The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is truly one of the amazing places in the North East. We’ve spent countless hours hiking the trail rich New Jersey side of the Gap. Mt. Tammany, the Dunfield Creek the Appalachian Trails are the source of many great memories and some of my favorite photographs.
There are two sides to every river and I realize that I have been guilty of being “stuck” on one side. The other side of the Delaware Water Gap can be a bit too touristy, which kept me from looking deeper.
I saw part of what I was missing after a recent trip to the Pocono Environmental Education Center, or PEEC. The name sounds like a place you take your kids when you don’t know what else to do with them or you want them to learn about the natural world in a safe, well contained place. Well, the PEEC is exactly that but it also has 10 miles of trails and many waterfalls. In fact, the entire Pennsylvania side of the Water Gap has waterfalls of all sizes.
Here are some photos from my day at the PEEC. Now that I’ve discovered the other side of the river there will be more exploration and I look forward to sharing it with you.
Tumbling Falls
Tumbling Falls
Delaware River from the Pocono Plateau
Edge of the Forest
Forest Textures
Water Under The Bridge
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So very true…. I had always stayed on the Jersey side until last year and discovered all the abandoned homes near the PEEC. Have you heard of Ricketts Glen in PA? (lots of waterfalls).