Beaver dam on the Temakwehocken, boat waiting for it's owner. Thanks MM, lots more to see.
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Sunday hike near Hawkins Lowland Rd
- Thread starter Jon Holcombe
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Here's a boat and rake Stu and I found on Tupe Island on 2/2/2006.
The boat was here
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.73020500873606&lng=-74.59419507186891&z=16&type=nj1995&gpx=
My original post can be found here, unfortunately the links are broken.
https://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/the-west-side-of-tulpehocken-at-friendship.2107/
That is a great area to explore. The road to the island is still flooded as of last month. bring a kayak. The road in is good but tight.
The boat was here
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.73020500873606&lng=-74.59419507186891&z=16&type=nj1995&gpx=
My original post can be found here, unfortunately the links are broken.
https://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/the-west-side-of-tulpehocken-at-friendship.2107/
That is a great area to explore. The road to the island is still flooded as of last month. bring a kayak. The road in is good but tight.
Last time i was at that boat there was an oar under it as well..
Jon did you go upstream on the Temakwehocken to the long S shaped beaver dam? A real work of art that one is.
Jon did you go upstream on the Temakwehocken to the long S shaped beaver dam? A real work of art that one is.
MM, it was getting late and I had another location to check out before sunset. But I will be back with my son, upstream at the Temakwehocken and at the Tulpehocken locations you indicated. This is a great time to be in the woods.
Ed, I am sorry the links in your post are broken, I would have liked to follow along your path. The road is so tight, to preserve what is left of my paint job, I ended up hiking the remaining 1/2 mile on Hawkins Lowland, made a left and hiked up the road to the tributary (Temakwehocken).
I entered here off of Tuckerton Road, as I said it is tight but safe.
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.728992079357546&lng=-74.60632938545228&z=15&type=nj1995&gpx=
Ford here as the old road is flooded by beavers.
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.73451197327497&lng=-74.60683364074708&z=15&type=nj1995&gpx=
It is a desert island surrounded by water.
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.728992079357546&lng=-74.60632938545228&z=15&type=nj1995&gpx=
Ford here as the old road is flooded by beavers.
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.73451197327497&lng=-74.60683364074708&z=15&type=nj1995&gpx=
It is a desert island surrounded by water.
The island is great to explore. We have been there with PBX, I have been there a few times with Jessica, Steve and Rob from work. When I went with Jessica and Steve we waded across where the old road is washed out.
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.73462748202846&lng=-74.60610407989503&z=17&type=hybrid&gpx=
View from the island.
Jessica walking the old road.
It was really hot that day and she was suffering. Crossing the sphagnum field.
Wading back she almost fainted.
I went once with Steve from this site and we rested at the bridge across the Tulp. (2004) If I find my GPS cords you may want to check this spot out.
My track with Steve.
Guy
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.73462748202846&lng=-74.60610407989503&z=17&type=hybrid&gpx=
View from the island.
Jessica walking the old road.
It was really hot that day and she was suffering. Crossing the sphagnum field.
Wading back she almost fainted.
I went once with Steve from this site and we rested at the bridge across the Tulp. (2004) If I find my GPS cords you may want to check this spot out.
My track with Steve.
Guy
You guys are light years more advanced in your exploration techniques than I am. Up until now, I've been a slave to photographing sunrise and sunset and I find remote areas hard to get in and out of in the dark. I bought a handheld GPS about 6 months ago, and assumed that it would work as simply as my auto GPS. It did not, and I returned it, being too busy at the time to figure it out. But I recognize that without a GPS, I will eventually end up lost in the woods when my Google Maps signal drops. This thread has pushed me to get a Garmin and start figuring it out. The information here is worth 50 Pinelands Short Courses.
Looking through my photo's of that area this one stands out as what the Tulp is like to explore.
