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This 5-mile out-and-back hike is the second half of hike #25 ("Windbeam Mountain Through Hike") from the book
Hiking the Jersey Highlands (1st edition).
The hike described in that book requires two cars. With one car, the hike can be broken into two halves. Doing so requires doing the
given half twice (out and back). In addition to hiking the half from Mary Roth Drive to Windbeam Lane (and back), we climbed the
summit of Little Windbeam before returning to the car.
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 Skunk cabbage on Stonetown Circular (SC) trail |
 Steep ascenton of Windbeam on SC trail |
 One-eyed toad on ascent |
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 View west over Van Order quarry and Stonetown Recreation area |
 View of SW finger of Wanaque Reservoir |
 Raspberries |
 Continuing ascent of Windbeam |
 View east of Wanaque Reservoir |
 View northeast |
 View east from Windbeam summit |
 View southeast |
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 View west from Windbeam summit |
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 Van Order quarry and Stonetown Recreation area |
 Van Order quarry |
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 View northwest from Windbeam summit |
 Houses west |
 Downy woodpeckers abound |
 Remains of old tower on Windbeam |
 Grassy stretch of Highlands trail |
 Rhododendron |
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 Gaudi-like tree |
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 A break in the shade on a cool rock |
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 Monarch butterfly? |
 Quartz streak on Windbeam ridge |
 Lamb's Ear |
 Close-up of Lamb's Ear |
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 Our lunch spot! |
 Overlooking the Wanaque Reservoir |
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 Sumac |
 Highlands trail on Little Windbeam |
 Picking raspberries |
 View east from Little Windbeam summit |
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 Laura the explorer |
 The tree hugger |
 Snail shell |
 Interesting tree |
 Close-up |
 Dan trying to look unposed |
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