Howdy there Ladies and Gents- writing yall (or as they say up in these parts- you's-iz) ; ) from the peaceful villa of Greenwood Lake, NY- just oer the line from Jersey...
Becca and I survived the rockstrewn hills of PA in one piece -albeit quite sore & real glad for our boots (as opposed to the signature thru-hiker running shoes) at the end of some days...
Our last town stop was in Delaware Water Gap, right where the Delaware river cuts thru the easternmost ridge of the Appalachians, and the dividing line between PA and NJ. Wonderful hostel accommodations at a local church, combined with most delectable food at the local bakery kept us in town for a couple of days, but lack of technology, and a thru-hiker style pub crawl in nearby Stroudsburg our first night in town, rendered us incapable of doing much, blog wise in our time there... (2am is A LOT later than it was back in the college days, ya know?)
Anyhoo, leaving WaterGap put us in NJ directly, and smack into the midst of AT bear country! (yeah, I always thought NJ was just industry and city too, but the NW corner is as beautiful as any country we've seen thus far, and filled with all manner of beasts!) During our 6 days in the state, we saw as many bruins, a couple quite up close and personal (ever had to bounce rocks off something big and hairy that outweighs you by a good hundred pounds?? puts your place in the food chain into perspective, lemme tell ya! ; ) ) As it turns out, they were all more interested in our packs full of yummy grub than us, and we passed thru bear country with nary a scratch (but one heckuvalotta skeeter bites! - the lil demons are out in force, folks- Aaaarrggghh!!)
So the last two days? Resting and rejuvenating in Greenwood, and getting ready for New England- we'll be to the Hudson River in about
40 miles, and with any luck, catch a commuter bus into the Big Apple for some sightseeing and museum visits-
a bit of culture to balance out our (my?) HillBilly tendencies- ; )
Had lots of cool pics to upload for you all here today, but, as luck would have it,
Blogger is having none of it today... = (
So, lets try Snapfish instead-
Try this link to see a collection of some of the favs- starting from the beginning, down in good ol
TN... Got some John Denver for ya, Becca style, and lots of variety-
as you'd expect from these two!
http://www2.snapfish.com/earthlink/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=3500190022/a=1387723022_1387723022/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=earthlink/
(yep, thats all one web-addy, luckily all ya have to do is click it, well, that and sign up for a free snapfish account...)
Until next time, Folks-
Sabi n Ripple
40 miles, and with any luck, catch a commuter bus into the Big Apple for some sightseeing and museum visits-
a bit of culture to balance out our (my?) HillBilly tendencies- ; )
Had lots of cool pics to upload for you all here today, but, as luck would have it,
Blogger is having none of it today... = (
So, lets try Snapfish instead-
Try this link to see a collection of some of the favs- starting from the beginning, down in good ol
TN... Got some John Denver for ya, Becca style, and lots of variety-
as you'd expect from these two!
http://www2.snapfish.com/earthlink/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=3500190022/a=1387723022_1387723022/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=earthlink/
(yep, thats all one web-addy, luckily all ya have to do is click it, well, that and sign up for a free snapfish account...)
Until next time, Folks-
Sabi n Ripple
Finally, finally Beck and Glen! What gorgeous pictures! Yanni wants you to catch her a frog and bring it back! Good luck with that! Hope you are not too unbearably hot. LOVE YOU!!
ReplyDeleteYou guys! Sweetness. R, that was a superb rendition of mr. denver, done with as much freedom as a dew-covered doe in the NJ backwoods. Charming. Graceful. Stupendous. Amen.
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