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<\/a><\/p>\nLooks innocuous enough, right? So we’re cruising along – rather slowly, actually – when we pass the following sign:<\/p>\n
And I think to myself – gravel road. Slow down, no biggie. But a second later, I’m slamming on my breaks. This photo is just around the bend of the photo above.<\/p>\n It’s hard to see, but there are a couple of significant ruts. Could have taken those in the CR-V. But then there are what I would qualify as small boulders. Man, no way I’m going to hack those. I was really disappointed! This was the one get-away-from-it-all looking road on our route. And I guess I was right!<\/p>\n Just as we had gotten turned around, a big Chevy pickup with steel cage back slowly passed us. I paused to watch them traverse it, and even their suspension looked like it was close to bottoming out.<\/p>\n So we made our way on to Ramapo Mountain and the New Jersey Botanical Garden. Mallory was still conked out in the car when we arrived.<\/p>\n (Gratuitous picture of cute little feet\/socks:)<\/p>\n Not much flower-age just yet, but it was a nice area to get out for a walk. There was a significant manor there as well.<\/p>\n Sunny and temps in the low 60s made for a beautiful day.<\/p>\n The trip was a nice reminder that we need to get out of the house more, and that there are actually quite nice parts of New Jersey less than an hour away.<\/p>\n And with that, I present to you some crib photos. I’m glad Adrienne is commandeering the camera more and more. Have a great week!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n