A good friend of mine had her bachelorette party this past weekend in Morristown, New Jersey. Well, if you know me, I seek out a National Park anywhere I go, and happily to my surprise, Morristown National Historical Park was in Morristown, New Jersey, yay!! This park is the site of the 1779-80 winter encampment of the Continental Army under General George Washington. I only had time to go to the Jockey Hollow area, but we really enjoyed our pit stop there. There was a an old farm present on the grounds, rangers dressed on period costume, and some nice trails. Hubby and I went on a little 2 mile hike to move our legs after being in the car for 4 hours. Here are some pictures for you!!
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| The Wick Farm |
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| We took the Soldier Hut Trail |
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| These little purple flowers where all over. |
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| These flower were also all over the place. |
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| Bug like creature. |
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| Wild lettuce of some sort. |
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| What the woods looked like in the area. |
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| Apparently, a large number of Irish men served in the Continental Army. |
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| Replica Soldier Huts |
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| The hearths are the only original structure to the huts. |
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| Hubby and the hut. |
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| There were wild green onions growing all over the place. |
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| A look at the orchard. |
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| The well |
The Jockey Hollow area has several trail options available. Check out the
website for the park. There is also a museum that we unfortunately didn't have the time to visit. Overall, we had a nice little visit!!
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