WNJ Book Reader's Adventure of the Week: Palisades Interstate Park
The jagged cliffs of the Palisades are the result of cooled magma rock
flowing from a massive volcano 200-millon years ago.
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Our first photo feature examines Palisades Interstate Park, the volcanic cliffs that rise straight up from the banks of the Hudson River on the New Jersey-New York border. Dana Patterson of Edison, New Jersey, shares her photos from a recent visit. The Palisades are covered in detail in Chapter 5 of the Wild New Jersey book.
"These ruins and the departed raven have me expecting Vincent Price to appear at any moment, costumed in gothic splendor." -David Wheeler, Wild New Jersey: Nature Adventures in the Garden State
Palisades Interstate Park is home to over 100,000 acres of cliffs, forest and rocky riverfront shore.
A panoramic view of the Tappen Zee bridge from the 500-foot vista along the steep stone stair case.
Breath-taking waterfall at the boundary of the Peanut Leap Cascade Trail.
Remnants of a century-old stone-walled bathhouse.
Astonishing view of New York City from the State Line Lookout area.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 2/21/2012 2:00 PM 
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Categories: Wild New Jersey book:WNJ Book Reader's Adventure of the Week
Tags: Wild New Jersey Nature Adventures in the Garden State wildnewjersey tv palisades interstate park
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