Pocantico park is the largest park in Briarcliff Manor. This 70.9-acre site was acquired in 1948 and added to in 1963, 1964 and 1967. The park abuts the Pocantico River and is home to a large number of animals found in the region including the white tail deer. Some hiking trails are marked.

I’ve lived in Briarcliff Manor for 23 years and I can’t believe that I didn’t know that this park existed. It’s about an hours walk from my house. It’s a decent enough park to take the dog for a hour, hour and a half walk. When I went it had a few interesting fungi, and a couple of interesting rock foundations, but other than that there’s nothing particularly interesting to see.

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II

Of late I’ve been quite bored with woodland photography. So I’ve been taking pictures around my neighborhood, of old buildings, in NY City etc. A while back, however I felt like going into the woods again. So I took the dog for a walk in nearby Hardscrabble Wilderness Area and we ended up walking over four hours. Later that day I could barely move. Harley was ready for another walk.

Stepping stones over a muddy area.

Dead, downed tree. The branches on the left made me think of a dancing figure.

Wooden bridge over a small stream.

The usual stone walls.

More stone walls.

Downed trees.

Shattered tree trunk.

Rock patterns.

Interesting tree.

Another interesting tree.

I see a smiling face here.

Large rock formation.

The highest point on the trail.

Stone wall winding away into the distance.

Dead branch.

For a short distance the trail leaves the woodland and enters a meadow.

After a while walking in the woods you come to an open area around the power lines. There were a number of wild flowers.

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II