I was planning on hunting for Hidden Falls in the Delaware Water Gap for hike 27 of my 52 Hike Challenge, but decided last minute that getting lost in an area that I knew I’d have no cell service on one of the hottest days of the summer might not be a great idea – I decided instead to explore some of the less popular hiking trails in the park near Millbrook Village. Continue reading
I headed to Cushetunk Mountain Preserve for Hike 24 – The trails were pretty well marked, but the fact that that area crosses from a town park into a county park all while bordering a state park made reliable maps hard to come by. Continue reading
The 52 Hike Challenge has been a bit more challenging than I had originally thought. As I write this I’m about 8 hikes behind where I should be at this point and am starting to get nervous about being able to catch up. I’m determined to meet my deadline, but will need to really kick it into gear over the next 2 months! Continue reading
I have a long list of potential hikes that I pick from each week when planning destinations for my 52 Hike Challenge. Turkey Mountain wasn’t actually on my list, but after looking back on the map it shares with Pyramid Mountain (hike 17) I decided to check it out for number 22. Continue reading
For hike 21 – I traveled north to Jenny Jump State Forest to check out Ghost Lake and the ridge summit views. I’ve never hiked in the park before, but it’s been on my list for quite some time so I was glad to finally get there. Continue reading
Mojo and I headed out to the Sourland Mountain Preserve for hike 20 of my 52 Hike Challenge with plans of hiking to the Roaring Rocks Boulder area to complete its namesake trail – the only trail I haven’t hit in the park since starting my challenge in November. Continue reading
For the fourth or fifth time this year, the weather prediction kept me from attempting a big hike in PA that I’ve been trying to complete since January. Instead of staying home, I took the foretasted rainy day and headed to Schooleys Mountain Park to hike the Falling Water and Grand Loop Trails for hike 19 of my 52 Hike Challenge. Continue reading
The Sourlands continue to be my go to spot for short hikes when I don’t have a lot of time to spend all day on a longer adventure. Hike 18 was my first time in the Sourland Mountain Nature Preserve in Ringoes, NJ and was a really cool spot to enjoy a family hike with my wife and our Australian Cattle Dog: Mojo. Continue reading
I hiked Pyramid Mountain for the first time last summer after finding pictures of Tripod Rock on Instagram. This amazing Morris County Park is a natural beauty tucked into a pretty densely populated area of Northern New Jersey – but once you’re in the woods, you’d hardly believe it. Continue reading
A friend of mine recently posted a picture on Facebook of a hike he did at a local park that I’d never been to. So, naturally; I had to check it out for myself. For hike 16 I headed over to Mountain Lakes Park in Princeton, NJ. Continue reading
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