I downloaded the instructions to the Musconetcong Watershed and headed out all excited yesterday. The time would be tight because it was a 9-mile detours (total 18) but that would be okay. I could take the paid bridge and save myself 10 minutes. I packed lunch.
Class left out and I headed to the watershed. These were serious country roads. I arrived in the town, and started to look for the street to turn on. I found it. And I also found a sign that pointed me to I-78. I turned the corner and the parking lot was filled with construction equipment.
I went up the road, turned around and came back. I thought there might be parking on both sides of the street. Nope, more construction equipment.
Clearly they are doing some sort of maintenance on the watershed. A lot of parks have serious work to do because of all the rain we had this year. Lots of trails are washing out. There are also erosion issues.
I went back out to the main road and followed the signs to Route 78. It brought me out at the weigh station.
This morning I looked for more parks to walk in. I'm starting to run out.
The P'burg walking trail for the Morris Canal will take some doing. I don't think that's a place to go in a half hour. I could do part of their side of the river trail, if I knew where to park. More research, I guess.
I looked up a few other places near the school and they all seem to be rustic, natural, hiking areas. Not a place to go between jobs. I found one in Washington called Meadow Breeze Park. It's only about 2 miles from school. It looks like a lot of athletic fields and playgrounds, but from the pics it appears to have a walking path. We'll see Thursday.
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