Almost more of an epic than was planned

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 04:46 PM

A crew of 4 hooked uo at the Washington Diner
Steve- DRZ400
Chris- DRZ400
Terry- KTM950
Walter- TransAlp

The inspiration (as if I need one) for this ride was to string something together and hope to find Buttermilk Falls. DNFjoe had posted finding said falls last weekend and included some road names and general directions. The odd thing is that I'd ridden all the roads he menitoned many times and never ran across the falls. Even stranger, when I checked my DeLorme on line mapping program, it showed a Buttermilk Falls about 5-10 miles (and in Pa.) away from where DNFjoe said. Really curious now, I put together 2 routes- one in NJ and one to go to Pa..

I hadn't done much of this ride/roads in quite some time (probably 1.5 years). But I remember it being pretty good with a lot of dirt once we hit the parks; and tons of twisties for the whole route.

Anyway, we left the diner and meandered our way up to the general area. I was thinking of going to the Pa. location first but there was a lot of traffic going over the bridge to Pa. so I decided to try NJ first. We started at the beginning of Old Mine Road (starts at Rt. 80) and did some tooling around. I really didn't think we'd find the falls and we didn't. So I decided to head north and do the extra dirty part of the ride. As we're hustling up Old Mine Road we pass a waterfall that I must have passed a dozen times before, but never stopped at. We were due for a rest stop, so I u-turned back to it. Lo and behold...

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 04:48 PM

Just making sure...

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 04:50 PM

Pretty pastoral setting

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 04:56 PM

There was a looooonnnngggg staircase to allow you to go up the falls. The young'ens decided to go up whilst the more mature (Steve and I) commiserated down below. Some pics from the top

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 04:57 PM

again...

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 04:58 PM

I guess this is why it go it's name: but why not regular milk falls?

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 05:00 PM

getting ready to depart the Falls- heading for the dirty stuff

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 05:02 PM

Gotta break for a bit- this is the end of a rock garden type of road we just came down and is actually part of the Applachian Trail.

More to come

DeadGuy · 06-19-2004, 05:51 PM

Having never been there, I figured I'd go to the highest point I could find.. somehow I missed the falls, but seems thats not unusual.. next time

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 06:13 PM

some meandering

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 06:15 PM

some more- this road basically dead ends- this is the ride out

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 06:16 PM

Chris coming back

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 06:17 PM

Now Steve

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 06:19 PM

The "walking only part of the Applachian Trail

wpbarlow · 06-19-2004, 06:21 PM

I said "walking only"

06-19-2004, 04:46 PM	#1
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	Almost more of an epic than was planned A crew of 4 hooked uo at the Washington Diner Steve- DRZ400 Chris- DRZ400 Terry- KTM950 Walter- TransAlp The inspiration (as if I need one) for this ride was to string something together and hope to find Buttermilk Falls. DNFjoe had posted finding said falls last weekend and included some road names and general directions. The odd thing is that I'd ridden all the roads he menitoned many times and never ran across the falls. Even stranger, when I checked my DeLorme on line mapping program, it showed a Buttermilk Falls about 5-10 miles (and in Pa.) away from where DNFjoe said. Really curious now, I put together 2 routes- one in NJ and one to go to Pa.. I hadn't done much of this ride/roads in quite some time (probably 1.5 years). But I remember it being pretty good with a lot of dirt once we hit the parks; and tons of twisties for the whole route. Anyway, we left the diner and meandered our way up to the general area. I was thinking of going to the Pa. location first but there was a lot of traffic going over the bridge to Pa. so I decided to try NJ first. We started at the beginning of Old Mine Road (starts at Rt. 80) and did some tooling around. I really didn't think we'd find the falls and we didn't. So I decided to head north and do the extra dirty part of the ride. As we're hustling up Old Mine Road we pass a waterfall that I must have passed a dozen times before, but never stopped at. We were due for a rest stop, so I u-turned back to it. Lo and behold... Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 04:48 PM	#2
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	Just making sure... Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 04:50 PM	#3
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	Pretty pastoral setting Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 04:56 PM	#4
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	There was a looooonnnngggg staircase to allow you to go up the falls. The young'ens decided to go up whilst the more mature (Steve and I) commiserated down below. Some pics from the top Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 04:57 PM	#5
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	again... Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 04:58 PM	#6
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	I guess this is why it go it's name: but why not regular milk falls? Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 05:00 PM	#7
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	getting ready to depart the Falls- heading for the dirty stuff Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 05:02 PM	#8
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	Gotta break for a bit- this is the end of a rock garden type of road we just came down and is actually part of the Applachian Trail. More to come Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 05:51 PM	#9
DeadGuy Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2004 Location: South Jersey Oddometer: 276	From above Having never been there, I figured I'd go to the highest point I could find.. somehow I missed the falls, but seems thats not unusual.. next time Attached Images

06-19-2004, 06:13 PM	#10
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	some meandering Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 06:15 PM	#11
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	some more- this road basically dead ends- this is the ride out Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 06:16 PM	#12
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	Chris coming back Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 06:17 PM	#13
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	Now Steve Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 06:19 PM	#14
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	The "walking only part of the Applachian Trail Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

06-19-2004, 06:21 PM	#15
wpbarlow ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,891	I said "walking only" Attached Images __________________ Walter Barlow

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