North Kittatinny Valley State Park



Northern, Kittatinny Valley State Park (7/5/2014)

This is the third weekend in a row that we hiked this beautiful state park. And why not? An examination of the map ensures me that I can get another two hikes out of this area as well!

Today, following this map, and with the park very quiet after the bicycle race of last week, we hiked nearly every trail in the northern part of the park: the White, including the spur which crosses the powerline cut, and the many segments of the trail labeled "Bw" on the map. This trail contains white blazes on a black background.

Total distance hiked today was 4 miles in just under 2.5 hours.

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Visitor's Center

Heading to...

...dock at...

...Lake Aeroflex


Fish in the lake

Dock

White along western bank

Lake Aeroflex

 

Canada Geese

Blow-down in lake

White parallels the bank

 


House across lake

White crosses...

...through...

...powerline cut
 


Lake at powerline cut

Solar panels


Engulfed in green
 


Woods north of cut

Butterfly milkweed


 


White...

...continues...

...through dense...

...forest
 


Deer

Ferns


Blazes of Bw trail
 





Male Indigo Bunting
 


Female Indigo Bunting

Meadow behind...

...Vistor's Center

Amorous...
 


...Japanese Beetles



 


White trail near park entrance

Dragonfly

White skirts...

...another field
 


[Photo by Laura]

One of several birdhouses

Laura on White

 


Berry picking


End of White

Butterfly garden
 


Moth having lunch...

...on a Cone Flower


Moth on Milkweed
 

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