{"id":2157,"date":"2015-09-24T22:38:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T22:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2025-09-29T23:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T23:36:12","slug":"augusts-hikes-2-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=2157","title":{"rendered":"August&#8217;s hikes (2) of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A little recap of two nice hikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first one on the 22nd was in Fahnestock Park &#8211; about five miles over fairly easy terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beavers were here!<\/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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3754c970b-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13826\" title=\"P1040473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3754c970b-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3754c970b-500wi-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeanne Marie and I<\/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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d37574970b-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13831\" title=\"P1040480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d37574970b-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d37574970b-500wi-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d37588970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13577\" title=\"P1040496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d37588970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d37588970b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the South Beacon Mountain tower, several miles north of us.<\/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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3759e970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13576\" title=\"P1040499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3759e970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3759e970b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And a view southwest<\/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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d15d3ec9970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13575\" title=\"P1040502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d15d3ec9970c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d15d3ec9970c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three level woodpecker residence? I dunno.<\/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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d375c5970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13574\" title=\"P1040514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d375c5970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d375c5970b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suddenly, in the middle of the woods, there&#8217;s this old house! almost like it dropped out of the sky a la Wizard of Oz. turned out, it&#8217;s an old farmhouse, which we did explore. It was at the intersection of two very old roads\/trails.<\/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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779dbd970d-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13838\" title=\"P1040550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779dbd970d-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779dbd970d-500wi-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d37602970b-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13845\" title=\"P1040576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d37602970b-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d37602970b-500wi-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toward the end of the hike, Jeanne Marie decided to call her daughter Monica, and she got through. Monica is living with her husband Lincoln in India, so pretty cool call. Unheard of to be able to do, even just a few years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d15d3f5e970c-500wi-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13852\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" title=\"P1040579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d15d3f5e970c-500wi-1-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d15d3f5e970c-500wi-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hike #2 for the month was west of New Paltz, with Jeanne Marie&#8217;s daughter Kathleen, her boyfriend Drew, and Damian. It was an adventure &#8211; I already posted this, which was really great &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/folly\/2015\/08\/awesome-rattlesnake-on-todays-hike.html\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\">Awesome! Rattlesnake on today&#8217;s hike! <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few more shots from the hike &#8211; this is at <a href=\"http:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/parks\/127\/details.aspx\" target=\"_self\">Lake Awosting<\/a>, where three of us did go swimming. It was the turn around point for the hike, which totaled about 6 miles round trip.<\/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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779f37970d-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13860\" title=\"P1040655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779f37970d-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779f37970d-500wi-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though there were six of us, we basically were in two groups, the fast hikers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3777e970b-500wi-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13865\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" title=\"P1040626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3777e970b-500wi-1-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3777e970b-500wi-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d15d40b8970c-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13866\" title=\"P1040680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d15d40b8970c-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b8d15d40b8970c-500wi-1-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and the &#8220;experienced&#8221; hikers<\/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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3779d970b-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13867\" title=\"P1040624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3779d970b-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d3779d970b-500wi-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d377ab970b-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13868\" title=\"P1040625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d377ab970b-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201b7c7d377ab970b-500wi-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779fa4970d-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13869\" title=\"P1040685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779fa4970d-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779fa4970d-500wi-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779fbf970d-500wi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13870\" title=\"P1040647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779fbf970d-500wi-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201bb08779fbf970d-500wi-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three of us did go swimming &#8211; besides myself, Jeanne Marie and Kathleen. Be happy I spared you the rest of my shape while swimming.&nbsp; The Jeanne Marie picture is in the German restaurant where we had a late lunch afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next hike, Sunday September 27th &#8211; back to Fahnestock Park for a different area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little recap of two nice hikes. The first one on the 22nd was in Fahnestock Park &#8211; about five miles over fairly easy terrain. Beavers were here! Jeanne Marie and I Here&#8217;s the South Beacon Mountain tower, several miles north of us. And a view southwest Three level woodpecker residence? I dunno. 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