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This is hike #16 ("Schooley's Mountain") in
Hiking New Jersey: A Guide to 50 of the Garden State's Greatest
Hiking Adventures (1st edition). I hiked much of this park in 2006 with a co-worker. But today was Laura's first time in this park. It's an amazingly varied
hike, in a relatively small Morris County park. But the size shouldn't fool you. This hike has some serious climbing, an overlook, a lake, a floating bridge, a wildflower
field, and a couple of wonderful waterfalls along a brook.
Total distance was 3.9 miles in just over 2 hours.
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 It begins with a climb |
 Millipede |
 Beautiful ferns |
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 Tiny toad |
 Another tiny toad |
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 Junction with Highland Cut trail |
 Near high point of Schooley's Mountain |
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 [Photo by Laura] |
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 Graffiti tree |
 Lake George through trees |
 The floating bridge |
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 Lake George |
 Hungry Canada Goose |
 With three ducks |
 Mallard close-up |
 Goose fishing |
 Lake George |
 Boat house |
 Dragonfly |
 Lodge on hill |
 Heading to lake |
 Lake George |
 Mowed path through field |
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 Bridge by dam |
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 Southern tip of Lake George |
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 On Falling Waters trail |
 Electric Brook |
 [Photo by Laura] |
 Tiny waterfall |
 View downstream |
 Boulder hopping |
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 Garter snake |
 Giant rock formations |
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 Steep decline |
 Waterfall |
 Waterfall pool |
 Laura at falls |
 Another view |
 Climbing back to trail |
 Drill holes in rock |
 Heading to viewpoint |
 Viewpoint |
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 Searching for old graffiti |
 NJ farms below |
 Enjoying the view |
 Sandy near viewpoint |
 A rocky descent |
 Patriot's Path back |
 Old multi-trunked tree |
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