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#HikingLog 56 #NewYork, #Minnewaska, back trails

11 miles of mostly back trail in perfect, sunny weather.

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Brilliant red shrubs carpet a sunlit forest clearing beneath tall, bare trees.
November 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Evening in Minnewaska

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Low golden sunlight shines through silhouetted tree trunks and spreading branches at a rocky overlook. Beyond, a broad valley of rust-red, orange, and gree forest stretches toward distant ridges.
November 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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An erratic, on the cliff in a forest

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A lone angular boulder perches near the edge of a sheer white cliff. Harsh Sunlight picks out horizontal layers in the rock face. Beyond the cliff, patches of orange and rust-red fall tees stretch across the hillside, with a hazy blue ridge father in the distance.
November 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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From Rust to Blue

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A carriage road curves past dark green pines toward a flat-topped cliffs of Hamilton Point. Deep cracks divide the layered rock into massive blocks above a slope of rust-orange foliage and bare branches. Beyond the ridge, fields, woods, and scattered farms stretch across a broad valley, fading into a blue haze
November 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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October 28, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Down into the Fall

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A rocky, leaf-covered trail leads down through an autumn forest under tall trunks and golden-orange leaves. Sunlight illuminates the canopy against a clear blue sky, while mossy rocks, exposed roots and fallen branches cover the slopes.
October 23, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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As you climb a little higher Round Ponds and smaller mountains to the south come into view, ablaze with fall colors

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View from a slanted granite slab across mountains covered in golden autumn foliage. A small blue pond nestles in the valley, with distant ridges fading into blue. A small blue pond surrounded by dense conifers and golden-orange autumn forest
October 22, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Chapel Pond from above

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View from a sunlit rocky ledge over a small blue pond nestled among forested mountains. Dark conifers sprinkled with gold and orange autumn foliage, while layered ridges and distant rocky peaks stretch beneath.
October 20, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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This is the only flat section on this mountain - Giant's washbowl.

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A still pond reflects a rocky, forested hillside. Bright orange autumn foliage punctuates the conifers, while golden grasses, boulders, and bare tree trunks lines the shore Weathered fallen branches stretch across boulders at the edge of a clear pond. Across the water, a large gray rock outcrop rises among conifers and orange autumn foliage, reflected in the calm surface.
October 21, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Giant Mountain. Not today, but I’ll be back!

Started too late, moved too slowly had to turn around

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Round Mountain from the Giant Mountain in the Adirondacks. Massive gray rock faces, including Emperor Slab, Chapel Pond Slab and Gully Cliff, cut through the forested mountainside. Scattered orange and golden autumn foliage glow brightly in the sea of dark green
October 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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You want slabs? We have slabs

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A broad slab of exposed granite rises toward a large rounded boulder on the left and a rock wall on the right. Conifers surround the clearing, casting shadows across the cracked stone. Yellow trail blazes mark a route climbing over broad granite slabs through dense conifers. The upper slope catches bright sunlight beneath View down a sunlit granite slab with conifers on both sides toward layers of forested mountains. Narrow wet streaks glisten on the foreground slabs, while autumn colors brighten the valleys below
October 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Hiking Hurricane Mountain - a montane peat bogs on the way up

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A dense stand of hemlock and colorful deciduous trees borders an open, grassy peat bog scattered with fallen trunks, bleached branches, and tangled deadwood.
October 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Hiking Hurricane Mountain - the orange zone

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A narrow, leaf-covered hiking trail winds through a forest in peak autumn color. Golden-yellow and orange foliage fills the canopy, with slender tree trunks surrounding the trail. A lone hiker is visible in the distance beneath the dense autumn leaves. A forest trail descends through a forest of brilliant yellow, orange, and lingering green foliage. A prominent white-barked birch tree stands in the left foreground, while slender trunks and rocky, leaf-covered slopes surround the path beneath.
October 16, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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Hurricane Mountain summit

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Large granite slabs and boulders cover the exposed summit of Hurricane Mountain in New York’s Adirondacks. A lone hiker stands among the rocks, overlooking rolling, forested mountains with early autumn foliage in shades of orange, yellow, and green. Panoramic view from the rocky summit of Hurricane Mountain toward the Adirondack High Peaks.
October 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Chapel Pond

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Chapel Pond through tall pine trees, with exposed roots and rocks along the shoreline. Dark, rippling water stretches toward a hillside covered in brilliant orange and yellow autumn colors, scattered and gray cliffs. Steep, smooth gray rock faces rise above Chapel Pond in the Adirondacks, surrounded by dense conifers and patches of golden-yellow and orange autumn trees.
October 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Chapel Pond

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Tall granite cliffs rise above an autumn forest. Bright orange, yellow, and red trees fills the foreground, contrasting with dark green conifers scattered across the rocky slopes. A closer view of massive, fractured gray cliffs streaked with dark vertical cracks and patches of rusty orange. Connifers cling to narrow ledges and rocky slopes, while sparse yellow and orange autumn trees grow at the foot of the cliff
October 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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#Adirondacks, Hurricane mountain.

Rather intimidating from afar until you realize that you are not going up this face

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A massive, weathered granite cliff of Hurricane Mountain rises above a dense Adirondack forest. Three hikers stand silhouetted along the rounded rocky summit for the scale of the cliff below.
October 12, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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Rain is rolling in

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A winding road descends through colorful autumn forests toward the Adirondack Mountains. A low, overcast sky, with distant blue-gray peaks fading into mist and clouds. A pointed mountain peak rises above the autumn-colored Adirondack foothills. Brilliant orange and yellow trees contrast with dark evergreen forests, while a large, gray cloud hangs over the mountain Autumn colors spread across the Adirondack Mountains beneath a sky of layered gray clouds. Red, orange, and golden foliage covers the lower slopes, while dark evergreens line the ridges.
October 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Mocanaqua Tract, West End Colliery

Golden Blue

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Slender birch trees with brilliant golden-yellow and orange autumn leaves glows in the sunlight, surrounded by darker green pines.
October 9, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Mocanaqua Tract, West End Colliery

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From the top of a steep coal-waste pile looking down into a gray-black gravel flats, surrounded by dense forest in autumn colors
October 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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Silver Creek Mine Tunnel discharge project

These #ponds, #wetlands and berms are part of the efforts to intercept and clean #mine water : a problem that will continue for generations after the mines themselves are gone

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Cattails fill in front of a broad embankment of gray mine. A striking orange band of iron-stained water runs down the center of the slope. Large constructed wetland for treating mine discharged water surrounded by forest. Rows of low barriers cross the water, with gray spoil piles and bright orange iron staining visible on the far side. It is considerably cleaner on this side Orange-stained water flows through a shallow rocky channel beside a concrete treatment structure and weir. Rust-colored mineral deposits coat the streambed and surrounding rocks.
October 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Mocanaqua Tract, West End Colliery

Into the darknes

Even when the forest recovers the ground will bear the unmistakable signs forever

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Collapsed breakthrough into a steeply dipping chute or other mined-out coal working
October 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Silver Creek Mine Tunnel discharge project

Much of the old #mine network here lies below the water table. When pumping stopped, the mines flooded turning #abandoned mines into vast underground reservoirs of contaminated water sipping through the tunnel
A flooded mining tunnel discharging metal-contaminated water. A blue-green pond surrounded by young pines and autumn vegetation at an abandoned mine-water treatment site. A rusted perforated metal pipe projects into the water from the near bank. Shallow pond immediately downstream coated in vivid orange iron sediment. A long, narrow raised berm runs through the center, also heavily stained orange by mine drainage. Even further downstream a broad pond filled with opaque orange-brown mine water, surrounded by young forest and autumn foliage. The blue-green mining tunnel is across this pond
October 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Mocanaqua Tract, West End Colliery

A partially collapsed entrance. When you approach you can feel how the temperature drops

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Partially collapsed mine entrance in a wooded sandstone outcrop. Huge fractured blocks have fallen across the opening, leaving several dark gaps beneath the rock Closer view of the collapsed mine entrance and jumbled sandstone blocks. A narrow, rusted metal strap or bracket hangs from one of the central blocks, possibly surviving hardware from the mine workings Close view of the rock face at the collapsed mine site. An arrow points toward a dark horizontal gap beneath a massive sandstone slab, suggesting a possible surviving mine entrance or opening.
October 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Mocanaqua Tract, West End Colliery

Every forest starts with the first tree, give it a hundred years...

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A lone tree with sparse autumn leaves grows from the steep black slope of a coal waste pile, silhouetted against blue sky.
October 7, 2026 at 1:24 AM