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Welcome to New Jersey

7/12/2013

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July 8: It's always hard to get going after a zero day. We were out of the hotel at 8:30 and made a stop at the post office, me to send home things from my self imposed pack shake down, Subaru to send post cards. Then we hit the road.
For the first couple miles, the trail followed the road. We walked across a bridge spanning the Delaware River, with cars whiz zing by. Halfway across, we entered state number 8: New Jersey. We passed the visitor's center of Delaware Water Gap Park ( where Road Runner was waiting for us) walked under the interstate, and turned into a state park.
The trail then began a slow, gradual climb. We came to Sunfish Pond, one of "New Jersey's Seven Wonders". Halfway along, we ran into Funky Town, who were taking a dip. So we joined them. Shortly, Patchouli and Barbarossa arrived, and then Sugar Rush. Funky Town had acquired a ridiculously large boom box which was playing classic rock and 80's hits. It was a regular party!
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We pushed on, past a high point with nice views
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And finally to the Mohican Outdoor Center where we stopped on for a soda.
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We had a 6 mile push to go, on order to reach Blue Mpuntain Lakes Road, where Fire Hazard's mom, Sandy had some trail magic dinner waiting.
Originally, we had planned on moving on to a campsite 3 miles further. But we were all pretty beat. We ended up camping there by the road. I guess the smell from trail magic was strong, because we had 3 bear sightings in the vicinity that night. Not me though; I was beat. I fell asleep early and slept straight thru the night.
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    Heather

    Hi, I'm Heather, AKA "Pink Lady". Welcome to my blog.  I'm so excited to share my adventures as I embark on a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.  
    While you're here, be sure to check out  the charity I'm hiking for: Devoted2Children a  great organization which funds a home for orphaned children in Haiti. 

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