tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46248261553993949812024-02-02T12:45:49.535-05:00Annie's Nature JournalHiking stories, healthy recipes, and whatever else strikes my fancyAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734378283447063829noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624826155399394981.post-64979565383205986932016-12-28T10:33:00.001-05:002016-12-28T10:33:41.662-05:00Garret Mountain Christmas HikeOn Christmas afternoon (12/25/16), we decided to go for a walk at Garret. Growing up in Canada, I'm still not getting used to having a snow-less Christmas, but I must admit the weather was fabulous for a little family hike!<br />
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Geese were skating on the pond. So funny!</div>
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Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734378283447063829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624826155399394981.post-80371584543118010292016-11-05T10:59:00.000-04:002016-12-28T11:19:11.871-05:00Anthony Wayne Recreation Center<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Group hike with the NJ Biking and Hiking Group, 11/5/16, my first time in this part of Harriman State Park. We passed a shelter where other hikers had stayed overnight. This was a perfect hike, not too fast, but challenging enough to get a good workout, while also allowing time for taking picutres and admiring the view. Rodney is the BEST hike leader!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little rock scramble to keep us fit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute little shelter for hikers to warm up or sleep in</td></tr>
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You can see more pictures of this hike on <a href="https://www.meetup.com/nj-bike-eat-drink/photos/27401872/" target="_blank">this meetup event page</a>.</div>
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<br />Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734378283447063829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624826155399394981.post-10928364300870788662016-10-15T11:39:00.000-04:002016-12-28T12:29:38.584-05:00It's All Downhill From Here!This is by far the most challenging hike I've done so far. This was a new group on Meetup I had just joined, called "It's All Downhill From Here." They were a group of co-workers who were hiking together regularly, and they had decided to post their activities on Meetup to invite other people to join them. The problem is, they were going at a VERY fast pace, to keep the hike under three hours. They were used to that pace, but newcomers weren't. Some turned around after twenty minutes. I consider myself a good hiker, but I had a hard time keeping up. They would stop once in a while to catch their breath, but because I was last, as soon as I caught up with them they would be on the move again. Man! On top of that, the trail was tricky to follow, with turns that were not obvious and could easily be missed, and in a part of Harriman State Park I wasn't familiar with. The trail started with a very steep rock scramble, and was pretty much up and down all the way, to culminate with the hardest climb twenty minutes before the end. I survived, but barely!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interesting rock patterns where glaciers used to be</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue sky, sunny day, and I'm still smiling!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love how the sunlight seeps through the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What? We have to go through this??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barely enough space for one skinny person to fit in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock scramble, one of many</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up, we go! One step at a time...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it!!</td></tr>
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Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734378283447063829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624826155399394981.post-51028471471426644802016-10-02T12:35:00.000-04:002016-12-28T12:44:49.815-05:00Norvin Green Foggy HikeOn October 2, 2016, I went hiking with a group at Norvin Green (Weis Ecology Center). As you can see, it was eerily foggy that day. The fog cleared out midway through our six-mile hike.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like I said, ... foggy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VERY foggy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The green of the trees stands out more with the fog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So peaceful here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fog is starting to clear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Admiring the view</td></tr>
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More info about this hike <a href="https://www.meetup.com/nj-bike-eat-drink/events/234418781/" target="_blank">here</a>, but no additional pictures.<br />
<br />Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734378283447063829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624826155399394981.post-13350953606917929482016-09-29T13:56:00.001-04:002016-12-28T10:58:10.798-05:00Hiking at Ramapo LakeI went on a short group hike yesterday after work. We were only seven people, including the guide, and a one-year-old beagle called Bella. The hike started with a little steep rocky hill and went all around the lake on a generally even ground. It took us about an hour and half to go all around, and we had to use our flashlights for the last fifteen minutes or so. Yup! Days are getting shorter!<br />
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You can see more pictures of this hike on <a href="https://www.meetup.com/nj-bike-eat-drink/photos/27294310/" target="_blank">this meetup event page</a>.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734378283447063829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624826155399394981.post-30561438048391633382016-09-19T10:20:00.001-04:002016-09-19T10:20:16.161-04:00Frogs!Many little frogs were jumping around at Garret Mountain's Barbour Pond yesterday. I'm glad I wasn't with my dog and I could capture them on cam.<br />
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<br />Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734378283447063829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624826155399394981.post-5989465238300326322016-08-17T11:43:00.001-04:002016-08-17T11:43:25.112-04:00Garret Mountain Hike<div style="text-align: center;">
I went to Garret last night, and I saw a young buck:</div>
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The pond was bursting with life!</div>
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On March 19, I went to Harriman again, same area, different trail. The group was smaller this time, only eight people. The weather was still a bit cold, but I'm glad I left my jacket in the car, a hoodie was enough. Once we started hiking, we warmed up pretty fast and I had to take it off at some point.</div>
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You can see more pictures of this hike on <a href="https://www.meetup.com/nj-bike-eat-drink/photos/26827354/" target="_blank">this meetup event page</a>.</div>
Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734378283447063829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624826155399394981.post-73309315480243708362016-03-31T17:00:00.000-04:002016-12-28T10:54:39.217-05:00Hiking at HarrimanThis was my first hike with a MeetUp group, <a href="https://www.meetup.com/nj-bike-eat-drink/" target="_blank">The NJ Biking & Hiking Group</a>, on March 12. We went to Harriman State Park for a six-mile hike, which took us about four hours, including lunch break. Nothing better than eating lunch sitting on a flat rock high up in a mountain!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mid-March, no leaves or buds yet! That means no mosquitoes or ticks either. Beautiful but a bit cool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Totally worth it! The view is magnificent from here.</td></tr>
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You can see more pictures of this hike on <a href="https://www.meetup.com/nj-bike-eat-drink/photos/26810408/" target="_blank">this meetup event page</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to my nature blog!<br />
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In this blog you will find hiking stories and pictures, healthy recipes, tips and articles about hiking and nature walks, an occasional guest post from experts in outdoor adventures, and monthly post about what happened during the month in my personal life.<br />
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To start with, and to give you something interesting to read, I will go back a few months and post pictures about caverns in Virginia, group hikes at Harriman State Park, recipes for lentil soup and butternut squash soup, a story about a crazy goat in a petting zoo, and much more!<br />
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