Hiking Around Philly

August 29, 2010 10:45 AM. 27 attended.

Mountain Lake & Art At Princeton

Community Park (map)

Selected By: Sidney G

242 photos of this Meetup

Uploaded by: Vino , Denise (Yorkiemom), Jim

If you want to see dragon flies, then the pond at Mountain Lake Park is a place to go. The hilly park near Princeton University has 9 miles of trails including 2 lakes. We will zip around the park visiting the Witherspoon Woods at the far northeast for about 2-3 hours before heading to the picturesque Princeton University Campus which is less than a mile away. (We may drive to campus) We can take advantage of a free tour of the Princeton University Art Museum at 2 pm. Afterwards, we will head to one of my favorite restaurants for a bite, Alchemist and Barrister, located on an alleyway in Princeton- 28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542-3293 [masked]

Here's an All-In-One Link showing the meeting spot (top), the Princeton U. Art Museum, free parking at Lot 3 on Princeton Campus, and Alchemist & Barrister: http://local.google.c...

A few more links:
Mountain Lake Park:http://www.njtrails.o...
The Princeton University Art Museum: Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
Sunday August 29, 2010  02:00PM
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton campus, [masked] 2 p.m., Discover the Art Museum's premier collections spanning antiquity to contemporary in a Highlights Tour, offered free of charge. Tours meet at the entrance to the Museum. Free., http://artmuseum.prin...

CAUTION: If you haven't recently hiked at least 5 miles, then you should first try one of our shorter duration hikes.

Use this Google Map link to the starting point in the parking lot.
http://local.google.c...

To carpool from Hill House (201 W Evergreen, 19118) meet at 915am. Each carpooler chips in $8 at the start. Make sure to email me if you want to carpool. Here's a Google Map link to Hill House.
http://local.google.c...

Always good idea to bring some food, your camera, and on hot days a dry shirt that you can change into.
Warm weather hike info:
• Apply sunscreen before leaving home. See more about sunscreens under Files.
• On real hot days, bring an umbrella for the sun. Highly recommend: http://www.campmor.co...
• For hikes in a park it's best to wear long sleeve shirts and long pants for protection against bugs, thorn bushes, poison ivy, etc. I'm often regretful when I don't take my own advice.
• Bring lots of water. Best to get a 3 liter hydration pack or reservoir. More about water: http://www.hikingarou...
• Only a forecast of thunderstorms and torrential rains will cancel a hike. A normal rain is no problem in warm weather.

color=orangered]If the weather is iffy I'll email a weather report a few days before the hike.. To see more about the weather visit: http://www.hikingarou...

Have your event fee ready in dollar bills so we can get going right away. No coins, dubloons, or 5's or 10"s. Thank you.

Please be aware of our group rating system. We need a 5 star rating or no rating. Read more about this at: http://www.hikingarou...

If you change your mind please change your RSVP. No-shows may be barred from events. Email or call if you have a problem.

Okay to bring fido. Please read the Doggy Page first: http://www.hikingarou...

Mike
What is the address of the meeting spot?

Posted August 23, 2010 at 5:36 PM
Sidney G
Parking lots often do not have an address. Use the Google Map, or the GPS coordinates given by the Google Map, or the intersection of streets in the address. The town is Princeton.

Posted August 23, 2010 at 5:58 PM
Denise (Yorkiemom)
Mike, if your GPS is like mine and doesn't do coordinates, put in 19 Mountain Ave, Princeton......that should get you close to the entrance of the lot.

Posted August 23, 2010 at 6:06 PM
Phil Brown
I'll meet you at the park.

Posted August 29, 2010 at 12:11 AM
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27 attended

5.0011 (11 ratings)

Event Host

Sidney G
Organizer

The hidden gardens at Princeton were incredible.
Brad A
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Under my Star system of equivalency, 3 stars is awesome, 4 stars is an out-of-body experience, and if something ever achieves 5, well....spontaneous combustion most likely will manifest itself! For all of a 7 hour investment of time and effort, that was a pretty rootin' tootin' hoot of a get together and shared experience---thanks!!!!
Carolyn L
2010

was a great hike as all ways !
Diana R
2010

The hike, art museum, lunch were great. Had a wonderful time !!
Shawn Williams

Great day! Nice hike, cool museum, good food, fun people. I'll definitely be attending more of this group's events.
Vino
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Ronald Abrams
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Jim
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Mariola
2010
Kevin J. Drab
Robin S.
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Joan S
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Harold D
Kelley P.
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Phil Brown
Denise (Yorkiemom)
2222, Assistant Organizer
James
2010
like2hike
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Judy Zhao
2010
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Hiking Around Philly is different from most hiking groups because we hike (and sometimes bicycle) off the beaten path. We hike in the woods and the city. We go places that won't be found on any hiker's map. The events are usually within a 1.5 hour drive from Philly, though we sometimes visit NYC or the Jersey shore. Once each year we go to Acadia National Park in Maine, one of the best places in the world to hike. We sometimes participate in a conservation work party in a area we hike.

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