The day didn't look very promising at the beginning with light rain as we left Fishkill but we headed for James Baird Park anyway. There were 13 of us who braved the drizzle [12 of us began together and John, who arrived a little late, did his own walk and joined us for brunch after].
We're very fortunate to have Rich who is a living atlas of area trails [well, except for Mt. Taurus which was new to him]. So whenever he walks with us, we're happy to follow his direction; and he didn't fail us on this day. In the past, we've walked mostly on the paved road; but today Rich led us through the woods on several different trails and it was excellent.
It did become a little humid as we walked but we managed and, thankfully, the rain stayed away. The afternoon was quite nice. After, there were 8 of us for brunch at the Daily Planet, one of our favorite places to dine.
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| day lily near trail entrance |
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| we took the trail to the right of this water tower |
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| waiting patiently for the photographer to do her thing |
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| one of several fungi we spotted this day |
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| never saw one like this before |
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| this one is a little more common |
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| a view of the trail |
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| the group posed for a picture |
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| pretty ferns along the way |
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| another fungi I'd never seen before |
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| Rich told us about a trail where many people had placed stones on a fallen tree so, of course, we had to start with this tree |
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| it's amazing how many stone walls we find on the trails we walk |
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| another trail scene |
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| we encountered several muddy spots |
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| pretty woods |
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| just walking along the trail |
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| tree burl |
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| another mushroom |
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| view from one of the bridges |
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| this bridge was in pretty bad shape |
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| a different mushroom view |
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| we walked a bit on the pavement and then took this last downhill thru the woods to the parking area |
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| this one is out of place and should be before the rock picture |
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