Take the Taconic north. You'll see a sign for Clarence Fahnestock State Park. Get off at the next exit. Drive West until you see cars parked on both sides of the road. Park your car on the side of the road behind the other cars. Cross the road and see a trail head on the south side of the road. Follow the red trail markers on the trees. This will take you deep into the forest. Now, with the leaves off the trees and the floor covered with pale tan oak, beech, maple leaves, you get the feeling of walking on a carpet of gold.
You won't see other people. It'll be you and the forest and the trees and the gentle hills and the sunlight coming through. You'll come to a wide carriage trail, also blanketed with the leaves of the forest. Take a right and follow the carriage trail until you see yellow markers on the trees. Follow the yellow trail until it takes you high above a blue lake. Sit on a rock, look at the sun reflecting off the water and there's no other place you would rather be.
The beauty of the Forest reaches deep into one's soul.
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