Sunday hike near Hawkins Lowland Rd

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Beaver dam on the Temakwehocken, boat waiting for it's owner. Thanks MM, lots more to see.

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Jon Holcombe

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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.
 

Jon Holcombe

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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.
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).
 

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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.


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View from the island.



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Jessica walking the old road.


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It was really hot that day and she was suffering. Crossing the sphagnum field.


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Wading back she almost fainted.


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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.


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My track with Steve.


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Jon Holcombe

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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.
 
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