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Enjoy sunrise at Sunken Meadow Park

Originally published: July 20, 2012 3:49 PM
Updated: July 23, 2012 9:15 AM
By JIM MERRITT. Special to Newsday

Photo credit: Anthony Lanzilote | Two women go for an early morning swim at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park. (July 10, 2012)

At 6:30 a.m., all's quiet on the boardwalk -- except for the thump of running shoes and the occasional "hi!" as friends pass by. Since sunrise, dozens of walkers have been streaming onto the 3 / 4-mile boardwalk at Sunken Meadow in Kings Park. Clad in shorts, T-shirts and tank tops, they carry water bottles and towels. With the sun beginning to burn through the morning haze over Long Island Sound,...