Having a dear little bit of "me time" again today I stayed close to home and walked off a section of the pump branch. Don't much care about the super bowl.I needed to get out.
The gun club across from me is like a war zone of drunken pre game idiots on their range so I know where all the crazies are.
I actually was checking it out because I intend to launch my daughter and son's first canoeing from the Miller's bog. I've had my Daughter up on a Pocono lake in August which is awesome and my son on a lake in Pennypot. Lakes & streams are a world apart and my wife won't let me bring them on one deeper than they can stand up in first.
At it's worst in high water I've only seen the Pump Branch 2-3 feet in spots. I've got ready access from the Mullica in Sweetwater but I agreed to this just the same. During high and moving water the mullica is no fun to tip in !!!
We are doing dinner at the Library II by choice while the skids stay with the football crazy inlaws. So I once again had but so much time, such is life.
I digress, back to the Pump Branch, nice tromp along the way and quiet for lack of people. It is flowing pretty well acually as the Miller's bog is high and there is a good wind behind it. I was fortunate to find a five gallon spackle bucket and left with a good load of bottles and such ( and of course... a mylar baloon. I ran into one of the USGS stream guaging stations that are very visible from a nearby trail but never bothered before to look at.
N 39 41.77 W 71 49.55 ( I am toying lately with a GPS that is on semi-permanent loan from a customer/hunter who doesn't know how to use it.) Garmin Etrex out of the box.
I know that Scott must know this one well, it is not exactly hidden from sight. What I did notice is that it's feed pipe from the stream by the water level marker was letting by air bubbles. I can only assume this was not a good thing regarding it's operation. Right by it on the stream bed is a strange thing. Little grave apparently marked by a wood cross, a plastic angel, plastic flowers, and two american flags, all kicked over and broken.
Well that's it, no big deal, just a fun walkabout by me own self and back home. A whole lot of post for a little bit of walk I know.
Enjoy the game everyone, I'll be eating dead cow.
G.
The gun club across from me is like a war zone of drunken pre game idiots on their range so I know where all the crazies are.
I actually was checking it out because I intend to launch my daughter and son's first canoeing from the Miller's bog. I've had my Daughter up on a Pocono lake in August which is awesome and my son on a lake in Pennypot. Lakes & streams are a world apart and my wife won't let me bring them on one deeper than they can stand up in first.
At it's worst in high water I've only seen the Pump Branch 2-3 feet in spots. I've got ready access from the Mullica in Sweetwater but I agreed to this just the same. During high and moving water the mullica is no fun to tip in !!!
We are doing dinner at the Library II by choice while the skids stay with the football crazy inlaws. So I once again had but so much time, such is life.
I digress, back to the Pump Branch, nice tromp along the way and quiet for lack of people. It is flowing pretty well acually as the Miller's bog is high and there is a good wind behind it. I was fortunate to find a five gallon spackle bucket and left with a good load of bottles and such ( and of course... a mylar baloon. I ran into one of the USGS stream guaging stations that are very visible from a nearby trail but never bothered before to look at.
N 39 41.77 W 71 49.55 ( I am toying lately with a GPS that is on semi-permanent loan from a customer/hunter who doesn't know how to use it.) Garmin Etrex out of the box.
I know that Scott must know this one well, it is not exactly hidden from sight. What I did notice is that it's feed pipe from the stream by the water level marker was letting by air bubbles. I can only assume this was not a good thing regarding it's operation. Right by it on the stream bed is a strange thing. Little grave apparently marked by a wood cross, a plastic angel, plastic flowers, and two american flags, all kicked over and broken.
Well that's it, no big deal, just a fun walkabout by me own self and back home. A whole lot of post for a little bit of walk I know.
Enjoy the game everyone, I'll be eating dead cow.
G.
