Wawayanda Mountain

Mike Mertsock

Hiking up Wawayanda Mountain in Northern New Jersey.

Trail head
Trail head
Wawayanda Mountain from the trail head
Forest
Forest
Forest in Wawayanda State Park
Rocky ascent
Rocky ascent
Tree on ledge
Tree on ledge
This is a tree growing out of a rock overhang
Large rock
Large rock
Fallen tree
Fallen tree
This is a large fallen tree trunk, about 7 feet in diameter. You can see large rocks embedded in the trunk, that the tree pulled up when it fell
Looking north
Looking north
Looking north at the lower vista
Looking west
Looking west
Looking west at the lower vista
Panorama
Panorama
Panoramic view at the lower vista
Trailhead
Trailhead
View of the trail head from above
Red-shouldered hawk
Red-shouldered hawk
Looking down upon a Red-shouldered Hawk (I think)
Hawk
Hawk
Hawk
Hawk
Hawk
Hawk
Hawk
Hawk
Flower
Flower
Woods
Woods
Woods near the top of the ridge
Stone wall
Stone wall
The trail passes through a break in this wall near the top of the ridge
Looking southwest
Looking southwest
Looking Southwest from the top of the trail, toward the Kittatinnies and the Delaware Water Gap
Looking north
Looking north
Looking North toward New York state and the Catskills