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A Hot and Humid Sunday at Thacher Park

On June 20, prior to going out to the folks house, I decided to go for a little walk at the OSI Parcel of Thacher Park, from Carrick Road down to High Point, then to Hang Gliders’ Point. While very hazy, it still was a beautiful day.

Parked at the old Blue Stone Mining Pit, with the “Stone Sculptures”.

At the 3 Mile Ski Trail Loop Intersection.

Hiking down an old-woods road that I accidentially followed too far and went right past High Point.

Unmarked Woods Road

I ended up in this big hay field bordering the OSI Parcel that has a trail running through it via a landowner easement.

Hay Field

And I finally found my way to the High Point Overlook, in the haze.

Looking Off High Point

Looking down over the Altamont Fair Grounds.

Truck Trail 3

You could see the corn just starting to pop up along Brandle Road in Altamont from the overlook.

Freshly Planted Corn

And where a farmer had just cut some fresh hay below.

Drying Hay Field

A pretty cloud.

 Thunderhead Over Guilderland

Looking off High Point onto land below.

Looking Down

Hiked over to Hang Gliders’ Cliff.

Hang Gliders Cliff

View from the unmarked trail to Hang Glider’s Cliff.

Broken Views Climbing Wakely

A Hang Gliders’ Cliff.

Careful Running, The Cliff Drops Off

Low clouds hung out and over Settles Hill.

Settles Hill

Somebody had hung a flag at Hang Gliders Cliff.

Flag on Hang Gliders Cliff

Hiking back to the pickup truck saw this cute little flower.

Daisy

It was hot! Yet, it was nice to at least get out and do a lot of hiking during this very hot and humid weekend.

Here is a map of the hike.


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Thatcher Park in November

For my Sunday afternoon walk this afternoon I went up to Thatcher Park. It was 60 degrees out, and quite nice weather for late November. The previous day it had rained quite hard and water was coming out quite intensively from the Horseshoe Falls.

Mine Lot Falls

Walking along the fence line above the Escarpment on Horseshoe Clove.

Fenceline

Looking south and at rather gray landscape off Thatcher Park.

Hillside

Farms outside of Altamont in the fall without the leaves.

 New Asphalt

A stream of water coming north out of an upper clove.

Stream of Water

Birch along the edge of the path.

Birch

Hunter Scofield Monument