Fort Tilden Hike, 10/29/2006

Ten of us met in the late morning near the Rockaway Artist’s Alliance building. While waiting for latecomers, we checked out the outdoor sculptures on display outside the building and explored an old military repair shop.

Just after 11, we started out and walked to Battery Harris East. The Battery is an old camouflaged bunker that once contained huge guns used to protect New York’s harbor. From the top of the bunker, we were able to see New Jersey, Staten Island, Brooklyn and the Manhattan skyline.

Then we continued walking, both on the beach and on sandy trail, stopping briefly for lunch. It was very windy, and the wind churned the water in the ocean. My face was sandblasted a couple of times when I turned in the wrong directon on the beach.

The walk finished around 2 PM and we drove to Belle Harbor where some of us shared a meal.

David Levner