Andy Arthur.
Hiking at Thacher Park/OSI Parcel, Sept '09.
An early fall hike in wooded Thatcher Park/OSI Parcel with my dog...
September 20, 2009.
Related Fodder: A Hot and Humid Sunday at Thacher Park, Revisting High Point, Snowshoeing at Thatcher Park/OSI, Thatcher Park.
Related Maps: Thacher Park.
Related Photos: Berne, Knox, Thacher Park, Thompsons Lake.
Notes on the Re-Run for Monday, September 13th.
Two years ago, I went for a hike up at Thacher Park's OSI Parcel. As a kid, I never was a big fan of Thacher Park, but I've fallen in love with the more wild areas, where one can go up and explore for free. Manicured parks, roamed by jack-booted thugs, aren't my thing but the views from the OSI Parcel are amazing.
— Andy
I went out hiking with my dog on this Sunday afternoon. I parked at the Carrick Road Old Querry. There where several other cars parked there. Here is a map of the Thacher Park OSI Parcel with all of the many different trails that criss-cross these lands. You can click on this map to download it for printing.
OSI Parcel. The OSI Parcel in Thacher Park is a newer addition to the park, and is totally undeveloped wild lands that are either forest or former farm fields reverting back to woods.
Maps: Thacher Park on June 22, 2011. (N 42° 40' 38.5" W 74° 1' 57.58")
Click to Print and Save as an Adobe PDF.By September 20th, there where a few early signs of color, including this somewhat sickly looking Sugar Maple about a quarter mile from the query.
Color on Maples. Some maples, particularly those which are sickly, are starting to show color as the temperature gets a bit chilly at night.
Thacher Park on September 20, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1000 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 400, Focal Length: 38mm.
From High Point on the Thacher Park Cliff it was as clear out there as it gets in the summer.
East.
Thacher Park on September 20, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1600 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 400, Focal Length: 38mm.
With the cattle corn ready to harvest...
More Corn.
Thacher Park on September 20, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/800 sec, Aperature: f/7.1, ISO 400, Focal Length: 380mm.
A toad sat out sunning on the rocks of High Point.
Toad on Edge.
Thacher Park on September 20, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1600 sec, Aperature: f/6.3, ISO 400, Focal Length: 117mm.
As a horse show was going on down at the Altamont Fairgrounds.
Horse Show.
Thacher Park on September 20, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1000 sec, Aperature: f/3.6, ISO 80, Focal Length: 317mm.
And Albany sat in mild haze, below the Taconic Range, with Berlin Mountain towering above, from Hang Gliders Cliff.
Albany in July.
Thacher Park on July 18, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1600 sec, Aperature: f/6.3, ISO 400, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 238mm.
Looking at Horseshoe Clove and all that lies beyond in the distance. A little bit of fall color, but still a bit to go.
Clove and Beyond.
Thacher Park on September 20, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/4.0, ISO 80, Focal Length: 40mm.
Walking along the Yellow Trail out to Whipple Road. A few signs of color along here.
Filling in Meadow.
Thacher Park on September 20, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1250 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 400, Focal Length: 38mm.
The Yellow Trail is a snowmobile trail in the winter. This sign was installed by the local snowmobile club, and is kind of unusual for a hiking trail.
Twisty Trail. Hikers probably aren't concerned, but snowmobilers probably would be.
Thacher Park on September 20, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/160 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 400, EV +1/3, Focal Length: 128mm.
The Beaver Dam in the pond off the Red Trail from Whipple Road to Carrick Road.
Beaver Dam.
Thacher Park on September 20, 2009.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/5.0, ISO 400, Focal Length: 380mm.
... Thacher Park is not the Adirondacks or Green Mountains. It's not the most remote parcel in the world, but it is close to Albany, offers some excellent views of the escarpment, and if you explore the OSI parcel to the north of main portion of park, it's free to park and undeveloped and beautiful lands.
“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