Queensbury Glens Falls area nature preserves
October 25, 202 - RUSH POND WAY. Walked to the pond (nice pond but sights and sounds of highway) then south to a wetland (much quieter). 1.7 hours. Quite a few walkers and bikers. Not a cloud in the sky, temp in the 60s - I can get used to this. Day 9 of no precipitation. May 12, 2026 - Leon M Steves Big Bay & Hudson Pointe Nature Preserves hike, in Queensbury, <2 miles outside the Adirondack Park. Mostly sunny, 60°F. No bad bugs. Saw 10 other people, half were fishing on the green trail. 1 car in the Steves parking lot when I got there, 2 when I left. Yellow to Red trails. Lots of violets. L across Clendon Brook bridge & into Hudson Pointe blue trail. L on green trail which goes along the Hudson River. Boardwalk, & bridge crosses a cove. The river is wide here, hence Big Bay. No boats. R on Red & Yellow trails to loop back to Steves. Yellow with overlook thru the trees. Lots of flat, but moderately steep when transitioning from lower trails to upper. Mostly qu...