09/29 - 10/06 New York and New Jersey Part II
Day 81 Wednesday September 29th 806.4 - 818.4 = 12 Route 17A We get brought back to the trail by Jeff’s mom. It’s about a 45 minute drive. It’s 9 by the time we are walking, which is not bad at all! It feels great walking with a light load and feeling like we’re just out for a day hike. As I always do on days hikes, I’ve packed us a deluxe lunch! Baked sweet potatoes and salad with tropical avocado! It’s been starting to look a little bit like fall, with select trees turning. There are lots of leaves on the ground, which obscures the trail and makes it a little hard to follow at times. We walk mostly in the stunted ridge top oak forest. We get a few rocky out cropping and view ledges. Mostly the walk is just an easy stroll through the forest with highlights including Franklin Falls and the Cat Rocks. We make it to Allan and Kate’s house near Warwick, New York by 5. We reach their house by just turning off the trail into the woods once we are able to make out the shape of th...