I have a love hate relationship with New Jersey. Today was miserable. When it wasn't raining the mosquitoes were biting and when the mosquitoes weren't biting it was raining.
The trail was either unmaintained, rocky or flooded.
We stopped at High Point State Park for a break. Pepsi-Cola donated cans of Pepsi for each thru-hiker that visits. We each got a soda and enjoyed our reprieve from the rain.
Up the trail, we took a side trail up to the highest point in New Jersey. A monument was built on the site which we climbed up. Unfortunately no views because of the fog, but the change of pace was still fun.
After a 15 mile day we hobbled into Unionville, New York for the night. Set up our wet tent on the park's playground and aired out our wet feet. After a small resupply at the General Store and had dinner at the local tavern.
Later that night, as we laid in our tent to go to sleep a group of high schoolers rolled up doing high schooler things. A couple of girls walked by and noticed our tent, then clothes hanging in the gazebo, then other tents. They turned around quickly calling us "a bunch of creepers." I couldn't help but chuckl
Keep up the great trek. I grew up on the Jersey Shore, enjoy the scenery. My prediction is for 9-28-13 in our pool. LVFD got ten complete sets of turnouts last week and they are spiffy. Ya'll look good in your photos. Hope you had a great 4th of July. Take care and God bless, MRE
ReplyDeleteThanks jay! I wouldn't have guessed you to be a jersey boy. Heard you were in Kansas--hope you had fun!
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