Delaware Water Gap – Mt. Minsi, Arrow Island - 10/9/11

[njHiking.com]

Fall foliage in New Jersey usually starts in the northwest corner of the state in the Delaware Water Gap and along the Kittatinny Ridge, so on yet another nice fall day we headed out that way. The foliage was kind of a mixed bag still, but hiking Mt. Minsi is always nice. It was quite hazy but the views were still great.

 

Normally when we hike Minsi we just keep going south along the AT then backtrack, and come back via the Minsi fire road which makes for a nice long hike. This time we decided to change it up. Sometimes with really familiar routes you overlook things, and there were areas on the Kittatinny Trails Map we realized we'd never checked out...

 

Continue reading Delaware Water Gap - Mt. Minsi, Arrow Island...

[Daniela Wagstaff]

Dawn - The "Old-Timey Fun" links on your site are great!  I am having a blast reading that stuffy old stuff and trying to picture the places of today back then.  It's so easy to forget that the Delaware Water Gap has always been there and that so many have gone before us.  Thanks!