Point Mountain



Point Mountain, Point Mountain Reservation (9/4/2006)

This is the Hike of the Week for 10/9/2003 as described on the NY-NJ Trail Conference website. An abbreviated version of this hike is hike #22 ("Point Mountain") from the book 50 Hikes in New Jersey (3rd edition).
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Penwell Road trail head

Ridge trail begins in a corn field

Early morning mist

On the Riverwalk trail


A raging Musconetcong River



 

Sun breaking through

Point Mountain Road bridge

Trout fishing

 




Beautiful sycamore

 



Beech roots

Daddy long legs

Rocky climb up Point Mountain
 


Interesting tree

Taking a break

View west from Point Mountain

 


Lots of farms



 




Gorgeous mushroom

Remains of boundary walls
 


Old woods road

Poison ivy

Back to the corn

Child of the corn
 


Hawk or vulture feather

Slug on the feather


Point Mountain in rear
 

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