First night in Bear Country...

July 13: From Montclair to Star Lake

This day was much longer than we'd anticipated. Since no one had responded to our requests to stay in the area, we had to shuttle our people to Wawayanda State park after, what we though, would be a 23-mile walk, including a detour in the wrong direction. Our walk was made harder by the fact that none of those 23 miles was over a flat surface. We climbed a hill that must have been about a forty degree slope, and then, even more difficultly, had to go down the other side. Our day was close to a 24 mile day, and the walk inside Wawayanda certainly brought the the total to 24 miles.. We had a long rest at a park near the Boonton Reservoir. A bear came within 20 feet of our walkers, staring at us from just below the deck of the nature center where we'd stopped to rest. The walk had a narrow shoulder and was treacherous. We were attacked by Mome Wraiths several times along the way. They picked off the DLBF crowd- (Dead last but finished). After our rest, we completed a five-mile hike into Boonton, and were shuttled to Wawayanda.
Poison Ivy:
Anthony should take point, after doing everything he's going to have to do with setup..

Wolf:

Look for pedestrian bridge
Make sure everyone knows what to do for bears.

Very dangerous day, traffic wise. There is a pedestrian bridge North of bouton Ave. 1000 treacherous feet In Butler. tight, rural and windy. call the shift commander at brook valley road and Stony brook (Kinnelon)
Otter:

Unhitch the trailer, wait for advance group to set up.
Tent setup for two days.
Pack in all food and toothpaste. Bearproof. We will walk to star lake and be taken to Waywayanda.


Crow:
Crow for the day: Nico Cipriani (Nico has trained barefoot, and intends to do the walk mostly barefoot. Big country fan. Favorite songs: "I've been watching you" and Dolly Parton's "Mountain Angel". Once wrote a letter to Dolly Parton and she answered.

Thanks to local police.

Ant: Buy bananas


Eagle: Breathtaking views and beautiful country. Take lots of pics.

Possibility:
Day's total: (including walking within the park)= 24.6 miles overall miles=47.6


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