ABOUT THE PARK:
Lord Stirling Park - Somerset Country Park Commission (check web site for trail closure dates)
NO DOGS ALLOWED
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.695239, -74.520271
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TRAIL MAP:
Lord Stirling Park Trail Map - Somerset County Park Commission
Lord Stirling Park, NJ at EveryTrail
HIKE DISTANCE: 6.4 miles
THE HIKE:
The trails start to the right of the Environmental Education Center; I headed right to start and returned from the left. |
A trail register and maps a short distance ahead to the right. |
Singing with a beak full of food. |
Branta Pond |
Red Trail |
Most intersections have a map showing where you are so it's hard to get lost, |
Mourning Dove |
Esox Pond |
Yellow Trail |
Passaic River |
Somebody made a nice hole in a dead tree for a nest but can't see very far into it. |
East Observation Tower |
Passaic River from the East Observation Tower |
He landed on my top! |
It's not every day you see an emergency call box on a trail. |
Some lingering fall foliage, |
Three miles of boardwalk through the park. |
Hairy Woodpecker |
Hawk |
The Dance Floor |
Boondocks Boardwalk |
Northern Flicker |
The part of the boardwalk that skirts La Plus Grande is currently closed. |
A trail through the woods detours around. |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
Dark-eyed Junco |
Blue Jay |
The Great Swamp Oak |
Lots ... |
... of geese ... |
... and airplanes ... |
... flying ... |
... over. |
West Observation Tower |
Grasshopper |
Remember all of those geese flying over earlier? |
Their layover spot. |
Back at the Environmental Education Center |
Absolutely beautiful. You're a great photographer!
ReplyDeleteThank you! But I honestly can't take credit for it - out of 300 pictures per hike a few are bound to turn out :)
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Great pictures! How is Shawnee? I hope she's getting well. Thanks for Sharing! Joanne
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joanne! She is doing better every day. She went for a walk to the end of the block and back yesterday without me holding the handle of her harness (http://youtu.be/rak-Ws2eqWk) versus 6 days ago when she needed help getting out of bed (http://youtu.be/XIao6YW2XhE). This morning for the first time she stood to eat her breakfast where she had been eating in her bed with me holding her bowl. It is slow going but at least heading in the right direction :)
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