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  • Manhattan has its own mountain bike trails located on the rocky cliffs of Highbridge Park overlooking the Harlem River. The NYC Parks Department created these trails in conjunction the the New York City Mountain Bike Association.

    Highbridge Mountain Biking Trail

    Posted on March 22, 2011 | No Comments
    Manhattan has its own mountain bike trails located on the rocky cliffs of Highbridge Park overlooking the Harlem River. The NYC Parks Department created these trails in conjunction the the New York City Mountain Bike Association.

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  • On Saturday I went on a Geology Tour of Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan. Urban Park Ranger Jerry Seigler highlighted rock formations, the impact of the last ice age, glacial striations, rock caves, erratics, glacial potholes and surviving caves.

    Geology Tour of Inwood Hill Park

    Posted on March 7, 2011 | 1 Comment
    On Saturday I went on a Geology Tour of Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan. Urban Park Ranger Jerry Seigler highlighted rock formations, the impact of the last ice age, glacial striations, rock caves, erratics, glacial potholes and surviving caves.

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