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We didn't go hiking last weekend because I injured my ankle and I couldn't walk more than a few minutes even here around town. But it improved very much over the past few days
so I was very happy to hit the trails again this weekend. Still, I kept it relatively short and easy, doing a hike that Daniela and Shawnee blogged about
last month. We hiked nearly the entire extent of the white trail that parallels
the Rahway River. It's about 2 miles from end to end. We stopped when we reached the picnic pavillion because the path become quite overgrown from that point. Before
beginning the hike, we walked a bit in the opposite direction to get better views of the Jackons Pond Dam. There was an abundance of wildlife out there today, as there
had been last month.
Total distance hiked today was about 5 miles in about 2.5 hours. (Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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 Jackons Pond |
 Mallard couple greeting us |
 View from ... |
 ... southern tip |
 Laura on ... |
 ... the dam |
 View north |
 Cormorant resting |
 Lone mallard above cascade |
 Juvenile Barn Swallow |
 Canada Goose & 5 goslings |
 Rudolph |
 Goose family |
 Swan protecting swan nest |
 Heading north ... |
 ... along pond |
 Watching the swan |
 Wildflowers on bank |
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 Swamp wildflowers |
 White trailhead |
 Giant tree trunk |
 Rahway River |
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 Gray Catbird |
 Trail above the river |
 Steps to ... |
 ... the bank |
 Gorgeous path ... |
 ... along the bank |
 Swampy in spots |
 Green bursting out |
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 Old growth |
 Old man by growth [photo by Laura] |
 Trail along road in places |
 Remains of ... |
 ... old bridge |
 Blue Jay |
 The amazingly ... |
 ... beautiful ... |
 ... bank of ... |
 ... the Rahway River |
 Lush growth in spots |
 Stone remains |
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 [Photo by Laura] |
 Remains along ... |
 ... the river |
 Bloodgoods Pond Dam |
 Swan in Bloodgoods Pond |
 Cormorant |
 Trail above the pond |
 Old stone barrier |
 Banana sticker tree |
 Flowers over river |
 Culvert below |
 Fireplaces at ... |
 ... picnic area |
 View from pavillion |
 Poison ivy abounds |
 Two male mallards |
 Idyllic scene |
 River reflections |
 Swan |
 Swampy part of river |
 Trail wildflower |
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 Koi fish couple! |
 Koi fish surfacing |
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 Climbing on way back |
 River below the trail |
 Wooden water bars? |
 Another goose family |
 Egrets in Jacksons Pond |
 This family has ... |
 ... only four goslings |
 Egrets |
 Cormorant |
 Egret |
 Cormorant near Swan nest |
 Four little goslings! |
 Mommy watching over them |
 Male Red-Winged Blackbird |
 Large fish in pond |
 Female Red-winged Blackbird |
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