Sourland Mountain Nature Preserve – trailhead off Rileyville Road in East Amwell (Hunterdon County). Awesome boulders, vernal pools, and quiet sun dappled forested trails make the Sourland Mountain Nature Preserve in East Amwell an ideal afternoon adventure – especially for kids of all ages. Be sure to check out the boulder area, and consult trail maps (or bring a compass), because it’s easy to get off the (poorly marked) trails exploring the spectacular rock formations.
“The Sourland Mountains are steeped in mysticism and history. Some say compasses do not work in these hills; others say the mountains are haunted. John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, hid in these hills while fleeing from the British during the Revolutionary War. The Lindbergh Estate, the site of the famous baby kidnapping-murder, is an adjacent property.”
http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/guides/Sourland.htm
Lets take a look:
End your hike a mile down the road for beers at Hillbilly Hall!!
Hillbilly Hall – an adventure for all!
Gorgeous glacial erratics! Thanks, Bill. Especially love the photo w/the tree growing through an erratic w/a fallen tree over it like a tuning fork. These will definitely end up in a poem of mine!
thanks isjborn1 – my favorite is the second one – young tree growing out of crack in rock.
Thx for bringing my attention to that one. Didn’t even notice the tiny tree peeking up through that rock. Magnificent!
yes, and hte pic 4 above the one you like shows a tree that has grown areound the rock.
The landscape was just loaded with all sorts of chaotic mingling of inert rock, live tree and dying and decaying tree – I became enrapt – didn’t realize that photography could be aerobic.
Ended up losing the trail and walking a few hours before aI found a road!