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Andy Arthur

It's the second half of November as the label job I ran today reminds me. 🏷️ The landscape is cold and barren, it's dark out for a good portion of day, and riding home in the dark isn't much fun. But you make the best of it, and I figure the extra sleep and time to learn isn't a bad thing. 🛌 Next adventure after Thanksgiving! 🦃 Hopefully the fire risk is down by then as I want to have a big bonfire in wilderness 🔥 after a good day riding trail or hiking. 🚶

Washington County Grasslands

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Washington County Grasslands

The primary purposes of Washington County Grasslands Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are for wildlife management, wildlife habitat management, and wildlife-dependent recreation. This WMA encompasses 478 acres of former agricultural lands. DEC closes the parcel east of Fitzpatrick Lane each year from December 1 to April 15 to protect wintering raptors.

https://andyarthur.org/washington-county-grasslands
https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/97661.html

Bridgebrook Pond Trail

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Bridgebrook Pond Trail

Bridge Brook Pond is located west of Tupper Lake. You can access it via a 1/4 mile portage from Tupper Lake or via the Bridge Brook Pond Trail, which runs from the northerly beginning of the forest preserve on NY 421 (Horseshoe Lake Road), 2 miles to Bridge Brook Pond. Black Pond is on the way up to Bridge Brook Pond, you will pass it one mile to the north of NY 421.

More information can be found the Tupper Lake website: https://www.tupperlake.com/hiking/black-and-bridge-brook-ponds