Passaic River Paddle

Jersey gets picked on.  Jersey gets picked on a lot.  I could've chosen some obvious spots to show you it's undeserving of its reputation..  Delaware Water Gap, Hewitt State Forest, how about the view across the Hudson from Hoboken?  But that'd be cheating.  How about a little bit of beauty smack in the middle of suburban Passaic County.  

Yeah yeah about that "armpit of America"?

Only really a funny joke if you've never gotten off the turnpike.  I've paddled this stretch a few times now.  A little peace and tranquility in the middle of suburbia.  

The perspective below I-80 is a little different than above.  We passed an unexpected farm, and ok ok a home depot.  For being 5 minutes from where I [used to] live, I really couldn't have hoped for much more.