Central Park Outing with Matt Hill November 15, 2018

Date: Thursday, November 15th (afternoon/evening)Location: New York City, Central ParkSubject: “Central Park at Night” workshop with Matt Hill.Meet: Corner of 110th St and Malcolm X Blvd at 3:30 pm (sunset at 4:38 pm)Note: there is a fee of $30 for this workshop.Leader: Harvey Kopel, 212-662-5272, harvey@kopel.us

Date change for Shawangunk Sam’s Point outing

Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2018Location: The Shawangunks (Sam’s Point Preserve or other location)Photograph: Panoramic high vistas, dwarf pine forest, rocky trailsHike: Stony trails, wet rocks, for two miles or so, some uphillAdditional information: Plan for cool fall weather, bring hiking boots, lunch, snacks, & waterNYC Start: 8:30 am, long day, dinner afterward.NYC Return: 10:30—11:00 pmLeader:Continue reading “Date change for Shawangunk Sam’s Point outing”

Field trip to Wave Hill June 15, 2016

The North American Nature Photographers Association or NANPA has declared June 15 “Nature Photography Day”.  In honor of this the Sierra Club Photography Committee is having a field trip to Wave Hill.  We will meet at 10:00 and drive there.  You can also get there by train or subway and Wave Hill furnishes a shuttleContinue reading “Field trip to Wave Hill June 15, 2016”

Harriman State Park, NY: Lake Nawahunta

The Fahnestock outing participants, still in search for even richer fall colors, decided to drive south to Harriman State Park. There, they were rewarded with a blazing autumn display around Lake Nawahunta. Yellow everywhere, in the trees, at one’s feet and reflected in the lake. Phragmites marshes beckoned through the woods. The late afternoon lightContinue reading “Harriman State Park, NY: Lake Nawahunta”

Clarence Fahnestock State Park, NY

Photo outing participants sought peak autumn foliage in Fahnestock State Park. First they visited Jordan Pond near a farm on Glynnwood Road. Then they explored Sunken Mine Road, an unpaved woodsy route passing by colorful ponds, marshes and streams. Photographers: Linda Calvet, Louise Luger and Charles Dexter (NOTICE: All photography in this gallery is copyrightedContinue reading “Clarence Fahnestock State Park, NY”

Bushkill Falls Park, PA

Photo outing participants visited Bushkill Falls, a private park in the Delaware Water Gap region of Pennsylvania. Its trails lead through the woods to waterfalls, streams and a pond. Autumn colors adorned the waterfalls and created reflections in the water. Photographers: Linda Calvet, Bill Frick, Steve Feingold, Valerie Mayers and Charles Dexter (NOTICE: All photographyContinue reading “Bushkill Falls Park, PA”