Biking and stargazing (if skies are clear) along the Columbia Trail

The story about how the observatory came to be is just wild. And it’s only 2 miles from the Columbia Trail.

The Columbia Trail gets lots of love. It’s a 15-mile trail in Hunterdon and Morris counties that started life as a railroad, then became a trail when a gas company ran a gas line underneath.

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A cheese stop along New Jersey’s Columbia Trail

Two discoveries: New Jersey’s Columbia Trail and Valley Shepherd Creamery.

I find biking is always more fun when you have a destination in mind. This time, the plan was not only would we discover the gravel-packed 15-mile Columbia Trail in Hunterdon and Morris counties, but we would also stop at Valley Shepherd Creamery.

If only it all went so smoothly. Continue reading “A cheese stop along New Jersey’s Columbia Trail”