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February 5 - 12Hip Deep
Finally shoveled out? Now it's time to really dig the snow! If you have ever taken the time to hike, bike or ski in New Jersey then you know there are miles of unspoiled terrain to explore. What better time to do it then when the woods are blanketed with a gazillion pure and driven crystalline flakes?
The Cross Country Ski
Center at High Point State Park, offers 16
kilometers of trails groomed for classical techniques and 40-50km
of "make your own" back country trails through the remainder of the
park's 14,000 acres.
Cross country skiing
is only as strenuous as you want it to be, and it's easy to learn. For the very athletic-- mountain bikers and long distance runners-- cross-country skiing offers vigorous aerobic conditioning in an otherwise dreaded season of snowbound hiking trails and slush-clogged roadways.
Backcountry skiing at Wawayanda State Park
Back country skiing marries the skills of cross country and downhill telemark skiing (done at ski areas) in a joyous union that allows the skier to ski anywhere there is snow.
Snowshoeing is perhaps an easier way to get out on the trails. Not only does it provide a cardio-packed punch of a workout, it is also a lot of fun! Snowshoeing is easy to learn, inexpensive compared to other winter sports, and poses little risk of injury.
One way or the other, make your way across the New Jersey tundra!
Peace on Montana Mountain
The Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center on Montana Mountain in rural Washington Township in Warren County.
No story of American Buddhism would be complete without recognizing the passionate energy and devotion that the Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center's founder, Geshe Wangyal, poured into Buddhism on this soil. One of the Skylands' most sublime settings, Labsum Shedrub Ling, as it's known in Tibetan language, is a tranquil, park-like setting, open to the public (in normal times). This Sunday's (Feb. 7) Founder's Day is a celebration of Geshe Wangyal's arrival in the United States on February 5, 1955 and his ferocious efforts on behalf of Americans. This year's celebration will be virtual (via Zoom) and includes the recitation of prayers and a commemorative talk by TBLC Co-Director, Joshua W.C. Cutler. If you wish to attend this free please send an email to info@labsum.org for a zoom link one hour prior to the event.
Buddhism has seeped into American life with great flourish and has flowered into a vast array of forms. Introduce yourself to this very special place! For more information click or call 908-689-6080. 93 Angen Road, Washington, NJ.
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Northwest New Jersey and destinations just beyond those borders, in Pennsylvania and New York, offer brilliant ways to get out and enjoy the pleasures of the season.
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