20 Miles of Forest

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20 miles to Buttermilk Falls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

The terrane was rough and and dangerous

The terrain was rough

and dangerous.

and dangerous.

We sped past the bridge troll

We sped past the bridge troll

and arrived safe and sound. 99 degrees never felt so good!

and arrived safe and sound. 99 degrees never felt so good!

Renee led the chase home to the pool! go baby go!

Renee led the chase home to the pool! go baby go!

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Happy day!

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Great day with cousin Kelli, my brother Webb & sister-in-law Liz…. Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY!!
(yes, that’s a beautiful baby bump : )

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Webb & Liz hosted quite a nice little bbq party in the park today. They found a nice shady spot where we all relaxed and enjoyed the warm breezes. (That is, once we found the “east nethermead” which wasn’t so easy to locate….)

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Midtown Manhattan view from Long Island City.

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Pepsi sign in Queens that we can see from the terrace of our apartment.

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Hudson River fireworks!

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June Random

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Frozen yogurt with cousins Caryn & Jesse…. Cake Batter anyone?
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Garden tours with Linda & Bruce

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Sod farm repose (garden tour stop)

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Surreptitiously snapped Elmo without paying the Times Square tourist vig

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Cuddling cousin puppies Virgil and Angus

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Twilight in Washington Square

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Sinus realignment

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City rain biking

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WIth cousins Mario and Deena… sunset on the summit

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Post-rain ride in beautiful Sussex county… corn, cows, black raspberries and mulberries…. Oh, and the High Point monument on the distant horizon.

 

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(Borrowed) Puppy Love

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With Caesar (self portrait)

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With Ziggy

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With Virgil (self portrait)

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With Chili (self portrait)

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With Groucho

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One year ago… June 2012

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One year ago today we were out on a worthy mission. We helped an Army vet spread the word about PTSD. We met up with Tom in Cleveland, Ohio and then biked to our home in NJ. Ron and I alternated days of biking, while one person drove the truck along with Juan Carlos, and Tom’s service dog, a border collie.

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WIth Juan Carlos on the bike path in Franklin, PA along the Allegheny River, heading towards Oil CIty.

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Heading uphill… in the rain… east of Towanda in the Endless Mountains region of PA.

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Scenic overlook between Wysox and Wyalusing, PA.

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Just past Lake Wallenpaupack. Last leg of the ride.. a 67-mile day.
Route 6 is Pennsylvania Bike Route Y and it’s a long, beautiful ride from Cleveland to New Jersey. It was a great trip, and quite an accomplishment.

 

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