Tag: nature
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A walk by the Wallkill
The Wallkill flows north and it flows slowly and crooked but this time of year it does not seem to be flowing at all. This river is old, they say many mastodon bones have been uncovered along its banks. What that means for sure is this river has been here longer than we can officially…
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A walk in the woods (shaupeneak ridge)
At the foot of Shaupeneak Ridge, before the climb begins, there is a field that rolls out like a great green sigh. Not flat, not orderly, but rumpled with small hills and dips as if the earth once shifted. Here where the ticks dance in the tall grass, before the trees gather to form the…
Pilgrims Ponder 