ABOUT THE PARK:
Hiking Mount Tammany - National Park Service
TRAIL MAP:
Hikes at the Gap - National Park Service
NY/NJ Trail Conference Southern Kittatinny Trails Map 120
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates: 40.97237,-75.125159
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| Parking lot already about 3/4 full at 8 AM on a peak foliage day. |
HIKE DISTANCE:
Today's hike was the 4-mile option (actually 3.5 miles). Click here for the 8-mile hike from 10/17/2010.
THE HIKE:
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| The red-on-white Tammany Trail from the parking lot. |
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| The first overlook. |
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| Another hiker came back to let us know there was a porcupine on the trail up ahead. When we got there he was off of the trail but had she not told me, I would have never seen him. He was about the size of a basketball. |
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| Up the steep rocky section... |
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| ... to views of Mount Pocono in Pennsylvania behind us. |
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| Up some more. |
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| More views into Pennsylvania. |
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| Panoramic view from Indian Head Overlook (taken by my son) |
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| Mt. Minsi from Mt. Tammany |
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| Descending on the blue trail. |
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| Dunnfield Creek |
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| The foliage all along I-80 |
HIKE SUMMARY:
[ 0.00] Red dot trail at southeast end of parking lot.
[ 0.45] Arrive at first overlook
[ 1.30] Red dot trail ends at the summit of Mount Tammany; views; continue on blue trail
[ 1.60] Turn left on blue trail; Mt. Tammany fire road goes right
[ 3.00] Left on mint green-blazed Dunnfield Hollow Trail
[ 3.20] Left on white-blazed Appalachian Trail
[ 3.50] Back at parking lot
I've said this before, but I LOVE your blog!!! What kind of camera do you use to capture such fantastic images?
ReplyDeleteThank you! The camera is a Canon PowerShot SX40 HS. I LOVE this camera! I had a Nikon SLR I sold on eBay when I bought the Canon because I find the Canon is so much easier to use and I think it takes much better pictures. It has 35x zoom that is absolutely amazing.
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Thanks, Bill! The foliage is particularly beautiful this year.
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