Alamuchy Mountain State Park / Budd Lake

Moving out west and living in the “country” was definitely a wise decision. Although I have been strugling with a daily traffic commute, coming home to a chaos-free location makes it all go away. From photographer’s point of view, I’m definitely in a “landscape friendly” location. Morris / Sussex counties are packed with state parks, lakes, waterfalls, rivers etc.

Last week I did some last minute hiking in Alamuchy Mountain State Park and finished off the “expedition” near Budd Lake.

Alamuchy Mountain State Park is located in Byram Township, NJ. The 2,440 acres of mixed oak and hardwood forests and maintained fields of this natural area display various stages of succession. It is situated on the Musconetcong River. There are more than 20 miles of unmarked trails in the northern section of Allamuchy, and 14 miles of marked multi-use trails.

Budd Lake is located in Mount Olive Township, NJ. It was named after John Budd but before that it was called Hattacawanna Lake. Personally, I prefer the latest version ! Budd Lake is New Jersey’s largest natural lake.

Enjoy photographs !