Nature Walk at Habernickel Property

On one of my rare appearances in Ridgewood I drove past a site I found so unsettling that I had to stop and take these photos. If you are like me you can remember the stables on Hillcrest Road in Upper Ridgewood, and all the fun that we had exploring in the Hohokus woods behind them. In winter we went ice skating on the pond, and in summer we went wading in the small pond next to where the horses used to linger by the white fence and eat the grass.

What I later found out was that this is the newest park under construction in Ridgewood. It will have a nature walk and ballfields. The house will also be kept and will provide bathroom facilities.