{"id":2018,"date":"2016-04-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:32:34","slug":"hike-of-the-month-turkey-hill-two-saturdays-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=2018","title":{"rendered":"Hike of the Month -Turkey Hill, two Saturday&#8217;s ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another nice, easy, hike &#8211; 2.65 miles according to Kathy&#8217;s iPhone GPS (or something on her iPhone). Turkey Hill elevation is 771 feet, and the iPhone says we walked up 30 stories &#8211; 300 feet. Guess we started at the 400 plus feet elevation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some pix &#8211; First up, the &#8220;Hot Mommas&#8221; shot. Brigid &#8211; Jeanne Marie &#8211; Kathy. And then our leader for the day surveys the kingdom. That&#8217;s the Croton Dam reservoir just visible in the background, and west of us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08eb4ba5970d-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13482\" title=\"20160424_150951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08eb4ba5970d-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08eb4ba5970d-500wi-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d1d19e57970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13485\" title=\"P1090191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d1d19e57970c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d1d19e57970c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We could see all the way to Manhattan &#8211; a good thirty miles. Below, I cropped the second picture for a clear outline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c8478f9d970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c8478f9d970b-500wi\" alt=\"P1090194 (2)\" title=\"P1090194 (2)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d1d19ef1970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d1d19ef1970c-500wi\" alt=\"P1090194\" title=\"P1090194\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Better view looking west &#8211; you can see the Croton Dam and beyond it the Hudson River. I believe Turkey Hill is the highest point in Westchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d1d19f49970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d1d19f49970c-500wi\" alt=\"P1090199\" title=\"P1090199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brigid took this &#8211; and it is a view of the top. Plenty of people were out &#8211; it was a beautiful day and the parking lot was packed, with cars up to 60 yards down the narrow entrance road, pulled onto the side. Going across, it&#8217;s myself, Jeanne Marie, Vinnie, and Kathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c8479044970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13486\" title=\"P1090201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c8479044970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c8479044970b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gorgeous day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c847909c970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13490\" title=\"P1090213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c847909c970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c847909c970b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forget FOX News. Here&#8217;s the real &#8220;The Five&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d1d19fcc970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d1d19fcc970c-500wi\" alt=\"P1090212\" title=\"P1090212\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up, return to Sugarloaf Mountain, north of Cold Spring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another nice, easy, hike &#8211; 2.65 miles according to Kathy&#8217;s iPhone GPS (or something on her iPhone). Turkey Hill elevation is 771 feet, and the iPhone says we walked up 30 stories &#8211; 300 feet. Guess we started at the 400 plus feet elevation.&nbsp; Some pix &#8211; First up, the &#8220;Hot Mommas&#8221; shot. 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