11. Plotter Kill Preserve: Highland Trail 🏴🦖
Mariaville Rd, Rotterdam, NY 12306
Can’t refuse a trail named “Highland” implying elevated earth, and it’s reminiscent of the Sean Connery movie “Highlander” with its immortal tagline “There can be only One.”
Went off on a tangent when I veered onto the NY–NJ Long Path. 🤷
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1 - at this juncture, I proceeded left ⬅️
2 - here we go.... Godspeed 🤞
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7 - at this fork, I took the left path ⬅️
8 - NY–NJ Long Path (LP) - aqua, turquoise blaze marker
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20 - came out of the preserve
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25 - barn in the distance
26 - rustic charm: classic Gothic rainbow arch 🌈
27 - the clouds prepare for battle ⚔️....
28 - in the dark and brooding silence ☁️
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31 - ended up at this intersection
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34 - reentering the preserve
35 - encountered a pond
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37 - this time I went right ➡️
38 - steep incline ⬆️
39 - fungi
40 - holes in the tree trunk
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43 - N-X-H
44 - Rynex Creek
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