new york - stokes state forest for the perseid meteor shower 8-11-13

A few people from work & I decided to head up to Stokes State Forest in NJ to camp & watch the Perseid  Meteor Shower & I'm really glad we did because Stokes State Forest (which is only a little over an hour away from where I live) is beautiful! Our campsite was spacious  & secluded, had a platform, fire ring, & was situated right along a stream. I can't wait to to go back & if you live close or are traveling by the area I definitely recommend stopping by.

I attempted to capture the stars, which were so vivid & beautiful deep in the woods, but without a tripod it was quite difficult hence the "shake"....I will be investing in a tripod in the near future & if anyone has any recommendations I'd love to here them :)

Tents...the stream is right to the left.

This is my tent: A Big Agnes Fly Creek UL3...I love it
I'll do a post soon about the gear I use in more detail.

I loved hearing the water flowing by at night & when I woke up.

Woke up to a beautiful morning.

This lake was seconds from our site.

Beautiful steam rising off the lake in the morning.

Both of these sites were awesome & I recommend both...we had 25, but 26 was vacant so it was like we had the area all to ourselves.

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p.s. Jon & I have been on vacation road tripping through Maine for the last week...hence the absence 

posts to come about our trip in the near future...hope everyone is enjoying the last weeks of summer!