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Adam, that noise you heard was me. I was listening to the Eagles-Patriots game on the radio as I was hiking and I kept banging my head against a tree. :D Seriously though, I have hiked hundreds of miles after dark in the pine barrens, and several times after dark on the Batona Trail and the...

It was packed! Going to the Cranberry Festival is a yearly tradition. I always take along some of my nephews with me and buy them all kinds of junk food their Nazi dietitian mother would never allow them to eat. Then on the way home I always wag my finger at them and say, "Now remember, if your...

There are two things I won't mess with when I'm hiking in the pine barrens; rattlesnakes and mushrooms.

I camped out at Bass River Friday night ( Oct 7) It was 39 degrees when I got up on Saturday morning.

That fence is ugly, a huge waste of money and utterly useless. Anybody can go over that fence or through it within minutes with a pair of bolt cutters. That project stinks of a political payoff to somebody.

Any idea when this facility might open? I'm definitely interested in the indoor pistol range.

I was hiking about two miles south of Apple Pie Hill a few weeks ago when there was still snow on the ground and I came upon some very large cat paw prints. Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me to take a picture. If they were made by a bobcat, that was one big bobcat.

I have hiked the entire length of the Batona Trail 70 times and I have only seen the Park Police on foot on the trail once. They generally only patrol areas that are accessible by vehicle, which includes the campgrounds you mentioned. I don't know how big your dog is, but be aware that there...

I was out on the Batona Trail today near Apple Pie Hill (Friday Dec 31) The snow is still too deep to cover many miles. I had considered buying snowshoes last year, but then I thought, "Why bother? How often does it snow more than 6" in south Jersey?" HAH! Absolutely no worries about ticks or...

Yeah, I concur on the permethrin. I saturate my clothes so heavily with that stuff when I'm out hiking in the summer the FAA has declared the air space above me a no-fly zone. :mrgreen: One of the reasons I like hiking in the Carranza area after dark is that you will almost certainly get to...

Alright then, the chain saw is out. I didn't feel like lugging the damn thing around anyway. What are your thoughts on blasting? :) Climbing over, ducking under, or walking around tree blow downs doesn't bother me. My concern is that by late March walking around those blow downs is going to...

I've noticed that there are a lot of downed trees on the Batona Trail this fall. I'd like to try and clear some, but I know nothing about chain saws. Does anybody know what size I would need to buy and can instruct me on how to cut a tree trunk that's resting 5'-10' above ground without killing...

I guess the reason I'm thinking the state might not enforce the no tresspassing rule against hikers is because as I approached Apple Pie Hill from the south on the Batona Trail, the only signs you see are warnings against littering, dumping, and motorized vehicles. There are no "No Tresspassing"...

As I approached Apple Pie Hill this afternoon from the south on the Batona Trail, I encountered three signs from the NJ Div of Parks nailed to trees that said no littering, no dumping, or motorized vehicles are allowed on Apple Pie Hill. The when I reached the north side of Apple Pie Hill I...

I hiked the Batona Trail through Apple Pie Hill today (Sat, Nov 6) The windows in the fire tower are all intact. Somebody threw a 32" rear projection TV off the tower. The glass that is on the ground is from the picture tube.

Went to this event today (Sunday) Weather was beautiful and it was packed. There were more vendors there than I've seen in previous years, but I have to say, while probably almost everybody who went there bought something to eat, you could see the economy's effect. I saw very few people walking...

I have a picture I took of what I think is a ribbon snake, but its body is much wider than a garter snake. If I can figure out how to upload a picture here I'll post it and see if anybody can positively identify it.

I've seen that same snake 4-5 times in the pines this summer. I think that's an Eastern Ribbon Snake. I have a picture of one that's probably 16"-18" that I photographed back in August hiking near Quaker Bridge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ribbon_Snake

YIKES! Well it's a damn good thing they don't have pee cams in the woods like they have traffic cams on the road or I'd be looking at about $60,000 in fines. Don't tell me I'm going to have to start wearing diapers when I hike? :mrgreen: As a frequent hiker on the Batona Trail I see the...

Karl, how did you make out?