Duck Pond

This guy is petitioning to Mohonk Preserve for a name change:

Brynne and I made a return trip to Duck Pond (part of Mohonk Preserve) and took Andy and Catrina for their first trip there. It is a LONG walk up to the pond but well worth it. Along the trail, we saw some ruins that we hadn't gotten to go into when we were on the class trip. With Daddy... everything is fair game! We then splashed in a small stream before reaching the pond where the girls (and daddy) enjoyed exploring and seeing TONS of cool wildlife.

Yes, we saw this guy:

The photo geek in me had to get this reflection:

We saw some fall color starting to peek through: