I'll be Kirkridge Shelter soon - on the first free non-broiling weekend.
perrito
684.4 down, 1507.6 to go.
"If a man speaks in the woods, and there is no woman there to hear, is he still wrong?"
Nice to see a rat snake there. The shelter and surrounding area used to be infested with rats.
Anyone been here recently? I hope to be staying there on Friday night, 8/27.
perrito
684.4 down, 1507.6 to go.
"If a man speaks in the woods, and there is no woman there to hear, is he still wrong?"
Has anyone been there of late? Is the tap outside of the Kirkridge Retreat operating? I'll be there on Friday and am counting on it!
Thanx
perrito
684.4 down, 1507.6 to go.
"If a man speaks in the woods, and there is no woman there to hear, is he still wrong?"
Stopped here on Sunday (10/24) for a snack and breather while sectioning from Little Gap to DWG. Shelter was clean, with bottled water left by Angels, along with some candles and bic lighters. Privy needed some venting, though. Strong odor. Looked like the vent turbine was not working in the wind.
Water spigot was still on, cold and refreshing. Metallic taste, but way better than the taste of the H2O at the Gateway Motel in Wind Gap.
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks".
John Muir
Maybe so, but either is wetter than none come summer and we might see if we can refrain from exhibiting what could come across as ingratitude.
Both of these reliable water sources mentioned are located on private property and made available through the generosity of their respective owners. There are no other viable alternatives at this time.
Last edited by emerald; 10-31-2010 at 09:53.
anyone know if the spigot is still on? I am assuming it wont be - we will be through this area next week. and it would be significantly nicer if there was water there.
~Christy
~Christy
If you know when you will be at Fox Gap, I can meet you there with water/supplies. I sent you a pm with my phone #. If time permits I will be glad to help.
Back again - never did get to the gap the last time through. Anyway checking to see if anyone has been to kirkridge and whether or not the water is on
~Christy
If I wanted to do a day hike from here to the Water Gap, does anyone know of parking nearby?
Thanks!
.....Someday, like many others who joined WB in the early years, I may dry up and dissapear....
Has anyone been to Kirkridge Shelter recently? Is the water on?
PM Calmwater. He's the ridgerunner in that area.
perrito
684.4 down, 1507.6 to go.
"If a man speaks in the woods, and there is no woman there to hear, is he still wrong?"
Thanks perrito!
He also has a Facebook page - "NEPA Ridgerunner"
perrito
684.4 down, 1507.6 to go.
"If a man speaks in the woods, and there is no woman there to hear, is he still wrong?"
The water was in fact running at Kirkridge Shelter...had a great overnight hike from Wind Gap to the Delaware Water Gap. I actually ran into the Ridge Runner Calmwater right near Kirkridge, nice guy.
Stopped at Kirkridge for lunch today on my way from DWG to Wind Gap. The ATC was there when I arrived they were making notes for improvements to the trail. Stopped 3 miles south at the spring and it looked very slow moving. Filtered for "just in case H20" and moved on.