For months areas around Hackensack Mountain, a rocky ridge that rises up from the small town of Warrensburg, N.Y., have been blanketed with ice and snow, but things are coming back to life. You know, ...

Hackensack Mountain rises up from the northern edge of Warrensburg. It's so close, you can see the summit's rocky ledges on from most places in town. It’s been decades since I hiked up Hackensack.

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