Saturday, September 19, 2009

South Mountain Reservation (Millburn, NJ)

I was going to go apple-picking today, but then a moderate 5-mile hiking opportunity opened up at the last minute, and I couldn't resist.

The hike was to go by several lakes, waterfalls, and creeks or rivers - perfect for a warm, late summer day. Unfortunately, the water level was quite low. I missed the first waterfall entirely when we walked past it. The second waterfall was a bit of a trickle, not quite as impressive as it could be, but we had lunch at the base, and watched kids throwing oranges in the murky shallow pool at the base.

Still, it was a lovely walk through the forest, with a bit of a climb for a workout at the start, and an easy, wide path at the end.

We didn't see much wildlife (except a daddy longlegs which was dancing on the sunlit leaves above my head while we ate), but we enjoyed watching these two dogs playing in the water:




They were clearly having a blast (as were we, in a more low-key way).

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