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Some nature pics from a recent visit to Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY. #NewYork #NewPaltz #mohonk #nature #insects #spiders #blog #blogging #macrophotography #travel https://colinpurrington.com/2025/07/june-trip-to-lake-mohonk/

View of Mohonk Mountain House from my visit in June. Took nature pics, braved rock scrambles, and ate really, really well. Weather was absolutely perfect. #NewPaltz #NewYork #mohonk #travel #hotel

Excellent signage at the towel hut at Lake Mohonk. There's a healthy population of eastern newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) at the beachfront and kids love to capture them in their buckets. #NewYork #NewPaltz #mohonk #lakes #art #salamanders #newts #nature

If you visit Mohonk Mountain House right now you'll notice that dozens of large trees surrounding Lake Mohonk have been cut down, presumably to provide a better view of the iconic summer houses from the hotel. The clearcutting is a jarring change for regulars but what I found super annoying is the text on the signs they've situated near all the stumps: "reforestation in progress please stay on marked path." Reforestation?? #NewPaltz #NewYork #trees #forest #logging #gazebos #mohonk

Raccoon skulking away from the dining room at Mohonk Mountain House. Given the high-quality trash that is available it is likely barely able to walk. #NewYork #NewPaltz #food #restaurant #trash #raccoon #procyon #mohonk #mammal

Not something I was expecting to see at the usually serene Mohonk Mountain House. Is that a Chinook? #NewYork #NewPaltz #helicopter #military #mohonk

Got in an early morning hike around Lake Mohonk before the rain came. #NewPaltz #NewYork #mohonk #shawangunk #lake #boats

Insect hotel at Mohonk Mountain House. Quite a nice selection of nesting tubes. #bees #wasps #insects #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #entomology #nature #pollinators #mohonk #hydrangea

Nothing disrupts mindfulness faster than a QR code. #mohonk #NewPaltz #nature #mindfulness

Spent the weekend at Mohonk Mountain House near New Paltz, NY, for a wedding. No bear sightings this time but I did find a planarium. #mohonk #NewPaltz #LakeMohonk #shawangunks