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Since April 2004, Ralph Ferrusi has been writing a weekly Hike of the Week column for the Poughkeepsie Journal, which appears in the paper each Thursday. Most of hikes are in Dutchess and Putnam Counties and in the Catskills. The hikes which are of the greatest interest to our readers are referenced below:
2006
- October 21, Mount Beacon is a unique destination
- October 22, Pawling Nature Reserve includes Appalachian Trail
2005
- January 6, Schunemunk Mountain, 1,664 feet, Orange County's highest point
- March 3, Canopus Lake: Cross country skiing
- March 10, AT Backcountry Cross Country Ski
- March 24, Baird Park Golf Course Cross Country Ski
- April 14, Family Hike to Hawk Rock on Tom Morgan Trail
- May 5, The Great Catskill Mountains Fire Tower Quest
- May 12, Overlook Mountain: Witness beauty of valley and beyond
- May 19, First down, then up: Mt. Tremper tower worth the climb
- May 26, Appalachian Trail: Shenandoah Mountain
- June 9, Snap to it! Turtle Walk at Boscobel is a fascinating stroll
- June 16, Balsam Lake Fire Tower: You can see for miles and miles
- June 23, Hunter Mountain Fire Tower
- June 30, Appalachian Trail to Nuclear Lake. Loop trail around the lake
- July 14, Jim's Walk, Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary
- August 4, Scenic Hudson's Gateway to Mount Beacon
- August 11, Wethersfield Garden features loads of breathtaking beauty
- August 18, Burger Hill: Panoramic views worth hoofing it up
- November 3, Breakneck Ridge trail is treacherous, magical
- November 10, The Blackhead Ridge
- November 17, Take a nice walk through history in Hyde Park
- April 22, Dennings Point
- April 29, Nuclear Lake/Appalachian Trail
- May 6, Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center
- May 13, Stormville and Hosner Mountains
- May 20, West Point Foundry Preserve
- May 27, Appalachian
Trail: Shenandoah Mountain
- June 3, Fahnestock Park: Pick a hike!
- June 10, Appalachian Trail, Part 1: An overview
- June 17, Appalachian Trail, Part 2: Through-hikers
- June 24, Appalachian Trail, Part 3: Morgan Stewart Shelter
- July 1, Appalachian Trail, Part 4: RPH Trail Shelter
- July 8, Chuang Yen Monastery, Meditation Walk
- July 22, Mystery Point/Manitou Point Preserve
- July 29, Cornish Estate
- August 5,
Esopus Meadows Point Preserve
- August 12, Hudson River Hike from Mills Mansion to Norrie Point
- August 19, Hike to the top of a New York state county
- September 2, Lane Loop
- September 9, Appalachian Trail: Schenandoah Mountain
- September 16, Schunemunk Mountain State Park
- September 23, Castle Point in Minnewaska State Park
- September 30, Camp Smith Trail
- October 21, Pick a trail or peak in the Catskill Mountains
- October 28, Slide Mountain: Catskills' highest peak
- November 4, Windham High Peak in the Catskills
- November 18, Ashokan High Point in the Catskills
- December 16, Holiday Hike to the Bear Mountain Inn
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