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Scott I am still telling everyone about what a trooper Murph was. Amazing dog. I still can't believe he bulled his way through that stuff with us for six or seven hours.

It's amazing how many things ctrl-alt-del works for.

Oh I missed a few, Bob, but it's a tribute to Scott's vino that nobody noticed. I'm glad you and Chris made it home safely through the darkness :).

Haha. If I recall correctly they were related to the difficulty of locating a place in the pines you hadn't camped in, or something along those lines.

There was one spot where a few jokes were cracked about "Al's camp" so that must have been the place. I don't recall the berm, though.

Yeah I should be clear that the "botched chords and forgotten lyrics" referred to my playing, not Gabe's, lol. He's an actual musician.

It was quite an adventure! Thanks for inviting me. With regards to pushing through swamps, as I remarked to Gabe I felt a little like Ludlum who, when asked if he enjoyed writing replied, "I enjoy having written." I felt like I was offered a peek into the secret heart of the pines, but you...

Reminds me of the old story about the woman who moved to Maine and was bothered that after several years she was still treated like an outsider. After a time she had a baby, and when visiting the local market with her child said to the shop owner, "My son was born here, so I guess that makes him...

Man, you are whetting my appetite in a serious way. I absolutely cannot resist exploring underground spaces. I'm not into caves, really. I went once with this crew from Bloomington, IN, and when we got to the spot I looked around and asked where the cave was. They pointed to a crack in the...

http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=40.8584383701607&lng=-75.04629977020261&z=15&type=terrain&gpx= Right in that little dimple in the middle. The pin is off just a hair sw but you can clearly see the right of way on the map. I would not expect any more vertical drop than a locomotive could...

Gibby, I noticed the concrete on top of the stone abutments, but it didn't register on me as having been raised. Makes sense. So you've been all the way through the tunnel? Do tell :). Ever done Manunka Chunk? Al, I'm looking for volunteers for the 2014 Manunka Chunk Traverse. You sound...

Mike, there is very little that you would describe as ruins, and some of what there is doesn't date from the time of the clay works. If you look around there is stuff to see, all of which will be more meaningful if you read up on the history.

You know, I didn't give near enough consideration to the time of year and possibility of bears. That's why it's good for guys like me to know guys like you :). I always move as quietly as I can in the woods and I am all eyes and ears, but I specifically did not consider the possibility of...

Ok, some more Highlands stuff for you flatlanders :). There are enough railfans and history nuts on the site that I trust I will be forgiven. I set out Sunday to fulfill an old goal: to hike up the DL&W "Old Road" and find the tunnels at Oxford and "Manunka Chunk." I drove toward Oxford first...

Looks like you guys had a great time. I always wanted to get out there.

This is a 30-minute film extract from the Folkstreams series about a water-powered sawmill in Maine owned by a fellow named Ben. I say "sawmill" because that is a lot of what he does, but as you'll see its really a complete water-driven workshop for whatever a rural community might need in the...

I did. Quite a picturesque spot, and I'm sorry I lived here for twelve years before climbing up there :). I managed to clamber up to the top of the waterfall for a better view. I was struck by the very large split boulder at the top through which the water flows. Jerseyman, thanks a ton for...

Wow, those are great maps. Excellent find!

I forgot you hailed from those parts, Hewey. It's a pretty spot. There was an inclined plane for the canal there and I was hoping to sort of detect the lay of the land where it used to be, but I guess they leveled it all when they built the railroad. All those old canal towns are interesting...

Thought you guys would enjoy some historically interesting pictures from the cool, rocky north. These are from a trip I made last Sunday to a few spots I have been wanting to get to. The first few shots were taken in Cataract Park, a mostly unimproved addition to the Morris County Park system...