Harriman State Park

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.

Clear blue sky, a bit cool, but hiking helps stay warm

Is it a hawk? Or a vulture? ... An alien?

Looks like an American eagle to me!

Admiring the view

I'm having a great time!

Other hikers left a marker so we know we're still following the trail

The whole crew

Going up!

Stream

Crossing the bridge

Looks like a woodpecker has been here!

You can see more pictures of this hike on this meetup event page.

Hiking at Harriman

This was my first hike with a MeetUp group, The NJ Biking & Hiking Group, 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!

Mid-March, no leaves or buds yet! That means no mosquitoes or ticks either. Beautiful but a bit cool.

Scrambling up rocks. It looks difficult, but it's not so bad when you take it one step at a time.

Jamie, our youngest hiker.

Totally worth it! The view is magnificent from here.

Little stream = beautiful sounds

Our guide, Rodney, explaining to Susan how to get back so she won't be late for her appointment. She still got lost. LOL

You can see more pictures of this hike on this meetup event page.

Welcome!

Welcome to my nature blog!

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.

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!

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