Fall Hike in the New Jersey Highlands

On Sunday, Nov 22, I lead a group of friends to the top of the High Point of the Wyanokies, one of my favorite hikes in northern New Jersey. I've probably climbed this mountain about 6 or 7 times. The woods was a carpet of leaves and the weather was mild enough to walk without a jacket. From the top, there was a 360 degree view of the Wanaque Reservoir, nearby summits, and Manhattan clearly visible 40 miles away.

The wonderful photo was shot by Ken Kotowski

One of my main missions on this hike was to break in my brand-new boots. The week before my trusty old Salomon boots essentially disintegrated on the Overlook Rock trail. What was so odd was that I didn't notice any excessive wear on the boots prior to the hike and during the hike, BOTH boot fell apart within 30 minutes.


The bottoms fell off and I had to hike back to the car with absolutely no traction and stopping to pull twigs and rocks from between my toes because of the big hole in the bottom of the sole.

HALLOWEEN Portraits for Food Pantry

On Halloween day, a parade of cowboys, Snow Whites, vampires and monkeys came through the studio for their annual Halloween Portrait. I had a blast getting all these scary characters to smile for my camera. And, the best part is that it was all for a good cause. All the proceeds from this special went to Human Needs Food Pantry, which has been serving Montclair since 1982.