Every year, the Mohonk Preserve partners with the Mohonk Mountain House to help with the hotel's event,
Hikers Holiday. For over 80 years, this program allows people from all over the country come to the Mountain House for a specific week in the spring and participate in organized, guided hiking all over the Shawangunk Ridge. This year's theme was: Earth, Wind, Fire. The Preserve will usually allow several staff to help lead/co-lead these organized hikes. I was asked to co-lead a hike out at Sam's Point Preserve. This hike was held on the 'Fire' day as the participants were able to see remnants of the fire that had come through last year. The participants were all very interesting and fun to be around. As we hiked around Lake Maratanza, I was able to get to know a bunch of them. Many of the participants had been participating in Hikers Holiday for over 10+ years. Crazy! It was a super hot day, so our hike only lasted half the day. But all in all, it was a great day to get out on the land!
TheChristyBel
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| Fire Scar on Right, Unburned Land on Left |
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| Burned Area Rejuvenation |
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Epicormic Sprouting
Pitch Pines will grow needles directly from the trunk to encourage rapid growth |
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| View of Lake Maratanza |
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| Summit Pose at Sam's Point with my co-leader, Michael Rider, Mohonk Mountain House Resident Naturalist |
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