Mar 18, 2015
83 years ago, the New York Times printed Raymond Torrey’s description of the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail. Today, instead of a pretty stream at the Suffern end of the trail, there’s an interstate. The Palisades Parkway now cuts through the trail below...
Mar 1, 2015
Finding an 80-year-old Memorial to a Boy Scout, Chiseled Along the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail Gordon Wren, Director of the Rockland County Fire and Emergency Services, sent me the following story. I’ve never seen this memorial, but when the snow clears out,...
Feb 20, 2015
Leave Your Bear Anecdote in the Comment Section. Black bears are frequently seen in Harriman State Park, and in 2014, more sightings were occurring near the lean-to shelters. A 2013 study reported that there are at least 15 black bears living in the park.* If...
Jan 21, 2015
I’ve started training for the 220-mile hike in the High Sierras of California this summer. At my side (well, somewhere on the trail in front of me) is my little foster dog, Butter Cup. She’s a little thing at only 32 pounds. I’m not sure what...
