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A Classic July Trip to High Mountain's Summit

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This originally appeared on The Nature Conservancy's Blog. It's one of my favorite posts. Sometimes a hike becomes more than a hike, and that’s often the case in The Nature Conservancy’s High Mountain Park Preserve in Passaic County....

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A High Mountain Hike

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Fellow Celery Farm volunteer Bruce Davis hiked a bit of High Mountain on Monday, enjoying the last gasps of fall foliage on a beautiful autumn day. A surprising amount of water, too. We parked in the Red Trail Parking Lot and hiked the...

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High Mountain Clove, Late Aternoon

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This is the view from the southern end of Franklin Clove. looking back through the ravine toward Franklin Lake. Always great to see blue skies in January. The water you see drops to a trickle by summer. The clove, by the way, might be...

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Save the Date: High Mountain Hike, Saturday, April 16

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Join Fyke Nature Association and the Bergen County Audubon Society on Saturday morning, April 16, for a free hike to the summit of High Mountain -- which offers historic views of New York City and the suburbs of North Jersey. In hono...

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The Lenape(s) at High Mountain

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On a recent visit to the Mohonk Preserve, I happened upon a reproduction Lenape Longhouse, pictured above. I share the photos because an extended family of Lenape(s) is said to have lived in a similar longhouse in Fr...

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The Latest Addition to My High Mountain Talk

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My friend Robert Fletcher, an amazing artist from Warwick, N.Y., did this watercolor of North Haledon with High Mountain in the background many years ago. Bob was nice enough to give me a print. It's called "Opening the Roads," and it's...

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High Mountain in Autumn

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Had a nice hike to the Franklin Clove at High Mountain on Sunday. The waterfall was dry, but heard a Pileated Woodpecker, discovered cool cairns, checked out an ancient rock shelter and saw a tiny toad. Not a bad afternoon. ...

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High Mountain Clove Area 50 Years Ago

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When I walk to the Clove in the High Mountain Park Preserve, I enter from the end of Scioto Drive or the little circle on Indian Trail Drive -- both in Franklin Lakes. I've always suspected that the roads once extended into what is no...

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Cool National Article on High Mt. Bats

The Nature Conservancy's Cool Green Science Blog has a great new article about the rare bats in the High Mountain Park Preserve and the efforts by William Paterson University Professor Lance Risley and his students to find out more abo...

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High Mountain Tanager, Frog and Mystery

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Here's a Friday challenge for you. The three photos below are of a Scarlet Tanager, and a Green Frog, and a mystery substance. Which is which, and what is that weird mystery substance? (The weird substance is a little confusing becau...

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