In New Jersey, was nice to meet up with the same people for several nights in row and socializing with them. In New York we were outside of the normal backpacking season for the area, this social aspect wasn’t present during that section hike. Every time we go on a Read more…
Frosty and I weren’t in any rush to wake up. We knew that the hiking part of our day was going to be short. We left our tent spot along Furnace Brook and started the hike toward our car. The hike was rocky at the start, but then it mellowed out. Read more…
We had a boardwalk in our hike this morning. This section had some cool views. When we arrived at the road crossing in Vernon, we travelled a short distance on the road to get to Heaven Hill Farm This was a much anticipated food stop for me. Robert had some Read more…
We stopped at the High Point State Park office. There is a store and public restroom here. The store has souvenirs, pop, and some snack food and bars. While here, we filled up our water bottles, disposed of trash, and snacked on some chips. Frosty was having some sinus issues Read more…
We had a nice hike up a Culver Ridge. The ridge walk was enjoyable. There were some views along the way. We came to Culver Fire Tower. This tower is active and in use. There was a picnic table nearby, so we stopped for a snack. Someone, I assumed Read more…
I watched the sunrise from our tent this morning. Frosty didn’t sleep well last night. A whippoorwill started calling before we went to bed and continued all night. I slept fine, but it kept Frosty up. Soon after leaving our awesome tentsite on Kittatinny Ridge, we were at the Catfish Read more…
We drove down to Warwick, NY and stayed at Meadowlark Bed and Breakfast. That evening, Robert dropped our car at our planned end point, a parking lot on NY Rt 17A. Dorothy, the owner of the B & B and a British expat, shuttled him back. The next morning Dorothy Read more…
In April of 2021, Frosty and I headed to New York. I needed these miles for my overall AT mileage. Plus this trip served as a bit of a shakedown for our upcoming summer section hike of Virginia. We started at a parking lot off Rt. 17 in the Bellvale/Warwick Read more…
Today was our last day on trail. It ended up being a half day of hiking. When we awoke there were three deer eating in the tenting field. They kept their distance, but continued grazing. It was cold this morning. I didn’t want to get out of my quilt. We Read more…
We left Graymoor and headed back on trail. There weren’t any big landmarks today, but the trail was peaceful. A few light sprinkles today. We flushed a turkey today while hiking. My foot is still hurting. It was very frustrating. We had wonderful, cruise-y terrain, but I couldn’t move fast Read more…