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​​North Beacon Mountain Hike: A Trail Full of Surprises! 🦎🍄​​

📍 ​​North Beacon Mountain & Reservoir Loop​​ (Beacon, NY) 🚆 ​​1.5hrs from NYC​​ (Metro-North to Beacon station) This ​​3.5-mile loop​​ served up ​​steep climbs, wild critters, and quirky flora​​—here’s the play-by-play from my adventure: 🌿 ​​Trailside Encounters​​ 🦋 ​​"Poison Mimic" Butterfly​​ A ​​glossy blue-black beauty​​ (Red-spotted Purple) faking toxicity to scare predators. 🦎 ​​Tiny Orange Daredevil​​ A ​​neon-red salamander​​ (Red Eft!)—its color screams "Don’t eat me!" 🌸 ​​Ghostly "Bell Flowers"​​ ​​Bladder Campion​​—delicate white blooms clinging to ​​abandoned railroad walls​​. 🍄 ​​Mossy Mushroom Surprise​​ ​​Ruby-red Russula mushrooms​​ (likely non-deadly, but don’t test it). 🥾 ​​Hike Deets​​ ​​Length​​: 3.5 miles (5.6km) ​​Difficulty​​: ​​Moderate-to-hard​​ (slippery inclines—grippy shoes a must!) ​​Post-hike reward​​: ​​Beacon’s cute main street​​ (shops > Cold Spring’s, IMO). 💡 ​​Pro Tips​​ ✔️ ​​Go weekdays​​ for solitude + critter sightings. ✔️ ​​Pack snacks​​—no stores mid-hike. ✔️ ​​Train hack​​: Metro-North’s ​​$1 beers​​ on weekend rides back! ​​Ever spotted something wild on a hike?​​ Share your trail tales below! 👇 #NYCHikes #HudsonValley #NatureWins

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​​North Beacon Mountain Hike: A Trail Full of Surprises! 🦎🍄​​

📍 ​​North Beacon Mountain & Reservoir Loop​​ (Beacon, NY) 🚆 ​​1.5hrs from NYC​​ (Metro-North to Beacon station) This ​​3.5-mile loop​​ served up ​​steep climbs, wild critters, and quirky flora​​—here’s the play-by-play from my adventure: 🌿 ​​Trailside Encounters​​ 🦋 ​​"Poison Mimic" Butterfly​​ A ​​glossy blue-black beauty​​ (Red-spotted Purple) faking toxicity to scare predators. 🦎 ​​Tiny Orange Daredevil​​ A ​​neon-red salamander​​ (Red Eft!)—its color screams "Don’t eat me!" 🌸 ​​Ghostly "Bell Flowers"​​ ​​Bladder Campion​​—delicate white blooms clinging to ​​abandoned railroad walls​​. 🍄 ​​Mossy Mushroom Surprise​​ ​​Ruby-red Russula mushrooms​​ (likely non-deadly, but don’t test it). 🥾 ​​Hike Deets​​ ​​Length​​: 3.5 miles (5.6km) ​​Difficulty​​: ​​Moderate-to-hard​​ (slippery inclines—grippy shoes a must!) ​​Post-hike reward​​: ​​Beacon’s cute main street​​ (shops > Cold Spring’s, IMO). 💡 ​​Pro Tips​​ ✔️ ​​Go weekdays​​ for solitude + critter sightings. ✔️ ​​Pack snacks​​—no stores mid-hike. ✔️ ​​Train hack​​: Metro-North’s ​​$1 beers​​ on weekend rides back! ​​Ever spotted something wild on a hike?​​ Share your trail tales below! 👇 #NYCHikes #HudsonValley #NatureWins

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