If you like rocks then Sylvan Glen is for you. I took these pictures in June 2014. At the time I posted a few of them (converted to black and white), but many of them have never seen the light of day especially in their original color version. Above happy looking rocks.

Sylvan Glen is a nature preserve of nearly 350 acres, owned by the Town of Yorktown. It is a heavily wooded park with wetlands that include Westchester’s largest aquifer. The remains of the Mohegan Quarries (opened in 1895 and abandoned Fall 1941) give a look back into the history of the granite construction business of a century ago. In its heyday, it employed 200 workers, and its high-quality stone was used to construct such landmarks as the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. Operations at the quarry were terminated rather abruptly, with the result that much of the machinery was left behind and still may be seen today. There are several marked trails of varying lengths that bring you to the old quarries, along old roads, and to remains of old buildings. 2014 marked the opening of the Yorktown Paw Park at Sylvan Glen Park Preserve. The dog park is approximately 1.3 acres of land fenced off within Sylvan Glen with approximately .4 acres for small dogs and approximately .9 acres for large dogs.

The following article provides a lot more historical information for those who are interested: Grenci, Ellis and the Mellow Golden Granite of Mohegan Lake, North County News, March 4-10, 1981 by Charles Morrill

By the Upper Quarry. Almost looks like some kind of ancient Mesoamerican ruins.

Pond. Or is it a flooded quarry?

Building in the middle of nowhere. I’ve read that it’s an explosives shed.

Taken with a Sony A500 and Quantaray Tech 10 24mm f2.8 (I think).