Watch your step

It's hard to believe this is 10 minutes away from the middle of the city. Moccasin Kill Preserve. The drop on the left is about 200 feet, give or take a few. There seem to be precious few places left where one can actually face nature without a guard rail in sight.

Fern and stone

Taken at the Moccasin Kill preserve. It's not easy to find a fern this green so late in the season. It was a glorious day for a walk and I was happy to see this spot of green.

Moccasin Kill Preserve

The Nature Conservancy has a sanctuary off of Crawford Rd in Schenectady County. Technically, I think it's in Rotterdam Junction, but it's a very nice place to go on a beautiful autumn day. The leaves haven't peaked here yet, but they're on their way.


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This is a terrain map showing the area. It's south of Crawford Rd. There's a small parking area at about 950 feet altitude. Small means two friendly cars can simultaneously park. The trail has red markers and crosses the Moccasin Kill several times. Vertical change is a little over a hundred feet. There's a map at the trail head.