Andy Arthur.
Bennett Hill on Christmas Eve.
Snowshoeing on a very grey Christmas Eve on Clarksville's favorite peak.
December 24, 2009.
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On Christmas Eve I decided to go for a quick afternoon hike up Bennett Hill. I had gotten all my stuff together for Christmas Eve, and was on my way out to visit my parents at their house, so I thought it would be a nice time to go out for a hike up there. I didn't get to the trailhead until 3:15 PM, so things where a bit rushed and some of the pictures are fuzzy, but it still was pretty awesome.
I made it up to the top at 3 minutes until 4 PM. Here I am looking off the south-west opening almost due south in this picture.
South off Bennett Hill. This is right after you reach the peak of the mountain, on this Christmas Eve at around 4 PM.
Bennett Hill on December 24, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 400, Focal Length: 38mm.
I took the main trail up to the top and walked around the top on the yellow trail. Here is Meadowbrook Farm / Delaware Turnpike looking just out above Clarksville.
Meadow Brook Farms Through Trees in Winter.
Bennett Hill on December 24, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/100 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 400, EV +1/3, Focal Length: 117mm.
Here we are looking out the clearing on Bennett Hill out over Clarksville.
Clarksville.
Bennett Hill on December 24, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/100 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 400, EV +1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Walking along the top of Bennett Hill. It was an awful grey evening up on Bennett Hill on this Christmas Eve.
Along the Edge of Bennett Hill.
Bennett Hill on December 24, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/125 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 400, EV +2/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Looking out at Pinnacle Hill through the trees. You can't see this in the summer because the leaves on the trees block the views.
Pinnacle Hill Through the Trees. It really doesn't appear all that tall from atop Bennett Hill. Indeed, at around 1600 foot elevation, it's only 200 feet higher then the top of Bennett Hill.
Bennett Hill on December 24, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/160 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 400, Focal Length: 38mm.
I was quite happy to see the Bathtub Spring that was installed last year is still up and running, despite the cold. I wonder if it will ever get cold enough this winter to freeze, or if the tub will fill up with ice, and that will shut it off. I didn't try drinking from it this this time.
Bathtub Spring Still Works in the Winter. It's rapidly filling the tub with ice, but for now we still get water out of the spring.
Bennett Hill on December 24, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/25 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 400, EV +4/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Here is a map of the hike.
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“The policy of the state shall be to conserve and protect its natural resources and scenic beauty and encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural lands for the production of food and other agricultural products.”
— Article 14, Section 4 NY State Constitution