NJ AT Group hikes - 3/29 & 30, 4/12 & 13

[schmuttis]

Hi,

We are planning 4 separate group hikes on the New Jersey Appalachian Trail. We would love to have you join us for one or all of the hikes - whatever fits in your schedule.

Saturday March 29, 2008: US 206 to Crater Lake - this is 8.5 miles in section 5

Sunday March 30, 2008: NJ 23 to Deckertown Turnpike - this is 5.3 miles in section 4

Saturday April 12, 2008: NJ 284 to NJ 23 - this is 9.8 miles in section 3

Sunday April 13, 2008: Lake Walkill Rd. to NJ 284 - this is 4.6 miles in section 2


Parking, pictures and other info at: http://rohland.homedns.org/at/state/state_menu/at_state_menu.aspx?id=3

If interested, drop a note here or send us a PM.

[Toolshed]

Wow!!! The 12th and 13th of April look awesome. I will keep checking back on this thread.

[schmuttis]

It would be great to have you join us Toolshed. Now we'll just keep our fingers crossed that mother nature will cooperate.

[schmuttis]

Let us hope next weekend is just a beautiful as today and it will be perfect hiking weather. As of right now we have the following number of people interested in hiking as long as the weather is good.

Saturday, 3/29/08
2 definite

Sunday, 3/30/08
4 definite
2 tentative

Saturday, 4/12/08
4 definite
3 tentative

Sunday, 4/13/08 *
3 definite
3 tentative
* Lake Wallkill Rd. will change since there is no parking at this access area. I'll update this later with the hike change.

We'd still love to have more of you join us - especially next Saturday. Just let us know and we'll send you the meeting area and time.

[kayak karl]

Hi,

Saturday March 29, 2008: US 206 to Crater Lake - this is 8.5 miles in section 5

Sunday March 30, 2008: NJ 23 to Deckertown Turnpike - this is 5.3 miles in section 4


where are u staying over nit on this part

[schmuttis]

Probably a campground - we'll have our RV. If we can't find a campground, there are always Walmarts. Any suggestions?

[schmuttis]

The weather is looking good for both hikes this weekend (3/29-30) so it looks like a go for both of them. If you are interested in joining us for either hike, make sure you contact us BEFORE noon on Friday, March 28th. After that time I will be unable to send you meeting times and places.

Saturday's hike we have 5 definite and 1 tentative - ages from 20's - 50's. Weather at http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail/USNJ0056?dayNum=2&from=weekend

Sunday's hike we have 3 definite and 1 tentative. Weather at http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail/07461?dayNum=3&from=weekend

[kayak karl]

where are you spending the nite. any place to camp. stelth?

[Toolshed]

Trying to get permission from the wife right now. But I am 100% definite for both days (I figure I am at 75% positive with her right now. I will PM you for email addy and Cell Phone # Exchange and meeting times..etc.

[schmuttis]

Toolshed,

Why not bring the wife? There will be other women hiking on Saturday and one on Sunday.

[schmuttis]

We're checking into these campgrounds:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=campgrounds&near=41.1802,+%09-74.788&ie=UTF8&ll=41.17762,-74.792862&spn=0.230501,0.466919&z=11

[schmuttis]

For some reason google is giving me an error on the above link so let's try that again: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=campgrounds&near=41.1802,+%09-74.788&ie=UTF8&z=10

[schmuttis]

You'll find some pictures of our March 29th hike here: http://rohland.homedns.org/at/at_NJsection5/ATPictures.aspx at tabs mm 0.0 to 8.8.

Stanley hasn't written his AT story for the kids yet but here are his pictures of this hike: http://rohland.homedns.org/at/FlatStanley/NewJersey/NJ6Section5/6_NJ.asp. Hopefully as soon as he gets caught up with the homework he'll have his trail report out there.

[Toolshed]

Love that Blue sky. Are you folks going out next weekend?

[schmuttis]

No unfortunately we have to stay home and catch up on some of the chores that keep glaring us in the face but we'll be out there the following weekend in NJ as planned above.

We may be planning a group hike in Maryland in a few weeks. Anyone interested? I will post that as a separate group hike.

[Toolshed]

Please keep me posed on MD!!:sun