Yes, back in the 70s they were planning to build the (ill-fated) Tocks Dam and create a massive reservoir/recreational area. It thankfully never happened, and in the mean time the Dept of the Interior had bought up all the cabins/houses within the reservoir's planned 'footprint', forcing people to move from the area. To this day it's still very remote (and virtually abandoned) thanks to the displacement of all those people as a result of the Tocks Dam project.
On the Jersey side is Buttermilk Falls, a beautiful cascade in the woods, that sits on one of the dirt roads in the Water Gap Recreational Area. I will begin planning this... perhaps for April? Peace, Bobby On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 5:58:36 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > Back in the 70s they were saying they were going to let Old Mine Road > "go back to nature". I remember it as being exceptionally nice. I > think I recall us crossing the river into PA and going up to some falls > -- Silverthread, perhaps? -- on the ride. Details, of course, are long > gone, as it was 40 years ago, but some 20 years later on a drive up to > NY we went on PA 209? and stopped and walked up one of those side roads > to see some falls. It was January, I think, bitterly cold, and > everything was frozen, stalactites and stalagmites of ice everywhere. > Just breathtaking. > > And speaking of which, a few years ago we did a tour from Front Royal > VA, 4 days self supported, that stopped at and visited Luray Caverns and > Shenandoah Caverns. It's an excellent tour. > http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2078 > http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2079 > http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2077 > http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2076 > > The only thing I'd modify on these routes is to use a dirt road rather > than the paved road that goes by some large resort on day 2 or 3. The > paved road was \/\/\/\ and we got stuck into a huge exodus of traffic > from the resort, which was most unpleasant. > > You set up a Delaware Water Gap tour and I'm definitely in. I'll bet > Joan would be in as well. She's resisted the Riv Rallies for a couple > of years but has now decided she's in for them, too. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/xt5Kx-B6RYgJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
