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Tarrytown Lakes Park (7/13/26)

This place is crazy with trails, and we are loving it! Today, we walked about 30 minutes northeast of the house to Tarrytown Lakes Park to walk some trails there.

This nearby park is Neparan Park, where there was a sign
noting that it is on the former site of the Mott House Hotel, 1860-1910.
We passed this house with a cool looking bridge
connecting the house to the sidewalk.
There are so many flowers around,
which I have neglected to capture,
but these bright ones caught my eye.
This is a small pollinator garden in a triangular median
separating a few roads.

Tarrytown Lakes Park is a72 acre park in Tarrytown featuring two man-made reservoirs which were the village’s drinking supply until 1993. Today, it’s a recreational area with paths for hiking/biking/running plus opportunities for canoeing/kayaking and fishing.

The map we used for hiking. We started at the parking area
and went east on the red trail along the upper and lower lakes before going to a parking area (off the map)
for the Westchester County Path and then returning.
View of the Upper Lake from the parking area
Heading out on the red trail
Following the red markers through the woods around the lakes
Another view of the Upper Lake
A trail marker in a clearing near a trailhead
on the road between the two lakes
The Lower Lake
Some interesting looking fungi
A shaded spot to sit a spell
The paved Westchester County Path
Near where we turned around to head back.
One of the old waterworks structures that remain on the lakes.
Looking back up the Lower Lake
as we headed back to the start and then into downtown

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