NY, VT, NH

We drove north on 123 out of Lancaster.  It's a beautiful day, sunshine!  We drove through PA, headed for the Delaware Water Gap.  Yeah, I didn't know about it, either.  It's a National Recreation Area, runs along the Delaware River.  Beautiful geography:  hills, river, rough paved road, walking/biking trail the entire length (about 60 miles).  The river has cut a deep gouge at the north end.  When we started the day, we imagined we'd spend the night just north of the park, but discovered a cg about halfway through the park, Dingman's CG, just south of Dingman's Fall, and the Dingman's Bridge, which replaced Dingman's Ferry.  He must have been important.

We pedaled our bikes up the off-road trail, along the ridge above the river, to the Falls.  The trail was flanked with wild roses, which smelled so sweet!  Later, we figured out that our truck is not so dirty as we thought.  It's covered with the spring pollen.















Because of all the rain in the past week, the volume was very high, making for a dramatic presentation!  The trail to the falls passed through a hemlock forest with a rhododendron understory.  They'll be blooming in about 3 weeks, sorry we'll miss it.

We talked with a park ranger, who told us that because of severe budget cuts, this park is down from twenty rangers for the season to five.  A gift to the National Parks is in order.









The campground is on the river, we pedaled down to the shore, to test the water, before heading back to our site.  There are about 100 sites here, and only one other site is occupied.  The road is dirt, the trees close, and getting in was like threading a needle.  It was so deserted, I was able to shower outside!  A pic of the shower curtain/rack Stuart built later...











Dinner, Green Dragon Market sausages, roasted red peppers and fresh peas.  And cheap red wine, or course!