We had more beautiful fall weather today and I wanted to stay out on the trails as long as possible. Once again, we headed to the Delaware Water Gap, New Jersey side. My plan was to park at Millbrook village and take the Orchard Trail to connect with Hamilton Ridge. We would then descend down to the River on the Pioneer Trail, have lunch at one of the river campsites and then continue on to Van Campens Glen and back.

The fall foliage was at peak. I’m still awestruck by the fall colors. Everything looks so psychedelic! We ascended up the trail on Orchard until reaching the ridge top where we met up with the Hamilton Trail. This used to be a road and one point, but it’s a pleasant walk before intersecting the single track Pioneer Trail which took us down to the river. We turned off the trail to head to the river and have breakfast at one of the campsites. We cooked on our portable camp stove, drank coffee and hung out for a while enjoying the day and the scenery. I couldn’t get over how we were the only people on the trail because it was such a gorgeous day. After breakfast, we packed up our gear and made our way to Van Campens Glen. We hiked to the waterfall where we took off our packs. I sprawled out on one of the big flat boulders to listen to the sound of the falls and watch the clouds roll by. It was a wonderful meditation spot. After the rest I felt completely refreshed so we backtracked through the glen and enjoyed the rest of the hike and this amazing day.

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