Thank you everyone for a great day in Norvin Green State Forest. The hike was a success (marked by limited injuries and no one being left behind!). Overall, depending upon whose GPS was used, we clocked 8-10 miles. Personally, it felt a bit closer to 8 than 10 but in the end it is the journey that matters, not the metrics, though the hills did add up to 1,500 ft of elevation gain let's pat ourselves on the back.
A couple of highlights come to mind
Sandy's trail mix, whoo hoo!
Sheila and Stacey easily traversing the scramble while Hani and I scratched our heads thinking there must be an easier way
For the first time in a while, we didn't even get a little lost (bummer)
The lead group finding a rather large black snake
And of course Gibbs the trailblazer.
Below is a video of our route and a few photo highlights. Linked on the right is a more complete album as well. Thank you to Darlene, Stacey, Gaya, and Barbara for submitting photo's! If more are submitted I'll add them to the album as well.
Hike Date: Saturday, July 10 Postponed Our last route was intentionally on the easy side to help get everyone back into the swing of hiking. This time we up the difficulty a full notch with an 8 mile route through Bearfort Ridge and into Wawayanda State Park. The loop is called Terrace Pond north has some rock scrambling, a few nice viewpoints, and a scenic (though sometimes crowded) pond. Neither Lou, Jeff, or Karen have hiked this one so let's discover together! Start Time - 9:00 AM Length - Appx 8.0 miles Elevation Gain - ~1,100 feet Difficulty - Moderate with Difficult, rocky sections Expected Duration - 4-5 hours Park Trail Map - Trail Map Parking Location – Side of the road on Warwick Turnpike, West Milford, NJ: 41.15744782812143, -74.36746903484052 Restrooms – None at the trailhead, best option is one of the Gas Stations on Route 511 Our Route:
Great first hike of 2020 - good trail, great weather, superb people. Thanks everyone for joining us! The good news - I clocked 5.2 miles with 1,130 feet of elevation gain. The bad news - my net calories by the afternoon was a gain of 200 after that lunch at the Sycamore Grille. Also of note this the first hike that came in with few miles than expected, we're getting better at this. The photo album is linked to the right and please contribute if you can. Or if easier you can send me directly as well. Obligatory Relive Video (Viewing in Full Screen is Much Better Photo Highlights Our first automated selfie A selfie that wasn't outsourced to google or siri As fire roads go, this was not to shabby View of Mt Tammany The AT The Delaware Water Gap The most dangerous stream crossing of the day Table Rock
Hike Date - Saturday, February 22nd For this hike we'll head back to where it all began.... sort of. Instead of hiking to the summit of Mt Tammany as we did in our first hike, we'll take in some great views of Tammany as we hike to the summit of her sister, Mount Minsi. This hike is entirely on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap and additional highlights of this route include a few minor rock scrambles, and a lovely Rhododendron tunnel (or 2, or 3), and a better than average fire road. We'll also test our navigation skills by ending on a lovely un-blazed section called Table Rock Start Time - 9:00 AM Length - Appx 5.9 Miles (It's winter!) Elevation Gain - ~1000 feet Difficulty - Moderate to Challenging Expected Duration - 3-5 hours Park Trail Map - NPS Trail Map Our Route - Our Route Parking Location - A gravel lot off of Lake Road in Bangor, PA. GPS Coordinates: 40.979850, -75.142087 and Google Maps link Restrooms - There are som
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