"Tick Park" is the unfortunate name I call a lovely park in Fort Lee, because I always forget it's real name and that's where the Little Avenger (LA) was attacked by a deer tick 2 years ago. But why let one teeny-tiny blood-thirsty deer tick ruin a good thing?
No, we've been back many times since- ticks be damned. And don't YOU let one (or a few hundred thousand) hungry ticks hiding in wait to drop down on your unsuspecting flesh and dig in with it's little pincers- yum, yum! discourage you from a visit to Tick Park, either. Just cover up and you'll be fine.
It's actual name is Ross Dock Picnic Area, and it's part of the Palisades Interstate Park system; the NJ section is a 12 mile-long stretch of scenic park areas sandwiched between the Palisades and the Hudson River. Ross Dock is near the bottom of this map:
It's close to Hoboken, about a 25-minute drive. If you are curious, I took these pics there today on this gorgeous day.
This trail runs the length of the Palisade Interstate Park parallel to the Hudson, and it's lovely and scenic but... LA's tick latched on somewhere along the trail (though she wandered off into the woods to admire some daffodils). Just take proper precautions and you won't meet one of these:
Isn't that disgusting?
If you DO meet up with one of these awful things, you probably won't notice it until it's dined on you for a few hours, at which time it will be engorged with your vital juices and large enough to see.
In which case, please take my advice: DO NOT try to pull it out yourself; hold a lit match to it and it will drop off.
See, isn't this blog useful? You can get practical information here about detaching engorged ticks, in addition to political satire featuring one.
So, don't be afraid to head on over because there's nothing to fear in Tick Park.
No, we've been back many times since- ticks be damned. And don't YOU let one (or a few hundred thousand) hungry ticks hiding in wait to drop down on your unsuspecting flesh and dig in with it's little pincers- yum, yum! discourage you from a visit to Tick Park, either. Just cover up and you'll be fine.
It's actual name is Ross Dock Picnic Area, and it's part of the Palisades Interstate Park system; the NJ section is a 12 mile-long stretch of scenic park areas sandwiched between the Palisades and the Hudson River. Ross Dock is near the bottom of this map:
It's close to Hoboken, about a 25-minute drive. If you are curious, I took these pics there today on this gorgeous day.
This trail runs the length of the Palisade Interstate Park parallel to the Hudson, and it's lovely and scenic but... LA's tick latched on somewhere along the trail (though she wandered off into the woods to admire some daffodils). Just take proper precautions and you won't meet one of these:
Isn't that disgusting?
If you DO meet up with one of these awful things, you probably won't notice it until it's dined on you for a few hours, at which time it will be engorged with your vital juices and large enough to see.
In which case, please take my advice: DO NOT try to pull it out yourself; hold a lit match to it and it will drop off.
See, isn't this blog useful? You can get practical information here about detaching engorged ticks, in addition to political satire featuring one.
So, don't be afraid to head on over because there's nothing to fear in Tick Park.
This park rocks! The water views rock! Even the rocks rock! What a nice stroll along the Hudson.
ReplyDeleteDon't miss out on "The Little Red Lighthouse" which can be easily seen under the George Washington Bridge.
Here's the Amazon link to the book about it:
http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/0152045716/mockerybird/ref=nosim
Thx, ply!
ReplyDeleteI really want to check out the one in Alpine... I think it has a lake. Ever been there or to any of the others?
Before my current 'assignment'... I used to ride my bike there. Great ride with that reward for the climb being the long coast down to the river. Ever walked all the way down the path at the edge of the picnic area heading north? There's this old stone building frame waaaayyy back there. It's cool for kids (and people who can't outgrow an over-active imagination like, oh I dunno, me..). A number of nice picnics with smaller Infos (Infai?) back there.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you're talking about, Info, we've been to that stone fortress- of course, LA ran up to check it out. I remember wanting to hike a few miles more north, but the (then) 5-year old wasn't on board. She's got little legs.
ReplyDeleteI imagine there are more artifacts along those cliffs as you head north since you may know the whole area was a military installation from Revolutionary War times, used for beating those feisty Brits back to the other side of the Hudson. Fort Lee Historic Park has more stone structures from that period.
Yes, that is a very beautiful locale... and so close to us, too. Next adventure there will be climbing down the rocks (if a path isn't available) to the river bank. And to look for a fish. Not one in particular, any old fish.
Great Park, did you see the tick with the Beth Head on it?
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