Rockland

Iona Island and Rt 9W

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Iona Island – NYSDEC is next to Doodletown, New York – Wikipedia on Route 9w in Rockalnd County. We planned to stop there but the road out to the island was flooded that day. You can read more about it here: Iona Island (New York) – Wikipedia.

A tranquil landscape featuring a lake surrounded by distant hills under a cloudy sky, with trees lining the foreground.
9W 11/9/2025
A scenic view of a body of water surrounded by autumn foliage featuring vibrant orange and red leaves.
9W 11/9/2025
Curved road with a guardrail surrounded by trees showing autumn foliage under a cloudy sky.
9W 11/9/2025
A scenic view of a wooded area with bare trees and patches of colorful autumn foliage, including vibrant yellow leaves, against a backdrop of rolling hills and a cloudy sky.
Iona Island 11/9/2025
Informational map and sign for Jones Point Path at Bear Mountain State Park, detailing recreational activities, local history, and landmarks.
Iona Island 11/9/2025
A serene landscape featuring a marshy area surrounded by bare trees and distant mountains, under a cloudy sky.
Iona Island 11/9/2025

Piermont Pier

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A short walk on a long abandoned pier now used for recreation. Lamont Dohrety has a Hudson River Field Station | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at the end of the pier. Here’s some history about Piermont, New York – Wikipedia. I made a collage out of the many fish things on the poles.

A view of an abandoned pier extending into the Hudson River, surrounded by water and rocky shoreline, under a cloudy sky.
Piermont Pieer 10/5/2025
Informational display titled 'Major Events in the History of the Hudson Valley' featuring illustrations and text about the geological and ecological history of the Hudson Valley.
Piermont Pieer 10/5/2025
Signage featuring various fish species found in the Hudson River estuary, including bluefish, striped bass, and American eel, with illustrations and their scientific names.
Fish oif the Hudson River, Piermont Pieer 10/5/2025
Three small shorebirds standing on rocky shoreline near water.
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), Piermont Pieer 10/5/2025
Colorful fish-shaped signs attached to wooden posts near the Hudson River, with a view of trees and the water in the background.
Fishy things, Piermont Pieer 10/5/2025

Doodletown

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A trip with the Linnaean Society of NY to Doodletown, near Bear Mountain, Rockland, New York. Fascinating place: Doodletown, New York – Wikipedia

I have this book on the houses Doodletown: Hiking through history in a vanished hamlet on the Hudson by Elizabeth Stalter – 1996-06-07 (biblio.com)

Doodletown 5/14/2022
American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens), Doodletown 5/14/2022
American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) and Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Blue Violet (Viola sororia), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Beautiful Tiger Beetle (Cincindela formosa), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Autumn-Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), Doodletown 5/14/2022
LSNY group, Doodletown 5/14/2022
Doodletown 5/14/2022
Horse-chestnut Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Doodletown 5/14/2022
Dame’s Violet or Rocket (Hesperis matronalis), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Young leaves, Doodletown 5/14/2022
Young leaves, Doodletown 5/14/2022
Field Mustard (Brassica rapa), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Doodletown 5/14/2022
Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium fontanum), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis), Doodletown 5/14/2022