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Winter in Harriman State Park, NY

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This post will be an ongoing update of photos we use for the home page header during the Winter months of 2009.

The photo below shows Big Hill Shelter after the snow / ice storm the weekend of January 10 / 11, 2009. Special thanks to Mary for looking back over her shoulder and noticing this view as were headed down the hill from the shelter after lunch!

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The photo below depicts Pine Meadow Lake (named for the impressive pine tree that grows along one of its shores?) in Harriman State Park, NY on a sunny Sunday afternoon during the Winter.

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Pine Meadow Lake is one of the best known and visited lakes in Harriman State Park. As you can see, Harriman Hikers visits this lake even during the Winter months (from Harriman Hikers home page):

What is Harriman Hikers?

  • Harriman Hikers is a hiking club for single adults of all ages. We meet up for hiking EVERY SUNDAY at 11:30 am in the South Parking Lots, Field B-1, of the Ramapo College of New Jersey on Route 202 in Mahwah, NJ. MAPS ANOTHER MAP

  • Founded in 1974, Harriman Hikers is one of the longest-existing outdoors singles groups in the NYC – NJ – Hudson Valley, NY area!

    • About Our Hikes

  • Harriman Hikers hikes are what many would consider “intermediate level”, which is to say, “hikers should be in good physical condition and under prevailing weather conditions, capable of hiking 7-8 miles over hilly and rocky wilderness terrain where some hills can be steep”.
  • Hiking boots and a light duty backpack or fannypack are recommended. Please dress appropriately for the season and weather, with brisk activity in mind; bring plenty of drinking water and your own lunch. Otherwise, no special equipment is needed.

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    Hiking need not be confined to the Spring, Summer and Fall months, in fact, contrary to arguably contrary belief, Winter hiking can be quite healthful and enjoyable. One need only be dressed and prepared appropriately for cold weather.

    Harriman Hikers invites you to join us for a refreshing, invigorating hike this Winter!

     
    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club, established 1974
    www.harrimanhikers.org

     


     

    Winter’s Comin’!

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    It is late fall and officially, Winter will arrive December 22nd (Winter Solstice) – but cold weather is NEVER a reason to stay cooped up and inactive – git out and HIKE!

    Harriman Hikers has published an informative and helpful article for the purpose of assisting those who would like to hike in the cooler weather prepare and outfit themselves properly for such activity – Oufitting and dressing yourself properly is not as hard and cold weather hiking is more fun than you might think!

    Go here: Harriman Hikers Guide to Winter Hiking

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    The photo above is Lake Nawahunta in Harriman State Park, NY, photographed on Harriman Hikers Annual Sunday-After-Thanksgiving Hike, November 30th, 2008. A cropped version of this photo has also been used for the Harriman Hikers home page header photo. Go here for more photos of the November 30th, 2008 Harriman Hikers Annual Sunday-After-Thanksgiving Hike. In spite of what some might consider “bad” weather, a grand time was had by all!

    Don’t be a hermit this Winter – come out and join us in the great outdoors!

    Harriman Hikers is a hiking club for single adults of all ages. We meet up for hiking EVERY SUNDAY at 11:30 am in the South Parking Lots, Field B-1, of the Ramapo College of New Jersey on Route 202 in Mahwah, NJ. Please see the Harriman Hikers home page for complete information about Harriman Hikers.

    Please note that Harriman Hikers hikes are what many would consider “intermediate level”, which is to say, “hikers should be in good physical condition and under prevailing weather conditions, capable of hiking 7-8 miles over hilly and rocky wilderness terrain where some hills can be steep”.

    Harriman Hikers
    A NY – NJ Singles Hiking Club. Established 1974
    www.harrimanhikers.org


  • Additional Event: 12/13/2008 – Christmas Hike + Holiday Party

    • Autumn in Harriman State Park, NY

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    Lately, Fall has been in its full splendor in Harriman State Park, NY, Harriman Hikers’ “back yard”, so to speak. Everyone will probably agree this Autumn has been an exceptional leaf-peeping season, with mild, sunny weather on weekends and few windy storms that can and have caused early blow-down in other years.

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  • The header photo on the Harriman Hikers home page was made this Fall from the Timp Torne, a well-known scenic overlook in the northeast section of Harriman State Park, NY. Please visit the Harriman Hikers Photo Gallery for photos from Harriman Hikers’ recent Hike to the Timp as well as many, many other photos from other Harriman Hikers Hikes, during all different times of the year.
  • In addition to Harriman State Park, NY, Harriman Hikers hikes many other local parks and wilderness areas during the year. Be sure and check out our photo set Norvin Green State Forest Hike 10-26-2008 for other recent photos of this season’s spectacular Fall foliage.


    • No way the fun stops now… ;)

  • Be sure and read about our upcoming Annual Sunday-After-Thanksgiving Hike!
  • As Autumn turns into Winter, our Hike Leaders are busy planning many new, diverse hikes and trail routes appropriate to the season. Never hiked in the Winter? You don’t know what you have been missing. Please visit our Harriman Hikers Guide To Winter Hiking to help you get “ready-to-go”.

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    As a reminder, Harriman Hikers is a New York – New Jersey singles hiking club, open for participation by single adults of all ages. Harriman Hikers hikes every Sunday, year-round, rain or shine and has been active since 1974, making Harriman Hikers one the longest-existing outdoor singles organizations in the lower Hudson Valley / greater New York City area.

    Please ALSO note, Harriman Hikers Hikes are generally considered “intermediate-level hikes” – hikers should be in good physical condition and under prevailing weather conditions, capable of hiking 7-8 miles over hilly and rocky wilderness terrain where some hills can be steep. Please visit our home page for complete details about Harriman Hikers.
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    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey singles hiking club, established 1974
    www.harrimanhikers.org
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    Early Fall Color – Ramapo Reservation, NJ

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    It’s late September and the leaves are just starting to change here in north New Jersey and the lower Hudson Valley in New York State. Fall officially began on Monday, September 22, 2008, at 11:44:16 EDT (15:44:16 UCT) and in a matter of weeks going forward, the foliage in our part of the country will peak to its show of brilliant Autumn colors everywhere, before the Winter fallow period begins shortly afterward. A little like people on Saturday night! ;)

    Notice how the bright Fall colors are still mixed with the remaining lush Summer greenery. Interesting time of year, no?

    This post also serves to highlight the fact that while Harriman Hikers most frequently hikes its namesake, Harriman State Park, NY, we also hike in other wilderness parks and reserves / preserves in the area, such as Ramapo Reservation, a Bergen County Park, located a short distance from our weekly meetup at Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah, NJ.

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    Early Fall color at Ramapo Reservation, Mahwah, NJ

    The photo above (and the cropped version, used for our website header) were made at Ramapo Reservation.

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    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club, Established 1974
    www.harrimanhikers.org
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    Wild Blueberries in Harriman State Park, NY

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    It’s a sure sign that summer is here when the blueberries are ripe! Ask any Harriman Hiker and they will tell you the joys of many July / August summer hikes include wild blueberries! Right now, end of July 2008, seems to be peak season this year.

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    Click the image for a better view :-)

    Blueberries / Wikipedia

    “Blueberries are flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, section Cyanococcus. The species are native only to North America. They are shrubs varying in size from 10 cm tall to 4 m tall; the smaller species are known as “lowbush blueberries”, and the larger species as “highbush blueberries”. The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen, ovate to lanceolate, and from 1–8 cm long and 0.5–3.5 cm broad. The flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale pink or red, sometimes tinged greenish.”

    …read more…

    The image above has been featured on the Harriman Hikers Home Page Header. Go here for other Home Page Header posts.

    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
    Established 1974
    www.harrimanhikers.org

    Turkey Hill Pond in Harriman State Park, NY

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    Turkey Hill Pond is a 58 acre, man-made “pond” in the far-northern section of Harriman State Park, NY.

    Many Harriman Hikers refer to this body of water simply as “Turkey Lake” and it has been both a destination and way point for many different hike routes Harriman Hikers have used over the years.

    The view of the lake used on our website header features late Spring foliage and a view from the northeastern end of the pond looking south – the peak in the far distance is Summer Hill. Out of sight above and to the right of the photo is Torrey Memorial, where we had just come from to arrive at the location where this photo was made.

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    Other photos in this set depict lake and trail views as we hiked our way south around Turkey Lake’s eastern shore and then much later in the day after we came back to the lake on its southern end and hiked our way up Turkey Lake’s western side. From the west, looking east one can observe the actual Turkey Hill, for which the pond is named (and we hiked over ;-)

    For many, many more adventures – adventures you can call your own – as well as opportunities to meet great single folks and make new friends – join us for hiking!

    Harriman Hikers meets each and every Sunday, come rain / shine / snow / sleet, year-round, 11:30am at the South Parking Lots, Field B-1, of the Ramapo College of New Jersey on Route 202 in Mahwah, NJ.

    See complete details on our home page.

    The photo above has been featured on our home page. Chk this page for other photos featured in the Harriman Hikers website home page header.

    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
    Established 1974

    Springtime at Pine Meadow Lake

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    The Harriman Hikers were recently at Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman State Park, NY on one of our Sunday Hikes on a glorious Spring day!

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    Photo by Greg Paret

    Click the photo for a better view :-)

    A different photo of Pine Meadow Lake during Summer (won’t be long now ;-) was featured on the Harriman Hikers website – here is the accompanying article.

    The photo above has been featured on our home page. Chk this page for other photos featured in the Harriman Hikers website home page header.

    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club, established 1974

    Springtime in Harriman State Park NY

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    It’s that time of year again when the lakes thaw, the songbirds return, the forests and fields burst forth in greens and blooms and the air will be filled with the scent of budding trees and flowers – it’s getting warm enough now to draw out even the most timid housebound winter hibernators – don’t get left behind!

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    Click the photo for a better view :-)

    Harriman Hikers is a New York – New Jersey singles hiking club for adults of all ages – we hike every Sunday, year-round, rain or shine just as we have for over 30 years – come hike with us and see what you have been missing!

    Just review our website’s front page for complete details.

    Here are our other posts about our home page photos in case you missed any.

    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
    Established 1974

    Pine Meadow Lake

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    The photo below is a view of Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman State Park, NY from Diamond Mountain.

    Pine Meadow Lake, the terminus of the Pine Meadow Trail, is one of the more well-known lakes and a popular hiking destination in Harriman State Park, possibly due to its ease of access a relatively short distance from the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center on Seven Lakes Drive (not that Harriman Hikers would ever do a “baby” hike ;-)

    …well, except maybe Thanksgiving?

    (Per our “About” Page, “(Harriman Hikers) Hikes are intermediate and although no special equipment or experience is needed, hikers should be in good physical shape and capable of hiking 7-8 miles over hilly and rocky wilderness terrain where some hills can be steep.”)

    In any case, Pine Meadow Lake, as you can easily see is one of the many wilderness treasures we are all so fortunate to have an opportunity to enjoy in our great outdoors.

    …so don’t stay indoors all weekend! Take a hike!

    Pine Meadow Lake, Harriman State Park, NY - Photo by Greg Paret

    Photo by Greg Paret

    Click the photo for a better view :-)

    The photo above has been featured on our home page. Chk this page for other photos featured in the Harriman Hikers website home page header.

    Island Pond Summer

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    Harriman Hikers spends a significant amount of time in the Summer hiking to and at Island Pond in Harriman State Park, NY. The photo below is from the south end of the “pond” near Island Pond Road.

    The name “Island Pond” sometimes seems both appropriate and inappropriate – the island in the “pond” is descriptive enough, however, it often seems like a mighty big pond, no?

    Unlike many of the lakes and reservoirs in Harriman State Park, Island Pond is a naturally made, glacially formed body of water. It’s also one of Harriman State Park’s deepest bodies of water, about 100ft at its deepest point.

    Harriman Hikers - Island Pond Summer - Photo by Greg Paret

    Photo by Greg Paret

    Click the photo for a better view :-)

    The photo above has been featured on our home page. Chk this page for other photos featured in the Harriman Hikers website home page header.