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VR Pano: Harriman Hikers at Lake Skannatati Overlook, HSPNY 11-7-2010
VR Panorama: Harriman Hikers at Lake Skannatati Overlook, Harriman State Park Park, NY 11-7-2010 on Flickr
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(full screen is especially kewl )VR Pano: Harriman Hikers on the Kakiat Trail 7-11-2010
VR Pano: Harriman Hikers on the Kakiat Trail 7-11-2010
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Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
Turkey Hill Pond in Harriman State Park, NY
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
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Hike
Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
Established 1974
High Point State Park Closing
Harriman Hikers has received information indicating intention by New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine to close High Point State Park (as well as a number of other NJ State Parks) as part of 2008 NJ State budget cuts.
High Point State Park is remarkable in many ways including (from NJ DEP High Point State Park page):
- There are 11 named and marked trails in High Point State Park, in addition to a stretch of the Appalachian Trail which transects the area.
- Winter months find cross-country skiers on the 15 km of groomed trails in the park. Half of the trails are covered by artificial snow. Cross-country skis and other winter sports equipment are available for rent. A blazing fire, hot soup and other hearty food greet visitors at the center on Lake Marcia.
- High Point Monument – The monument was built through the generosity of the Kusers, in honor of all war veterans. Construction was started in 1928 and completed in 1930. At the top of the 220-foot structure, observers have a breathtaking view of the ridges of the Pocono Mountains toward the west, the Catskill Mountains to the north and the Wallkill River Valley in the southeast.
- Swimming – The spring-fed waters of the 20-acre Lake Marcia are cool and refreshing for swimmers. The beach is protected by lifeguards and there is a bathhouse and food concession adjacent to the beach.
- …read the rest…
The information about the intended closing(s) comes from a number of sources, including the following:
- Harriman Hiker Leah Schwartz, who brought the matter to the attention of the group
- NJ Division of Parks and Forestry Proposed Budget Summary (pdf)
- NJ Herald – Veterans Upset Over Plan to Shut High Point
From NJ Division of Parks and Forestry Proposed Budget Summary:
“…The staffing budget would be reduced by approximately $4 million as follows:
Full elimination of services and/or closure would occur at the following areas:
Monmouth Battlefield State Park; Stephens State Park (administered under Hopatcong State Park, which will remain open); High Point State Park; Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (including Indian King Tavern); Round Valley Recreation Area; Parvin State Park; Jenny Jump State Forest; Worthington State Forest; and Fort Mott State Park (including Hancock House).
Partial elimination of services and/or closures would occur at Ringwood State Park (including reduced hours at Ringwood Manor, closure of swimming at Shepherd Lake Recreation Area & Steuben House), D&R Canal State Park (including reduced interpretive services and closure of Bulls Island Recreation
Area) and Washington Crossing State Park (40 percent reduction in interpretive staff – resulting in reduced hours of operation at Clarke House, Johnson Ferry House and the museum)…”
If you wish for High Point State Park and other State Park facilities as mentioned above to remain open for public use, you are encouraged to contact the New Jersey Governor’s Office to let your voice be heard as well as seek and become involved in related advocacy organizations.
Additional Events: Bob Gawel’s Night Hikes
Bob Gawel has announced dates for night hikes he will be leading in 2008.
The announcements below describe additional events that do not, in any way, affect or replace Harriman Hikers regular Sunday Hikes. Harriman Hikers hikes every Sunday, year-round, rain or shine just as we have for over 30 years.
If you have questions about any of the information contained below, please contact the organizer, Bob Gawel at scenictrips@yahoo.com.
“Hi all,
It’s time to announce two (2) special upcoming Hikes!!
Please print and save the following…
HIKE # 1:
Spring Moon Hike Saturday, May 17, 2008
Meeting place and time : Doubletree Hotel rear parking lot, Rt 17 south, Mahwah 4:30 to 5:00pm.
Hiking location : Somewhere in Harriman State Park . We’ll be hiking in in daylight, but hiking out after dark .
Total hike distance: 3 to 5 miles.
We’ll be stopping for our extensive pot luck campfire cookout at about the midpoint of our hike.
Bring / wear:
Hiking boots, Clothes appropriate for cooler evening temperatures.
Flashlight and/or Headlamp and/or lantern.
Food and / or drink to bring and share… Examples: Finger food, hamburgers, condiments, salads, beverages, cheese, fruits, desserts, etc.
The Rain Date for the above hike will be on Sat., June 14, 2008 . ( the meeting time will be different… 5:00 to 5:30pm ).
HIKE # 2 :
4th of July Fireworks Viewing Hike Friday, July 4, 2008
We will be hiking to the top of a small mountain to watch fireworks and eat, drink and celebrate Independence Day!
Meeting place and time : Doubletree Hotel rear parking lot, Rt 17 south, Mahwah 5:00 to 5:30pm.
All other details are the same as the moon hike except that we may be limited to portable propane stoves ( no campfires ) … so – if you bring a stove, please bring food to cook on it.
The Rain Date for the July 4th hike will be on the following day… Saturday, July 5th .
The details are the same as for July 4th.
Hope to see you there!
We’ve always had a great time on these special hikes, so don’t miss out!
If you need more information, please contact me at scenictrips@yahoo.com.”
Check Out Our Post Maps
“Check out our Post-Maps!” …huh? What’s THAT?
The page above contains digital Google Maps .
These maps contain map-pins 
that represent geographic locations relevant to posts on Harriman Hikers that have been geotagged, or in other words, have geospatial data embedded that indicate the location where events or other information described in the post took place.
The top map is a post map of all the geotagged posts on the Harriman Hikers website. If you click on any marker, a message balloon will appear containing the titles of posts for that location and link(s) to the actual article(s).
The lower map, via our RSS Feed (Wikipedia definition), which by the way, is geospatially sensitive (so DON’T upset it , is populated with pins for only the most recent articles published that have been geotagged. If you click on the message balloon(s) you will be returned a result that contains the article’s title and a link back to our site as well as a link to Harriman Hiker’s Google Maps Profile.
All this is part of what has come to be known as neogeography – or… “new geography”. Kinda like “new math” only, instead of “math”, “maps”. Get it?
Needless to say, you may see a number of maps on Harriman Hikers – the one below has been tagged with our weekly meeting place at Parking Lot B-1, South Lots at Ramapo College:
If you zoom in close enough you can nearly see gum wrappers in the parking lot (they’re not ours! .
Note – if either of the two maps above don’t seem to be displaying correctly, the likely problem is you are using the Internet Explorer Browser, which is non-compliant in many ways to standards established and used by other popular web browsers. Try Firefox instead.
Photos can be geotagged, too. Below are the results of our Flickr Feed of our website header photos – if you look below, the link for each item in the feed (i.e. Pine Meadow Lake, Harriman State Park, NY) places said photo on a map on a site called loc.alize.us.
Sites like loc.alize.us are known as mashups and it’s sort of a prerequisite for a mashup site or Web.20 site to have an unusual name like “loc.alize.us” (…or Flickr
Both of our Hike Leaders, Ed and Greg, use GPS units to navigate the trails we use on our hikes. These units utilize much of the same type of data as described above.
If you are still reading this, you might also be interesting in seeing our Mapufacture Map.
Harriman Hikers
A NY- NJ Singles Hiking Club. Established 1974
Skannatati Twilight
Lake Skanati in Harriman State Park, NY is one of the Seven Lakes for which the main park thoroughfare, Seven Lakes Drive is named.
The boat launch / parking lot located at Lake Skannatati provides convenient, plentiful parking for our group as well as easy access to several trails we hike on frequently, not to mention allowing us an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the lake itself.
Lake Skannatati is pictured here as the last withering bit of golden daylight falls on the reeds to the far right, while most of the rest of the lake is already bathed in twilight.
A cropped version of the photo above has been featured in the header section of the home page of the Harriman Hikers website. For past photos featured on our website, please check this page.
Green Pond
Green Pond is a pristine mountain pond in the northern part of Harriman State Park, about a 45 minute hike in from the Elk Pens. Note the beaver lodge on the right. The top photo was taken in the Winter and featured on our homepage; the lower photo was taken in the Summer.
Green Pond is just one of the many beautiful natural settings Harriman Hikers encounters during the course of our regular Sunday hiking year. Come join us and enjoy for yourself!
The beavers must have just recently moved in! – no beaver lodge visible in the summer photo from 2007.
For past photos from our home page header chk this page