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Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
The Appalachian Trail branches off the wide blue trail.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
Ferns seen alongside the trail.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
Rock tripe, a species of lichen, grows on the boulders lining parts of the trail.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
Ascending the trail across large slabs of rock.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
The Morgan Stewart Trail Shelter offers a free library, picnic table, fire pit, privy, and potable water to hikers.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
A large fire pit to warm weary hikers.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
Distances along the Appalachian Trail, both north and south of the shelter.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
An oil painting adorns the inside wall of the shelter.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
The Catskills seen in the distance.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
The view just past the wooded summit of Mount Egbert.
Nicki Csenge
Photo Date:
01/28/2018
The Hudson Highlands rise up from the valley below.