Wawayanda – Hoeferlin, Cedar Swamp, Red Dot
Longish loop through scenic forest, rhododendron tunnels, and cedar swamp… plus an encounter with a pair of black bears.
Bear Spotting
Wawayanda State Park – Old Coal Trail… plus a Bear!
Hiking Old Coal, Lookout Lake, Wawawanda Lake and spotting a bear.
Overlook Rock and Manaticut Point with Mama Bear and Cubs
Lots of views on a hot and humid summer day plus a bear spotting.
Buttermilk Falls, Crater Lake, Hemlock Pond… and a bear hiking the AT.
Encountering a bear on the way to Crater Lake from Buttermilk Falls.
Hiking Beaver Brook Trail Past Lost Lake
Hiking the Highlands Trail from Saffin Pond to the Beaver Brook Trail to Lost Lake, and back.
Overlook Rock Panorama and Lake Sonoma
This hike skirts Lake Sonoma and has some nice views – including a panorama from Overlook Rock .
Pequannock Watershed – Highlands Trail at Echo Lake… plus bears
Encountering a bear and her cubs cuts our Highlands Trail hike short.
Long Pond Ironworks – Highlands to Lake to Lake
Hiking an out-and-back on the Highlands Trail over the New York border.
Terrace Pond
Explored a couple unmarked that were on our trail map and stumbled upon two black bears.