For those who enjoy the remote . . . . nearby in New York and Michigan ... Kaaterskill . . . Cathead Bay . . . . Sleeping Bear . . . . weather
-- posted by Barbara
- Cathead Bay ~ on L. Michigan: This beach and two islands - north and south Manitou Islands is near the Sleeping Bear dunes on the eastern shore of L. Michigan just west of Traverse City, near Northport. Campgrounds: LeeLanau State Park.
- Mashomack Preserve, Shelter Island: 2,000 acres in the southeastern part of the island run by the Nature Conservancy - about as remote as you can get on Long Island. There are 11 miles of hiking trails that run through the oak woodlands, marshes, ponds, and creeks . . . . osprey, ibis, foxes, harbor seals, and terrapins.
- Kaaterskill in the Hudson River Valley: . . . Hudson Highlands State Park near Cold Spring has trails, Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks, some following a section of the Appalachian Trail. Catskill Region: some of the most scenic hiking in NYS ~ three dozen peaks above 3,500 ft.; - 6,000-acre Mohonk Preserve, part of the Shawangunk Mountains - 60 miles of trails; Minnewaska State Park Preserve - 12,000 acres - 30 miles of footpaths and carriageways.
- Adirondacks: A very pure place in the world . . . including Black Mountain, an 8.5-mile round-trip with a 1,100-foot vertical rise; Bald Mountain, east of Old Forge, steep shorter; Cascade Lake, just north of Eagle Bay - easy 5-mile walk to the lake that takes you past a waterfall. NY's highest peak - Mount Marcy [5,344 ft.] - take the Range Trail - fewer people and better views along the way; asier hike - High Falls Gorge along the Ausable River and past waterfalls.
- Letchworth State Park: 400-foot-deep gorge cut by the Genesee River; the seven-mile Gorge Trail.
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