A Walk & A Hike in Galway, New York

Eric and I walk to the Galway Nature Preserve, about a mile and a half from our campsite in McConchies Heritage Family Acres.

Eric & I pass overgrown fields as

we walk along McConchie Road.

Excalibur!

A selfie at the Nature

Preserve sign.

Eric poses for me at the map
of the Preserve.







We will walk the .7 mile Yellow Trail.

We watch out for tree roots.

Eric sits on the bench &
scans...

... the pond  for signs of fish

or turtles.

Nothing surfaced during our time watching the pond.

A bridge crosses a 

wet area.

Eric calls the jungle's animals

before swinging away on

a vine.

Small white flowers rise out

of the shaded ground cover.

Nature's artwork is on

display.

A dumpsite was left untouched
to educate visitors about the
common practice of creating
trash piles on old farms.

The stone wall is another reminder

of the Preserve's previous life

as a farm.

Eric on a bridge across a
dry creek bed.

There hasn't been any rain
in several weeks & the
area is drying up.

Tree trunks were felled across

this section of the trail to

create a steady walkway.

During Colonial Times this was a common road building method.  Traveling in a wagon or carriage was a bone-jarring experience for drivers and their passengers.

After returning to the trailhead, Eric and I retrace our steps to our campsite at McConchie's Heritage Heritage Acres Campground.  Our round trip is just over four miles.