We have completed our NJ miles and we’re surprised that like PA, it was very rocky. There was very impressive trail management in NJ, including miles of boardwalk. Apparently they brought in the wood via helicopter. We camped one night at the “Rickey Farm” (actually the farm has been sold and we pitched our tent in the horse pasture). It was a 7 generation farm and one of the early wives actually served George Washington’s troops during the Revolutionary War. There was also a rock in front of the farmhouse that Washington used when he dismounted his horse! Moving in to NY has been different than expected. There has been a fair amount of boulder climbing and given several days of rain and fog, this was challenging. We got through it with some slip and falls but no injuries. The fog has prevented all views from peaks and so this was discouraging. We would climb up to a “view” and literally be in a cloud looking at...white. This is part of the experience. It rains, we are wet for days, ...