Start: Pochuck Mountain Shelter
It was a wet morning!!! It had rained hard most of the night. We were super excited for today though because my parents and my sister, Michele are coming to visit us today. We took our time getting ready this morning since we had 9.6 miles planned for the day. We woke up at 7 am and left camp at 9 am. We started off with a climb up Pochuck Mountain. We had some beautiful views! We continued to NJ 94 in Vernon. We took a break after 6.5 miles in the trailhead parking lot to work out the details of meeting up with my family. We only had 3.1 miles left, but the first part was a 1000 ft climb in a little less than a mile. It was a hard climb with tons of rock steps. My quads were burning! Once we reached the top, we had a couple of small ups and downs and then we were at the road. My parents were still 2 hours away so I called Matt at Anton's on the Lake in Greenwood Lake, NY where we planned to stay. Lucky for us, Matt was in the area so he picked us up and brought us back to the hotel. It worked out great because we were able to get showers and start laundry before my family got here. Once they arrived, we spent some great time together, ate fresh fruit that they brought us (we've been craving that like crazy!), went to dinner at Emeralds on the Lake and are now sitting around a fire pit together. Hiking, good food, shower, laundry, and family... What a GREAT day!!!
End: Barrett Road, New Milford, NY - staying at Anton's on the Lake in Greenwood Lake, NY
Peace Be The Journey
~Flicka
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