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Category Archives: The Small Falls
You can have an epiphany on the red trail
August 15, 2012: I didn’t have an epiphany but I was there for the light show. I’ve been hiking – the waterfall loop, down to Sergeant’s Falls, to the “Ems.” Here’s a little loop that I like that goes up … Continue reading
This is the spot
June 22, 2012: Because of the new Gregg Road trailhead I’ve been exploring the lower (northeastern) end of the preserve. I’m interested in the names of things at the preserve and Steve Feeney, a Schenectady County planner, told me that … Continue reading
Skeeter hollow
June 2, 2012: Attentive hiker Ian Miller posted me about a mistake on the map. A yellow spur from the north rim trail was in the wrong spot. I went over there this morning with the Garmin and found that … Continue reading
mud-luscious, puddle-wonderful
May 3, 2012: The goatfooted baloonman arrived too early for eddieandbill or bettyandisbel, they’ll be along later I guess, or not. Poking around Miller falls today, and the bunch of little brooklets and arroyos that feed into it. ***Below the … Continue reading
Miller Falls
April 25, 2012: Back in February Ian Miller commented that he had seen a fourth big falls – 15 to 20 feet he said. Today I wasn’t looking for it, but there it was, and I’d say that it’s more … Continue reading
Tiny falls off the blue trail
January 30, 2012: No one ever hikes the same trail twice. —Heraclitus c. 500 bce
Icy trails
January 25, 2012: Hiked the 3falls loop backwards, starting out on the blue trail from the Mariaville Road trailhead. Checked out some favorite places near the blue trail, a glade at the top of the upper falls, and a tiny … Continue reading
Long Loop with Bush Whack
October 6, 2011: I started out wanting to hike the outside perimeter but ended up cutting off the horse’s nose on unmarked trails and then bushwhacking across to the orange trail on the south rim because it was a shortcut. … Continue reading
Paradise Glen loop
August 25, 2011: Paradise Glen is my name for this lovely spot, but now I suspect the real name is Sergeant’s falls. Click the picture, just look at this place! I got the name “Sergeant’s Falls” from Catherine Kielb’s 2008 … Continue reading
Cascade loop
July 7, 2011: I walked the south rim from the Coplon Road trailhead all the way to the easternmost point of the preserve, the NYS Thruway. Then I hiked back up the creek bed to the stone wall and up … Continue reading
