After a month of warm temperatures today's weather was more seasonal. The afternoon temps were in the low 40's. Pretty comfortable for a walk in the woods.

The eastern section of Willowdale State Forest consists of forested glacial hills and eskers with numerous wetlands. The marshes are characterized by open water and are a prime habitat for waterfowl. Intermixed with the marshes are swamps which are somewhat drier and can therefore support woody shrubs.

The recent Nor-easter caused extensive damage in these woods. This forest is primarily White Pine. These trees are shallow-rooted so they often don't withstand the heavy winds we had a couple of weeks ago. There were hundreds of very large pine trees down, many across the trails.

Today there were DCR personnel clearing up the trails. As we walked we found evidence of the chainsaw work that was underway.

Seven plus miles of walking for Triple-E today! She got a multi course meal on the way home after that feat!