Back on the East Coast-Harriman State Park Trip with JV3

[bearthedog]

One day back in New Jersey and JV3 wanted to do a recon hike for future multi-day trips. With the fall colors upon us, how could I resist? I recently returned from a trip up the coast to Newport, (Rhode Island), Bar Harbor, (Maine), and Nova Scotia (Canada) to capture the fall foliage. This would be my very first time on the East Coast during autumn. On our hike I got to experience the start of autumn in New York with JV3.






JV3 doing some recon…










Trail sipping along the way…











Quick Lunch Fire-using the crotch of a wet, damp, rotten birch.
















A great ending to a great day out.

 

[JV3]

great to see you again, rb! here are my pics: home...sweet...home. the pic doesn't show it but there's enough room for two and still plenty of coverage from rain.

the red really looks like that in person - it's so bright it looks like the bushes are on fire!

widow maker marks the spot.

what the pic doesn't show is how cold it was up there. we had to keep moving otherwise our winter jackets were on...going to be another cold winter this year for sure.

nyc about 35 mi away.

glacial striation.

 

[JV3]

rb, save some for the dogs, will yah! on a serious note, every stream i relied on in the past were completely dry. glad rb and i did this scouting trip prior to doing an overnighter...gonna have to camp next to a lake for sure. super dry out there.

rb was this close to getting stung.

a bear scrounging for grubs.

found one! actually two but he dropped the fatter one by accident.

psst...can you keep a secret?

 

[JV3]

story of the day - another dried up water source...last year this exact spot was under a foot of fast moving water...now, just moist.

boiled then filtering out the sediments.

hobo camp.

horse hoof fungus?

i sliced a thin piece and it has that leathery/suede feel to it...i hit it with a firesteel and it just kept smoldering.

dessert before the hike out...then five guys burger

 

[JD Mandrell]

Great stuff guys, always enjoy your pics!

 

[sasha]

the colors ohhh the colors ....

 

[zpstl321]

Well done!

 

[JV3]

Great stuff guys, always enjoy your pics!

thanks!

the colors ohhh the colors ....

and they're not even at the peak yet...in a week or two i think i might have to wear sunglasses too!

Well done!

thanks!

 

[sasha]

I know for a fact we here in CA got the short end of the stick when it comes to the outdoors. Guys you are soo lucky

 

[Woods Walker]

I have walked that exact ground. Nice pics.

 

[Mistwalker]

Super nice photos! I always look forward to these posts. Book marked for a more involved reply when I get in.

 

[JV3]

I know for a fact we here in CA got the short end of the stick when it comes to the outdoors. Guys you are soo lucky

there are plenty of nice places there for sure too! trip reports from lambertiana shows plenty of awesome places there for sure.

I have walked that exact ground. Nice pics.

thanks! let me know when you're down in the area and maybe we can all hang out one of these days.

Super nice photos! I always look forward to these posts. Book marked for a more involved reply when I get in.

thanks brian!