From Lookout Bench at 1,400 feet, you can turn to the northeast and see the final route, about a 20-minute climb with a gain of 400 feet, to Rocky Ridge atop Garrapata State Park. Tom Stienstra ...

The walkway’s fog will be generated by a series of 500 hidden sprinklers, and NYC park officials can either create a four-foot-tall fog wall or release the mist in waves to improve the visibility.

Often a bench is the only thing stopping a name or experience from being forgotten. Park benches are excellent vessels for passing off precious information — and not just for C.I.A. agents in ...