Fall Hiking Trip & Dinner

Date:	November 3, 2007 (Saturday)
Location:	Ringwood State Park, New Jersey
Remarks:	Hiking Distance: approximately 5.5 miles Difficulty: medium Estimated Hiking Time: approximately 4 hours
Report: by Eddie Cheung	Here are some photos of the hiking group and fall foliages.  The first photo shows the trailhead for the Red and White Trails at Ringwood State Park. It was windy, overcast, and the temperature was around 50 degrees.  Without direct sunlight, the full colors of the fall foliages did not exhibit well. There were eight participants in this hike of 4.5 hours (11:00 - 15:30), including a picnic lunch (12:30 - 13:00). Eddie (Leader) & Helena Cheung Simon & Betsy Lo David & Cinda Wan Tim & Ivy Loo We took the White (Crossover) Trail from Ringwood Manor to Skylands Manor, enjoyed the New Jersey Botanical Garden there, and went back the same way.  The original plan of taking the circular hike: Red (Ramapao), Green (Halifax), and White (Crossover) Trails was abandoned as deemed too difficult after "trying" it out. After the hike, we had afternoon tea at Tim' home before we head to Wonder Seafood at Edison for a sumptuous meal.  Victor & Angelie Ng joined us for dinner (18:00 - 21:30) in a table of 10. It was a good day well spent to freshen up the muscles and the stomach.