HIke #349 6/14/8
6/14/8 Pequannock Highlands; Canistear Road/Rt 23-Lakeside/State Line with Jude Shabrach, Skyler Jermyn, Russ Moyer, Shelly Janes, Tom Petrucci, Joel ?, and Christine Pence
Group shot on Terrace Pond North Trail
Here's a link to all of the pictures from this hike!
http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk97/sneezehorse2/hike349%206-14-8/
Be sure to check the sub folder to see the ones Shelly took as well!
Rock along the Highlands Trail
Dunker Pond on the Highlands Trail
Turtle laying eggs
Turtle laying eggs
Turtle laying eggs
Turtle laying eggs
Dunker Pond on the Highlands Trail
Dunker Pond
Highlands Trail beyond Dunker Pond
Highlands Trail in Pequannock Watershed
Outlet of Dunker Pond
Highlands Trail, Pequannock Watershed
Clinton Reservoir along Highlands Trail
Clinton Reservoir
Clinton Reservoir
Plaque on a rock near Clinton Reservoir along the Highlands Trail
Highlands Trail crosses a beaver dam near Clinton Reservoir
Highlands Trail crossing a beaver dam
Beaver pond along Highlands Trail, Pequannock Watershed
Highlands Trail across a beaver pond, Pequannock Watershed
Highlands Trail in Pequannock Watershed
Beaver pond
Highlands Trail near Clinton Reservoir
Mountain Laurels in bloom along Highlands Trail
Fungi
Shelly shrooms
Playing my flutophone above Clinton Reservoir
Me playing my flutophone again on the Highlands Trail
Me playing my flutophone on the Highlands Trail
Me and my flutophone along Clinton Reservoir
Clinton Reservoir view from a hill along the Highlands Trail
Highlands Trail
Highlands Trail
Highlands Trail
More of Shelly's shrooms
More of Shelly's Shrooms along the HT
Shelly's shrooms along the HT
View along the Highlands Trail route (former HT route now) looking toward part of Clinton Reservoir
Clinton Reservoir from Bearfort Tower
Bearfort Fire Tower
Bearfort Fire Tower
Bearfort Fire Tower
View from Bearfort Tower of Clinton Reservoir
Skyler below the tower
View from Bearfort Tower up the ridge
Bearfort Fire Tower
View from Bearfort Fire Tower toward Oak Ridge Reservoir
Bearfort Fire Tower
Bearfort Fire Tower
Bearfort Fire Tower
Along the Bearfort Ridge
Along the Bearfort Ridge
Terrace Pond
Terrace Pond
Terrace Pond
Terrace Pond North Trail
Terrace Pond Noth Trail
Terrace Pond North Trail
Terrace Pond North Trail along the pipe line
View from Terrace Pond North Trail
Bloom
Terrace Pond North Trail
More of Shelly's shrooms
More of Shelly's shrooms
View from Terrace Pond North Trail
View from Terrace Pond North Trail
I unfortunitely lost this original journal to the fire...so if anyone finds it let me know!
For this hike I had wanted to do the section of the Highlands Trail from Rt 23 to Clinton Road and beyond to the NY/NJ state line. We met at the state line and shuttled cars south to Rt 23.
The beginning of the hike was great on the way up to Dunker Pond. Along the pond we witnessed a turtle laying eggs which was incredible.
We continued on, and the outlet of the pond looked unnatural, such a perfect flume outward. We continued to Clinton Resevoir and followed the west shore. When we got to a nice cove we took a great swim. Only one boater was able to see us.
The HT took us across a beaver dam that separated the resevoir with their impoundment to the north. It was wet but we were able to get across. In 2010 the HT would be routed away from this place. We continued through laurel thickets and over an outcropping above the resevoir before descending to Clinton Road. We continued on the HT until we got to Bearfort Fire Tower. From here, we continued on the ridge following the westernmost ridgetop trail of the Pequannock Watershed all the way to Terrace Pond. We took a swim, and then just as we got out of the water it started pouring down rain. We made our way along Terrace Pond North Trail in the rain for some time. When we reached the power line section we followed the flagging of a future reroute of the trail to new viewpoints, and then down to Hamburg Turnpike. We crossed, but I think we opted to follow the connector trail east to West Milford because it was going to get dark quick. I think Joel and I were the only ones to really complete the hike. He went ahead walking the road back to the state line, and I ran to catch up with him. Everyone else waited for us at the West Milford A&P.
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