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I have the basic yellow Garmin etrex, goes for about $100.00 I really enjoy using it since it is small and rugged it is very practical. Seemed like the other models requited you to purchase extra map software to be useful. And I never liked the idea of squinting at the small map screens on the...

How they find you out in the wilderness?

I would like to join you on your trip. I have a 14 foot aluminum canoe I can bring along. I Will need someone to help paddle if we are going upstream. Ron

Fish ladder The NJ news covered the fish ladder story. Before the damn at Batsto was built 200-300 years ago, shad and white herring would travel up the river. The biggest bonus expected is an increase in birds of prey that feed on the fish.

Bears I have a lot less experience and understanding about the pines and such than many of you posting replies about the bears. I will add my two cents of scatterbrained thoughts anyway. The bear population in the NJ water gap area has risen over 50 times what it was two decades ago. They...

I have seen very large canine prints following dear along the trail that is in the Devious area. I think that it is possible that there are mixed breeds of coyote and dogs in the pines. I could not match up the prints exactly with any domestic dog in the books I have. They did resemble a wolf...

Ticks and young children I am concerned about taking my two year old out into the pines with me on a hike due to the ticks and lymes. I am not sure if I trust the safety of insect repellents on young kids. If anyone can offer suggestions or coments on this I would appreciate it. Ron