2020-06-12: Turon Road

On a humid Friday morning in mid-June, I headed out to walk a loop in northern Greenville. After a series of walks in the surrounding area, this was my first walk in Greenville in well over a month. The six-mile loop took me down several roads and highways just east of downtown Greenville, an fairly populated area with little elevation gain. As a result, I took less photos than usual, as there were less views than in the more rural parts of town.

Roads Walked: NY-81, CR-26, Turon Road, Highland Road, Hill Street, CR-26A

Trees dot a swampy field to the north of Route 26.

In late spring, the roadside is lined with countless wildflowers, including this clover.

Windham High Peak rises above power lines along Turon Road.

This leaning telephone pole holds up lines that deviate from the roadside and cut through hayfields.

An immature northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) stands atop a well cap, preparing to take flight.

The fourteen mile distant Steenburgh Mountain rises above vaguely closer farms on Route 20 and forest in the foreground.

From this area of Greenville, Windham's summit is as far west as it is south.

Black Dome and Thomas Cole Mountains rise above the nearer Catskill Escarpment and a flag in a mildly patriotic scene.

Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is a flower species introduced to the Americas to control soil erosion. However, its ease of growth leads to its common dominance of a given environment.

Another introduced flower, the common daisy (Bellis perennis). Large patches of daisies were blooming all along the roads.

A large pond along CR-26, lined with shrubs and pine trees.

A young forest of white pine (Pinus strobus) stands tall on the far side of the pond.

Stoppel Point rises above fields along Route 81. This picture was taken on level ground; the field below is on a steep incline.

A narrow field of view makes the distant Mount Zoar appear enormous, and brings into focus an empty field on a nearer hill.

This strange station on Hill Street, one of Greenville's most residential areas, probably pumps municipal water from the nearby Carelas Lake.

The Greenville Highway Department building is curiously located on Route 26A, a small backroad. Although most rural highway departments are on highways, this one is still fairly centrally located in the town.

This historical farm on Route 26 has been in continuous use for over a century.