Doctari
10-07-2007, 16:35
I just got this from Hammock Engineer / Coffee a few minutes ago, he asked me to post this for FYI. He also says thanks for the info on PA water everyone!
NJ/NY/CT/MA Water update.
I just made it into DWG, PA. Here is what I seen for water in the last few
states. It is a little old for MA and CT but within a week for everything else.
NJ
881.3 Rattlesnake Spring - Dry
880.9 Blue MTN Lakes Road - Hand Pump Flowing
870 Brink Rd Shelter - Spring flowing good, walk all the way down to the road on
blue blaze
863.4 Gren Anderson Shelter - Dry
857.6 Mashipacong Shelter - Dry, sign in shelter said stream was .4 away, I did
not see or hear anything about it
850.4 High Point Shelter - Stream low but flowing good
843.3 Unionville - Pump not working in Cemetary. Water at park next to P.O., of
course the mayor has good water
838.5 Lake Wallkill Rd - water from back of house is good
838.0 Pochuck Shelter - Dry, note said something about a water cash I did not
see
NY
820-ish Stream not in guide flowing with decent stealth sites close
814.2 Wildcat Shelter - Dry
812.7 Lakes Rd - Stream north of road not on guide flowing
812.4 Fitzgerald Falls - Dry
807.5 East Mombasha Rd - water cash. Not sure how much longer. I left a note
along with others in the register there are more southbounders comeing
806.1 Orange Tpk - couldn't find. Guide said .5, I probibly gave up too soon
802.6 Island Pond Outlet - low tickle, pond really close and looked clean enough
799.9 Fingerboard Shelter - Dry, did not go down but told from others
798.8 Arden Valley rd - did not go down but was told there is water and the
place is still open
796.6 Seven Lakes dr - stream flowing south of road not in guide
794.6 William Brien Shelter - dry
792.5 Palisades Pkwy - bookstore open with water 9 to 5 I think
792.3 Beechy Bottom Brook - Dry
West Mountain Shelter - did not go but told was dry
788.3 Bear Mtn - soda and water vending machine
783.5 Hemlock Springs Campsite - string low but there, follow dry stream bed up
after blue blaze
770-ish - stream not in guide, may be a little off on the mileage
761.8 Shenandoah Tenting area - pump flowing
760.5 RPH Shelter - pump flowing, rusty colored though
751.5 Morgan Stewart Shelter - pump flowing
743.9 Telephone Pioneers Shelter - Dry, get from house at 743.2 road crossing
735.2 Wiley Shelter - Pump, flowing
CT
Everything seemed low, but flowing
MA
654.2 MT Wilcox North Lean-to - dry, south shelter is new and spring was low but
flowing
NJ/NY/CT/MA Water update.
I just made it into DWG, PA. Here is what I seen for water in the last few
states. It is a little old for MA and CT but within a week for everything else.
NJ
881.3 Rattlesnake Spring - Dry
880.9 Blue MTN Lakes Road - Hand Pump Flowing
870 Brink Rd Shelter - Spring flowing good, walk all the way down to the road on
blue blaze
863.4 Gren Anderson Shelter - Dry
857.6 Mashipacong Shelter - Dry, sign in shelter said stream was .4 away, I did
not see or hear anything about it
850.4 High Point Shelter - Stream low but flowing good
843.3 Unionville - Pump not working in Cemetary. Water at park next to P.O., of
course the mayor has good water
838.5 Lake Wallkill Rd - water from back of house is good
838.0 Pochuck Shelter - Dry, note said something about a water cash I did not
see
NY
820-ish Stream not in guide flowing with decent stealth sites close
814.2 Wildcat Shelter - Dry
812.7 Lakes Rd - Stream north of road not on guide flowing
812.4 Fitzgerald Falls - Dry
807.5 East Mombasha Rd - water cash. Not sure how much longer. I left a note
along with others in the register there are more southbounders comeing
806.1 Orange Tpk - couldn't find. Guide said .5, I probibly gave up too soon
802.6 Island Pond Outlet - low tickle, pond really close and looked clean enough
799.9 Fingerboard Shelter - Dry, did not go down but told from others
798.8 Arden Valley rd - did not go down but was told there is water and the
place is still open
796.6 Seven Lakes dr - stream flowing south of road not in guide
794.6 William Brien Shelter - dry
792.5 Palisades Pkwy - bookstore open with water 9 to 5 I think
792.3 Beechy Bottom Brook - Dry
West Mountain Shelter - did not go but told was dry
788.3 Bear Mtn - soda and water vending machine
783.5 Hemlock Springs Campsite - string low but there, follow dry stream bed up
after blue blaze
770-ish - stream not in guide, may be a little off on the mileage
761.8 Shenandoah Tenting area - pump flowing
760.5 RPH Shelter - pump flowing, rusty colored though
751.5 Morgan Stewart Shelter - pump flowing
743.9 Telephone Pioneers Shelter - Dry, get from house at 743.2 road crossing
735.2 Wiley Shelter - Pump, flowing
CT
Everything seemed low, but flowing
MA
654.2 MT Wilcox North Lean-to - dry, south shelter is new and spring was low but
flowing