The Hike

We hiked the Appalachian Trail (AT) up to Sunfish Pond in Delaware Water Gap and took other trails around the pond.  We had made such good time we decided to take in the view from Mt Tammany on the way back.  It made for a 10 mile day but the real surprise was the last 1 mile down from Mt Tammany. We knew it would be steep since we were dropping 1,000 feet in 1 mile but what we did not know is that it came with long sections of boulder hopping.  Oh, and just to keep it interesting, as we arrived at the overlook we could see the wall of rain coming our way.  So after admiring the view for a few we began our scramble down the wet slippery boulder fields.  It was just a bit of challenge for our already tired legs.   Overall it was a great hike though.  The original plan was to do this hike in 2 days with an overnight along the ridge, “good plan”!  Three days of rainy weather kept us from that option.  The trail campsite was beautiful.

Sunfish Pond, Delaware Water Gap

 

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