Tag Archives: New Jersey
Ringwood State Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
We drove to Ringwood State Park, which I had last visited over five years earlier. We parked in the northern parking lot at Ringwood Manor, and discovered that the wooden pedestrian bridge across the Ringwood River had a board across … Continue reading
Ramapo Mountain State Forest, Bergen & Passaic Counties, New Jersey
I joined Rachel, Martin, and Nachi, whom I’ve hiked with many times before, as well as Aaron and Yitzy, whom I don’t know if I’ve met before or not. My wife Batya didn’t join us, as she had to take … Continue reading
Allaire State Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey
On Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day, we decided to visit Allaire State Park. We followed a hike written up by Daniela Wagstaff in 2011, though there have been a few changes to the park since then. We parked in the lot on … Continue reading
Allamuchy Mountain State Park, Sussex County, New Jersey
Interested in visiting a park we had not visited previously, I selected Allamuchy Mountain State Park, in Sussex County. Despite the name, we found the park to be very flat. We began our hike on the white-blazed Deer Path Trail, … Continue reading
Sourland Mountain Preserve, Somerset County, New Jersey
Today we drove to Sourland Mountain Preserve, a 3025 acre county park, where we enjoyed a late Fall day with temperatures in the upper 60s! It was nice to hike with a short sleeved shirt this time of year. The … Continue reading
Ramapo Mountain State Forest, Bergen & Passaic Counties, New Jersey
We visited Ramapo Mountain State Forest, a 4200 acre forest primarily in Bergen County, New Jersey, with a small percentage of the land in Passaic County. While this was my first visit, the forest is quite close (in distance and … Continue reading
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Morris County, New Jersey
On the first Sunday of Spring, we visited Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, which was designated as a national wildlife refuge in 1960, to protect it from the Port Authority’s plan to turn the land into an airport. We first … Continue reading
Harriman State Park, Rockland County, New York
It had been two weeks since our last hike, but we wanted to keep in shape, especially as we have an upcoming hiking vacation. Therefore, on this Labor Day we drove to the southwestern tip of Harriman for a hike … Continue reading
Norvin Green State Forest, Passaic County, New Jersey
I only have a few photos from this hike in Norvin Green State Forest, as I have been to this park a number of times. We got off to a late start, and upon arriving at Norvin Green parked on … Continue reading
High Point State Park, Sussex County, New Jersey
On Memorial Day, Batya and I drove a couple of hours to High Point State Park, which has the highest elevation in New Jersey, of 1803′ above sea level. The occasion was the annual Jewish Outdoors Club “Fun Day.” This … Continue reading