Month: September 2022

Tackling the most difficult section in the mid-Atlantic and finishing NJ.
August 30, 2022
Ascent: 741’
Descent: 671’
Weather: hot, hazy, and humid (mid-80’s)
Sightings: blue-tailed skinks, deer, chipmunks, and a woodpecker
High points: enjoying the views from Prospect Rock and completing the entire New Jersey section of the AT!

Last day in NJ.
August 29, 2022
AT miles: 12.0
Ascent: 2017’
Descent: 1726’
Weather: hot, hazy, and humid (mid 80’s)
Sightings: a fawn and lots of random birds
High points: walking the Pochuk Boardwalk and eating a cider doughnut ice cream sandwich