Pre-Spring Riding

March 21, 2010
Total Miles: 126 miles
Northwestern New Jersey
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I took a random day to myself and went for a ride, hopefully to find some dirt roads and see more of the northwest corner of the state. I was also hoping to catch Nature in her early spring glory but apparently I was too early. Here’s what I did find, however.

A farm off Rockaway Valley Rd

Free couch on the same road

The road over the Splitrock Dam

Glamor shot of the KLR

Furnace below Splitrock Dam

Small falls below the dam

The road leading west from Splitrock Dam

Military dock at Lake Denmark

I left the boat alone, really!

Bee hives ready to pollinate

Leftover snow at an unknown ski resort

The day was perfect and I enjoyed the time outside. The trees weren’t even hinting at being green and the bee hives were silent from the distance. It looked like I was going to have to come out again in a few weeks and see what had progressed.

Fascinating abandoned property in Monroe, NY

A pile of gravel leads me to believe there will be activity soon

Working waterwheel behind the house

Another water wheel, this one clogged by debris

More abandoned homes on the other side of the river

Strange art along the river