We have driven from New Jersey, just outside Manhattan, to a mountaintop at the Skytop Lodge and Resort in the Pocono Mountains. We have splashed through water, pushed through mud, and crawled with confidence over rocky projections along the sometimes steep trail. The booming of blasting shotguns echoes around us, from a nearby shooting range. (Full article: 787 words)

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