank |
 Looking south ... |
 ... from northern bank |
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 Cairn marks side trail |
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 Popolopen Gorge trail |
 Descending after a climb |
 Pool and ... |
 ... cascade behind ... |
 ... Turkey Hill Lake dam |
 Turkey Hill Lake looking NW |
 Lake view NE |
 Bear Mountain ... |
 ... and Perkins Tower |
 Turkey Hill Lake |
 Beaver work! |
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 Long mountain across lake |
 Turkey Hill across lake |
 View north |
 View east from southern bank |
 Anthony Wayne trail |
 Loaded with acorns |
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 Park maintenance facilities |
 Crossing Queensboro Brook |
 Swampy stretch |
 Crossing Route 6 |
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 Heading south on Anthony Wayne |
 Park building ... |
 ... on Seven Lakes Drive |
 Bridge over ... |
 ... Queensboro Lake |
 Pyramid-shaped rock |
 Downhill on carpet ... |
 ... of leaves |
 A rocky stretch |
 Southbound PIP exit 17 ramp |
 PIP looking south |
 Crossing over the PIP |
 Back to Anthony Wayne parking lot |
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