Video: Harriman State Park - Rt 106 to Bald Rocks Shelter

**u.willie** · 01-04-2016, 20:45

My hat's off to you, and HUGE Kudos to you sir!! Mark yourself down as an Awesome Dad for taking your young ones out like that. Thanks for sharing,

u.w.

**MikekiM** · 01-05-2016, 07:47

Originally Posted by njsurfer

I'm going to try and get up there this winter and check out the Lemon Squeezer and general area around there. I know that area gets crowded in the summer but figure in the middle of the winter I can avoid the crowds and still see all it has to offer. Fortunately for me I've been taking the kids camping since they were infants and my sons been backpacking since he was 2 1/2 years old. We also live on a few acres in the middle of farm country so the outdoors is all they know...its second nature to them. We dont have cable/satellite TV, they dont play video games, they dont have cell phones...all unusual for their age I guess, but Im trying to raise them to appreciate nature.

My daughter is 12 and just got a cell phone this Christmas. I held out as long as I could, wanting to be sure she had a good grasp on human dialog and connection, before letting her dive into the digital world. She has a bad nut allergy so as she starts to venture out farther in life, the phone was, to me, a safety factor. Otherwise, I would have held out longer...

I had the Lemon Squeezer to myself. While I was out, I saw two tents, stealth pitched about a quarter mile from the squeezer, and one other couple out for a hike. It was awesome. While the squeezer is cool, it's over before it began..

**kenbo** · 01-07-2016, 15:24

The video is precious...in 20 yrs this footage will be cherished by you and your beautiful family! Wish they had iPhone video back in the day when we backpacked with the kids...stills only and not enough...I am envious... Good job NJSurfer!

**themadindian** · 01-07-2016, 15:55

great video, I was just there with my son (14)

**Marine2000** · 01-08-2016, 03:57

Great video. Is that shelter on the AT?

**njsurfer** · 01-08-2016, 09:40

Originally Posted by Marine2000

Great video. Is that shelter on the AT?

No its not far from the AT though. Closest shelter on the AT to Bald Rocks is the Fingerboard Shelter. Its basically the same type of stone shelter with a fireplace as this. The shelter is pretty covered with graffiti inside, but the surrounding area for camping is very nice.