Along the Cliff Trail
Glad to have my External Hard Drive back, hooray! All it took was a new USB cord. Phew.
Sunday morning, Jack and I did a 2 hour hike at Clark Reservation in Jamesville. Cliff stayed home, not only because of the length but also because of the strenuous trails. A few are okay for older dogs, but most are pretty rugged- rooty, steep inclines, limestone steps and/or hills. Jack and I did the Cliff trail (gorgeous), looped down to the Lake Trail (wonderful), back up to the Cliff Trail, and then cut over to Big Buck Trail, then Mildred Faust back to the parking lot. By the time we were done, temps were in the mid-80′s with high humidity, and we were happy to go home and relax with Cliff. 
Jumping the limestone rocks along Cliff Trail...
Lake Trail, along the basin.
This is a great park for a nice long hike! I’m glad to say it didn’t close when Gov. Paterson was threatening to shut down a bunch of state parks earlier this summer. Clark Res is alive and kicking, with quite a few visitors I must say! $4 admission on the weekends, free during the week, with trail maps available at the kiosk.
Jen