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A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
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April 19, 2020
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday, I wrote:
This tree on the Yellow Trail toward the High Mountain Summit appears to have been deliberately bent at two right angles. Does anyone know what gives?
Deedee Burnside to the rescue:
Indian Trail Tree!
More on these trees here. (My guess is this one might have been done by a latterday trailblazer…)
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My guess is that it broke but was still alive and then a new branch grew up from it.
Mike
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My guess is that it broke but was still alive and then a new branch grew up from it.
Mike