Monthly Archives: October 2009

Autumn Peaks in South Mountain Reservation

October 26, 2009 – 12:49 pm

With this new site I’m hoping to post regular trip reports from hikes around the state of New Jersey to supplement the guide pages and give you an idea what to expect when heading out to your local park. Here’s the first of what I hope are many. With the fall foliage at near peak [...]

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New Jersey Monthly does the Appalachian Trail

October 14, 2009 – 12:38 pm

Just in time for fall where the trail may be a bit less congested and the views of foliage near peak New Jersey Monthly carried quite a nice writeup of a typical day on the Appalachian Trail as it winds through New Jersey from the Delaware Water Gap to the New York border. In it [...]

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REI Opening East Hanover Store

October 8, 2009 – 11:58 am

While New Jersey has been blessed with a few great retail stores like Campmor or EMS for many years, this weekend REI is having a grand opening celebration for their 2nd NJ store in East Hanover. As part of the October 9-11th event they’ll be giving away gift certificates, water bottles, t-shirts and other gear. [...]

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Hike New Jersey Walks Again

October 3, 2009 – 9:11 pm

In the late 90s a humble little site was created as a way for me to share photographs of New Jersey’s parks with those in the online hiking community. As time passed and other photo sharing tools came online that site went dormant and was lost to time. In the last year or so I’ve [...]

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