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#HikingLog 26 #Pennsylvania. Ricketts Glen

At the risk of stating the obvious, the moss is wet.

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#photography #EastCoastKin
#outdoor #explore #green
April 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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New #growth, ancient #forest.

Delaware Water Gap.

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A bright green fern grows beside a shallow forest stream, with sunlight reflecting on the water and illuminating the surrounding forest.
May 30, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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#HikingLog 27 #Pennsylvania. Ricketts Glen 2.

Upstream of Kitchen creek

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#landscapephotography
#naturephotography #trees #treescape #EastCoastKin #ECK
A small cascading waterfall flows over dark rocks through a forest, surrounded by tall trees.
April 17, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Evening sun in a #forest

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#sunset #photography #nature
#naturephotography #NewYork #TrailTextures #EastCoastKin
Sunburst through hemlock trees. Gmolden rays fan across green leaves and mossy forest floor.
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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#HikingLog 28 Delaware water Gap #NewJersey side.

Buttermilk waterfalls. All 75+ feet of it.

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Buttermilk falls st Delaware water Gap area : A tall, multi-tiered waterfall rushes downb over dark, mossy rocks in a forest, with fallen logs crossing the cascades and a small pool at the base.
April 22, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Down to the rabbit hole.

Delaware Water Gap

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A forest trail covered with dry leaves and scattered rocks runs through dense green foliage into a dark green tunnel
May 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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Foggy #morning in #Catskills

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Sunlight glows through a misty forest of tall, leafless trees, casting a warm golden haze over a rocky, leaf-covered hillside in the early morning.
May 16, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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River through the Pines

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A winding river cuts through a forested gorge, framed by pine branches and fresh spring foliage under dark, textured clouds.
May 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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#HikingLog 50 #Pennsylvania Hickory Run state park

Green tunnel on the way to the waterfall.

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#photography #EastCoastKin
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A narrow, muddy forest trail passes beneath a dense tunnel of interwoven rhododendron branches and glossy green leaves.
September 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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#HikingLog 48 #Pennsylvania
Back to Ricketts Glen

Roots on the rocks

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A rocky forest trail winds between tall trees, exposed roots and moss-covered boulders.
September 4, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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#Catskills. Bearpen mountain.
The fall is almost over.

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A forest road covered in orange and yellow autumn leaves, with a long reflective puddle in the middle.
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Hidden #waterfall in #Minnewaska cascades over mossy ledges.

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#ProtectOurParks #EastCoastKin #winter
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A small untrailed waterfall in Minnewaska flowing over rocky ledges, surrounded by leafless trees and patches of ice in bright winter sunlight
October 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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I've been trying to take more landscapes again and couldn't resist this little manmade waterfall.

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A waterfall in the morning light. It's a manmade stepped waterfall with three shelves.
April 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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#Bright orange jelly fungus in snow-covered forest.

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Clusters of bright orange jelly fungus on a tree trunk in a snowy forest, with frosted branches in soft winter light.
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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The road to the sky
#Minnewaska #stateparks

#ForestFriday #scape #clouds #cloudscape #autumnvibes
#hiking #newyork #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #TrailTextures #lightandshadows
Autumn trail lined with trees where two hikers walk toward a bright horizon under big white clouds. Minnewaska carriage roads
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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At the risk of stating the obvious

#BlueSkyArtShow #Minimal #blackandwhite #bnw #classicMono #hiking #photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #forest #TrailTextures
Black-and-white photo of a forest trail, centered on a tree with a wooden sign reading “WOODS TRAIL” with arrows pointing both left and right.
September 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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#HikingLog 7
#Catskills. Kelly Hollow

Trailhead: Kelly Hollow TH
Distance: ~4.5 miles
Ascent: ~500 ft
Highlights: Easy #hike along old farm roads. #Streams, bridges, #waterfalls and #ruins
Notes: This area must be beautiful in full autumn foliage.

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November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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#HikingLog 3

#Catskills. Northern slopes of Belle Ayre mountain. Cathedral Glen

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Abandoned Ulster–Delaware Railroad line covered in fallen leaves and surrounded by autumn forest. Rusted rails run through a narrow cut in the hillside, surrounded by tall trees glowing in shades of yellow and orange.
October 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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#HikingLog25 Neversink River Unique Area

Sunlit forest. My favorite photo from this hike.

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Sunlight sneaks through a dense forest of tall trees, shining on several mossy fallen trunks stretched across the forest floor. Layers of light, contrast and vertical to horizontal transition
April 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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The Appalachian Trail, 1400 miles northbound. Somewhere in New York State.

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Overhead view of a forest floor covered in dry autumn leaves, with sticks arranged to spell “1400” to show the distance along the Appalachian Tral.
March 28, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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#HikingLog 29
Letchworth State Park.

The Lower Falls and the bridge over Genesee river

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A waterfall in a misty forest gorge plunges into a rushing Genesee river below. A stone bridge spans a rushing river through a narrow forested gorge with waterfalls and mist in the distance.
May 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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#Autumn forest roads in The #Catskills

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#landscape #landscapephotography #stateparks #TrailTextures
#fallvibes #fallcolors
An autumn trail leading into the forest, past a blue-blazed birch and golden foliage on a clear sunny day Sunlit autumn hillside forest with golden-orange leaves and a slope covered with ferns in the Catskills An abandoned forest road along Belle Ayre ridge, flanked by trees in fall colors with a fallen tree in a distance
October 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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#HikingLog 27 #Pennsylvania. Ricketts Glen 2.

Finally reached the plateau. Old bulldozer road For about 2 miles it was pretty much flat walk

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The Old bulldozer road runs through a dense forest of tall trees, with sunlight shining through the branches and casting patches of light and shadow on the dirt path. Moss, roots, and fallen logs line the sides of the trail
April 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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#HikingLog 8
#Catskills. Tremper mountain Fire Tower via Willow Trail.

On the way to the tower the #cliffs of Hoyt Hollow.

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Rocky, mossy, layered cliff bands in a Catskills forest, with bare trees and fallen brown leaves scattered across the ground.
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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#HikingLog 9
#Catskills. Warner Creek Trail.

Gloomy day with low clouds and snow on and off. By 2 p.m. it became noticeably dark. Not a single other hiker all day. A tedious hike with not many pictures.

#hiking #hikingphotography #forest #autumn #photography
#TrailTextures #NewYork #EastCoastKin
Late autumn. A long birch tree arches over the old forest road surrounded by bare trunks and mossy rocks.
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM