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Visited a local DEC wildlife area close to our home ... on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Loop trail around the marsh through the forest with some long bridges across portions of the marsh.
![DSCN8151.JPG DSCN8151.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65272-43977d3cbed34a45335dfc4807baa029.jpg)
trail head sign
![DSCN8094.JPG DSCN8094.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65273-3768c4fbc174f6cb960bdc95a3a0deeb.jpg)
First view of the marsh ...
![DSCN8091.JPG DSCN8091.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65274-e8177903827b75a3959d89e10b1a9616.jpg)
periscope in the marsh grasses ... definitely kept his eye on me until I went back into the woods and the trail
![DSCN8096.JPG DSCN8096.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65275-e9737378d1007cce008d422d0c6fe582.jpg)
wild iris
![fullsizeoutput_27f9.jpeg fullsizeoutput_27f9.jpeg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65276-18c1cf5ebaec0d57aa5a67f4dc0c90ff.jpg)
one of the bridges across a portion of the marsh
![DSCN8101.JPG DSCN8101.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65277-1b6f9421fd7fd0ffbd4b1b90f8920d19.jpg)
view from the bridge ...
![DSCN8114.JPG DSCN8114.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65278-92d94c31225ac2a44d7b68db2457ea81.jpg)
looking up through the trees along the trail ...
![DSCN8118.JPG DSCN8118.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65279-f6ca6d222bbfe2fc6b3ad86d2c130a8a.jpg)
another view of the marsh ... you can see a portion of one bridge on the far right and the other bridge center left in the distance.
![DSCN8126.JPG DSCN8126.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65280-68bcacee3427bd00d87399743f335321.jpg)
beaver "house" ... not sure if it's inhabited any longer as I didn't see any recent activity anywhere around the marsh ...
![DSCN8134.JPG DSCN8134.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65281-79968d1955d64a1f4f106d6df79778da.jpg)
soaking up the warm sun ...
![DSCN8143.JPG DSCN8143.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65282-70cd8a08a2495d2477a3bd198f4fdca0.jpg)
![DSCN8146.JPG DSCN8146.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65283-2358539fbaaad10a66805386bb014678.jpg)
view from the second bridge ...
![DSCN8148.JPG DSCN8148.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65284-e67b0eca6d46fade1513ba934e04034d.jpg)
one the many bullfrogs in the marsh ...
![DSCN8083.JPG DSCN8083.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65285-6b22293ad788e4b5be35ca0867ecc82e.jpg)
last season's cattail ...
![DSCN8086.JPG DSCN8086.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65286-72a7b2967d8cbb0af15033b79085037f.jpg)
It was a nice relaxing afternoon hike around the marsh ... hiked maybe 2.5 miles all told. Quite different than the 10+ miles we had walked the day before in NYC.
![DSCN8151.JPG DSCN8151.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65272-43977d3cbed34a45335dfc4807baa029.jpg)
trail head sign
![DSCN8094.JPG DSCN8094.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65273-3768c4fbc174f6cb960bdc95a3a0deeb.jpg)
First view of the marsh ...
![DSCN8091.JPG DSCN8091.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65274-e8177903827b75a3959d89e10b1a9616.jpg)
periscope in the marsh grasses ... definitely kept his eye on me until I went back into the woods and the trail
![DSCN8096.JPG DSCN8096.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65275-e9737378d1007cce008d422d0c6fe582.jpg)
wild iris
![fullsizeoutput_27f9.jpeg fullsizeoutput_27f9.jpeg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65276-18c1cf5ebaec0d57aa5a67f4dc0c90ff.jpg)
one of the bridges across a portion of the marsh
![DSCN8101.JPG DSCN8101.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65277-1b6f9421fd7fd0ffbd4b1b90f8920d19.jpg)
view from the bridge ...
![DSCN8114.JPG DSCN8114.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65278-92d94c31225ac2a44d7b68db2457ea81.jpg)
looking up through the trees along the trail ...
![DSCN8118.JPG DSCN8118.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65279-f6ca6d222bbfe2fc6b3ad86d2c130a8a.jpg)
another view of the marsh ... you can see a portion of one bridge on the far right and the other bridge center left in the distance.
![DSCN8126.JPG DSCN8126.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65280-68bcacee3427bd00d87399743f335321.jpg)
beaver "house" ... not sure if it's inhabited any longer as I didn't see any recent activity anywhere around the marsh ...
![DSCN8134.JPG DSCN8134.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65281-79968d1955d64a1f4f106d6df79778da.jpg)
soaking up the warm sun ...
![DSCN8143.JPG DSCN8143.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65282-70cd8a08a2495d2477a3bd198f4fdca0.jpg)
![DSCN8146.JPG DSCN8146.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65283-2358539fbaaad10a66805386bb014678.jpg)
view from the second bridge ...
![DSCN8148.JPG DSCN8148.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65284-e67b0eca6d46fade1513ba934e04034d.jpg)
one the many bullfrogs in the marsh ...
![DSCN8083.JPG DSCN8083.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65285-6b22293ad788e4b5be35ca0867ecc82e.jpg)
last season's cattail ...
![DSCN8086.JPG DSCN8086.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/65/65286-72a7b2967d8cbb0af15033b79085037f.jpg)
It was a nice relaxing afternoon hike around the marsh ... hiked maybe 2.5 miles all told. Quite different than the 10+ miles we had walked the day before in NYC.