Hike #283 5/13/7
5/13/7 Baldpate Mountain/Washington's Crossing-New Hope/Lambertville with "Amish Paul" and Wyatt Hassler, "Major Tom" Conroy, Bill "Guillermo" Fabel, Jim Delotto, Gerry Martiniak, Joe Tag, "Action Adam" Stevens, Christina "Chrissy" Carney, Beverly Auvil,?,?, and ?
1 Hour Photo Techs group shot
Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain
On Strawberry Hill I think
Strawberry Hill I think...
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Abandoned in Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Group shot
Group shot
Group shot in Ted Stiles Preserve
lol I put Chrissi's head into the weeds....sorry about that!!!
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve, old house site
Ted Stiles Preserve
Ted Stiles Preserve
Pond in Washington's Crossing State Park
In Washington's Crossing State Park, Chrissi found a turtle.
Washington's Crossing
Washington's Crossing
Washington's Crossing Bridge
Washington's Crossing Bridge from PA
Washington's Crossing PA
Washington's Crossing PA
Washington's Crossing PA
Washington's Crossing PA
Washington's Crossing PA
Ruins along Delaware Canal
Delaware Canal north of Washington's Crossing
Delaware Canal north of Washington's Crossing
Bridge washout over the Delaware Canal north of Washington's Crossing
Bridge washout over the Delaware Canal north of Washington's Crossing
Bridge washout over the Delaware Canal north of Washington's Crossing
Chimney ruin along Delaware Canal north of Washington's Crossing
Fire place between the Delaware Canal and River.
Creek outlet to the Delaware along Delaware Canal
Bridge over the Delaware Canal near Bowmans Hill
Taking a break below Bowman's Hill. Chrissi was tired, but handled her first big hike of 19 miles very well.
Dam spillway at Bowman's Hill
Bowman's Hill Wildlflower Preserve
Bowman's Hill Wildlflower Preserve
Bowman's Hill Wildlflower Preserve
Bowman's Hill Wildlflower Preserve
Bowman's Hill Wildlflower Preserve
Making our way down from Bowman's Hill
Delaware Canal near bowman's Hill
Delaware Canal near Bowman's Hill
Along Delaware Canal
Delaware Canal
Original framework holding up the Delaware Canal towpath
Along the Delaware
Delaware Canal
Along Delaware Canal in new Hope PA
Delaware Canal in New Hope PA
Guillermo and Action Adam
New Hope PA
New Hope PA
New Hope PA
New Hope PA
New Hope PA
New Hope PA
Delaware River looking over at Lambertville
Delaware River at New Hope/Lambertville
Lambertvill/New Hope Bridge
The original journal for this hike was unfortunitely lost as well. I'll try to remember.
We started this hike at the Ted Stiles Preserve, Baldpate Mountain in Mercer County. It was a pretty new park so I wanted to explore it and saw a good opportunity to connect it up with Washington's Crossing State Park. We walked up the edge following some nice trail work and there were tiny views over the countryside up there. Some of the trails were old woods roads. Amish Paul had his bike with him and he let me ride it for a bit through the fields. It had been a long time since I'd ridden one so it was neat.
We soon came to some abandoned buildings, including a nice old house but there was no way in to look around.
We continued following the trail system around. At one point we got sort of lost and forunitely Joe, always astute, noticed the turn we needed to take. We walked by a foundation and chimney from a house, and as I recall bushwhacked a bit and came out on a road near Washington's Crossing to the north along someone's yard.
We crossed into the state park along some nice little ponds and then sort of followed the perimeter of the park to the left. When we got to the Continental Lane where Washington's Army was to have marched, we followed it towards the crossing site. We also took a break at an amphitheatre along the way.
We continued to the Washington's Crossing bridge and headed into PA. At the visitor's center on the other side I talked to the people working about Frank Dale's books which were new and popular, Bridges Over the Delaware and Delaware Diaries. They told me there was an unveiling of a statue or something going on in Prallsville NJ so I called Frank up and left him a message about it.
While we were in the center, Delotto went out and met a new girl, and lived up to his reputation of picking up a different girl on every hike! We all stood in the visitor's center laughing at the master seduction at work.
We walked across a bit field too, and Joe found a kite to fly. Soon though the kite's owners came and reclaimed it.
As we headed north, we got onto the Delaware Canal towpath. It seemed like we wouldn't find a way into it because the fields went on forever.
We continued and found the towpath, staying on it till we reached Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve. We paid a couple of bucks and went up to do the tour of it. It was beautiful, with everything in full bloom. We then walked back down and continued on the Delaware Canal north, now joined by Gerry's wife Beverly.
This section was still officially closed due to flooding, but it was fine for walking. When we walked into New Hope we took in the sights walking slowly, but then headed across the bridge back into Lambertville. I think the hike ended up being 19.7 miles.
And that's all I remember. Anyone remember anything I might have missed?
The group on Baldpate Mt, Ted Stiles Preserve
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