Hike #266 1/28/7
Another fun one to look back at...a few newcomers, but most significantly JACK! This was in the days before carrying a guitar while hiking was customary!
1/28/7
Long Branch-Navesink loop with Fred Hafale, "Major Tom" Conroy, Dave "Captain Soup" Campbell, Jim "Uncle Soup" Campbell, Jack Lowry, Janet Freed, and Andrea Waye.
Beach in Long Branch
On the beach in Long Branch
Long Branch NJ
Long Branch NJ
Long Branch NJ
Long Branch NJ
Long Branch NJ
Long Branch NJ
Long Branch NJ
My next hike would be yet another beach area hike, in the next section beginning in Long Branch, heading to the south side of Sandy Hook, then returning. We met in the morning at the Long Branch train station; Major Tom kindly drove me down there with him. When we arrived at the Long Branch station, we met up with Fred Hafale and David Campbell (who I would give the nickname "Captain Soup" to, since his last name is Campbell), as well as newcomers Jim Campbell (Captain Soup's Uncle), Janet Freid, Jack Lowry, and Andrea Waye with her full size poodle, Bailey I think his name was. We began walking the nearest road out to the beach. As soon as we reached the beach, we began walking north.
Fred on the beach with the sun coming out
Long Branch NJ
Long Branch NJ
Long Branch NJ
Galilee NJ area
Galilee NJ
Galilee NJ
Galilee NJ
Galilee NJ
Sea Bright NJ
Sea Bright NJ
Sea Bright NJ
Sea Bright NJ
Sea Bright NJ
Sea Bright NJ
Sea Bright NJ
Sea Bright NJ
Sea Bright NJ
Along the beach
Beach in Navesink NJ
On the beach in Navesink
Along the beach in Navesink
Along the beach in Navesink
Ocean view in Navesink
We followed the beachfront north from Long Branch where we could see a lot of the newly developed and recently opened section of boardwalks and businesses. We continued crossing a couple jettis, but it was pretty open and clear otherwise, with no real obstacles in the way. Fred and I both got our feet wet by walking too close to the water. I drank a couple of strange Belgian style beers that Ron Phelps gave me earlier in the week, brewed in Easton; I think they were called Weyerbacker. They were pretty good! By the time we got to Sea Bright, Andrea decided to turn back with her dog, so the rest of us continued on to the north. It seemed like no time before we reached Highlands Beach, the southern end of Sandy Hook.
At the lower end of Sandy Hook
Navesink NJ
Along the beach in Navesink
On the beach at the bottom of Sandy Hook
Southern end of Sandy Hook
Twin Lights at Atlantic Highlands
Southern end of Sandy Hook
Southern end of Sandy Hook
Southern end of Sandy Hook
Southern end of Sandy Hook
Southern end of Sandy Hook
Southern end of Sandy Hook
Southern end of Sandy Hook
The Twin Lights were within view up on the hill for a while before that. We made our way out to Rt 36, and Captain Soup and I immediately decided to walk on top of the sea wall rather than on the roads. A few followed suit. We were able to walk on top of the sea wall all the way to Sea Bright where we had to climb down. We continued on the road until we reached a place called Icubod's I think it was.
Dinner at Icubod's
Twin Lights on the Highlands above Sandy Hook
Sea Wall
Southern end of Sandy Hook
Southern end of Sandy Hook
Navesink NJ
Navesink NJ
Navesink NJ
Sea Wall, Navesink
Navesink NJ
Path along the sea wall
Navesink NJ
Navesink NJ
Navesink NJ
Navesink NJ
Navesink NJ
View over the Shrewsbury River
Shrewsbury River view
Rumson
View toward Rumson
View toward Rumson
Shrewsbury River
Shrewsbury River
Shrewsbury River
On the bridge to Rumson
View from the bridge to Rumson
Bridge to Rumson
Sea Bright NJ
Sea Bright
Sea Bright
Sea Bright
We went in there to have lunch. It was great having this long stop. We all had some food and beer; I had a terrific huge burger. We stayed there for over an hour before we continued on. After leaving, we walked up the street a bit and stopped in a little place, called Donovan's I think, that Major Tom wanted us to see, where Bruce Springsteen plays on occasion. It was a nice little boardwalk place with a stage and a view of the ocean. We simply walked through and continued along sea walls and on the some boardwalk to the south. We also crossed a bridge over the Shrewsbury River at one point to get the view, don't remember exactly when. As we continued south, Fred decided to stay on the street while the rest of us continued close to the ocean. We had to walk through some messed up building's property in order to get back toward the street. I saw little to no remnants of the former CNJ Railroad; it must have been obliterated due to the construction of some of the newer homes and businesses on the west side of the strip between the ocean and the river. We finally made our way onto the boardwalk, where the newly opened sections with businesses were. We walked around one of the buildings, down some steps, and around some palm trees, giving us a sort of Florida feeling. We soon turned back inland toward the Long Branch station to finish the hike. We did almost exactly 15 miles, as was planned. Fred's GPS came out at almost 15, but he did'nt do the few outs and backs the rest of us did at the end, so we were pretty much dead on. Aside from the Garden State Parkway's pay booth not accepting Major Tom's payment correctly, we rode home with a great feeling.
Photography
Here's a link to all the pics from this hike followed by descriptions...
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Sea Bright NJ
Walkway in Sea Bright
Sea Bright waterfront
Heading south toward Galilee
Heading south on the sea wall
Major Tom near Galilee
Interesting shore front house near Long Branch
Nearing Long Branch NJ
Near Long Branch NJ
Long Branch
Long Branch Boardwalk Promenade
Board walk Promedade, Long Branch
1.) The group first reaching the boardwalk in Long Branch (FH)2.) View north on the boardwalk in Long Branch3.) Walking on the beach (FH)3.) View of the ocean in Long Branch4.) The group on the beach in Long Branch5.) View north on the beach in Long Branch6.) The new promanade boardwalk at Long Branch7.) Captain Soup on a little wooden jetti in north Long Branch8.) Leaving the jetti in Long Branch (FH)9-12.) Crazy surfers (FH)13.) Walking north in the Long Branch vicinity14.) Crossing another jetti in the Galilee area I think15.) Janet and Jack on the beach near Long Branch (FH)16.) Andrea and her dog, Bailey on the beach (FH)17.) The group heading north on the beach (FH)18.) Andrea and her dog in the area of Sea Bright19.) The group on the beach in the Sea Bright vicinity20.) Crossing some sort of a pipe (FH)21.) I decided to just walk around the pipe quickly while the waves were coming in22.) Just passing the pipe (FH)23.) Andrea and Bailey on the beach in the Sea Bright vicinity (FH)24.) Taking a break (FH)25.) More crazy surfers (FH)26.) Continueing north on the beach27.) I think this is Donovan's in Sea Bright28.) Fred on the beach, with a view north and Atlantic Highlands to the left29.) The group with a view south30.) Nice view with the striations to the south31.) I think that's Donovan's again (FH)32.) Ships out on the Atlantic (FH)33.) The group just south of Sandy Hook34.) Fred on the beach near Sandy Hook35.) View to the south along the beach with some really cool striations36.) View of the group walking north37.) The group on the beach with Atlantic Highlands in the background (FH)38.) View of the Highlands with the Twin Lights (FH)39.) Jim, Jack, and Janet on the beach with the Twin Lights in view40-41.) View north with Staten Island in view beyond Sandy Hook (FH)42.) Major Tom in Navesink, south end of Sandy Hook, Highlands Beach area43.) View north up Sandy Hook with Staten Island in view44.) Another view to the south along the beach45.) Captain Soup, Fred, Jim, Janet, Jack, and Major Tom just before leaving the beach46.) The group on the southern end of Sandy Hook, Highlands Beach47.) Twin Lights on the Highlands48.) The group using some stairs to cross the Sea Wall at Navesink49.) View north up Sandy Hook from Highlands Beach50.) Fred making his way up from the beach51.) View of the Sandy Hook exit off Rt 36 from the Sea Wall (FH)52.) Me on the Sea Wall, Navesink (FH)53.) On a staircase that we should'nt have been on!54.) Major Tom on the Sea Wall at Navesink55.) Captian Soup on the sea wall (FH)56.) Sidewalk along Rt 36 in Navesink (FH)57.) Jim Campbell and David "Captain Soup" Campbell on the sea wall58.) View toward Staten Island from the sea wall59.) View of the Shrewsbury River south of Highlands from the sea wall60.) Some of the group walked below, while some of us stayed on the sea wall61.) Getting to where we had to get down from the sea wall near Sea Bright (FH)62.) The Shrewsbury River in Sea Bright (FH)63.) View of the Atlantic Highlands over the Shrewsbury River64.) View south along the Shrewsbury River toward Rumson65.) View across the Shrewsbury River at Rumson66-67.) View of Rumson across the Shrewsbury River (FH)68.) The group along Rt 36 in Sea Bright69.) View north from the bridge across the Shrewbury River to Rumson70.) View south along the Shrewsbury River from the bridge to Rumson71.) Another view to the south from the bridge72.) The group on the bridge (FH)73.) Another view to the south along the river (FH)74.) The bridge looking toward Rumson75.) The group along Rt 36 in Sea Bright76.) The group walking along the road in Sea Bright77.) Captain Soup at the Sea Bright post office!78.) Major Tom making a mockery of Captain Soup by posing with a Salon and Spa in Sea Bright79.) Major Tom with a dog statue in Sea Bright80.) The group having lunch at Icubod's in Sea Bright81.) The group approaching Donovan's in Sea Bright (FH)82.) The group on the stage behind Donovan's in Sea Bright83.) Major Tom on the stage behind Donovan's (FH)84.) Jack and Janet on the sea wall in Sea Bright85.) On another sea wall leaving Sea Bright86.) Major Tom along Rt 36 from on the sea wall87.) A house along Rt 36 (FH)88.) The group walking south along Rt 36 (FH)89.) Jack and Janet on the sea wall (FH)90.) Captain Soup on a piece of board walk just north of Long Branch91.) The group on the new boardwalk Promenade in Long Branch92.) More on the new promenade in Long Branch93.) The group walking between the palm trees in Long Branch
The beach in Long Branch
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