The view from Huckleberry Point in the Platte Clove Preserve just before the rainstorm. Saturday June 17th
…and along the Harlem Valley Rail Trail Sunday June 18th.
The weekend
…and along the Harlem Valley Rail Trail Sunday June 18th.
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