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Took a walk yesterday, sightseeing in the Huyck Preserve in Rensselaerville, NY, where I hadn't been before. (You could say that I went Huycking.) Put in 11¼ miles on mostly easy trails. Got to gawk at Rensselaerville Falls:


Rensselaerville Falls by ke9tv, on Flickr

Rensselaerville Falls by ke9tv, on Flickr

Rensselaerville Falls by ke9tv, on Flickr

walk around Myosotis Lake:


Huyck Preserve swimming beach by ke9tv, on Flickr

curse the mud and blowdown,


Washed-out trail by ke9tv, on Flickr

and get up close and personal with a beaver.

(Warning: Wet beaver shots!)

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Castor canadensis by ke9tv, on Flickr

Castor canadensis by ke9tv, on Flickr
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Lots more pictures in my Flickr album.