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New Jersey 2007 |
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Lake Hopatcong
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a picture to enlarge it.
Photos
and Articles by Matt Lurrie
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Everyone woke up this morning
surprised at what they found: it was very hot, very early. Somewhere
in the back of everyone's heads, a voice said "it's summer, dummy," but the
moderate temperature thus far at camp had coaxed us into believing that it
would be warm, but not overtly so. But while most groups planned for
the heat around the activities they had picked the day before, juniors were
consoled in the fact that today was their daytrip to Lake Hopatcong.
About 4 square miles in diameter,
Lake Hopatcong is New Jersey's largest freshwater body, and has been
enlarged by the damming of the Musconetcong River, its natural outlet, on
the southern side of the lake. This, however, did not matter to
campers, whose first instinct, naturally, was to jump in. |
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Before leaving,
Dave, the Day Trips coordinator, made sure everyone had their water bottles,
sun screen, and bathing suits, all necessary for the day's activities. |
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Some took the bus
ride as an opportunity to sleep (as did I: my camera was hijacked). |
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Campers towards the back
attempted to get a horn blown from passing trucks. |
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They went three
for four. |
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And English counselors were made
to feel more at home by billboards. |
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After a delightfully windy trip,
we arrived at Hopatcong state park. |
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And the water
was simply irresistible. |
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We arrived a bit early, though,
and the lifeguards were not yet on duty. Therefore, each group worked
together in a game called 'Plug It!' A large container with several
holes had to be completely filled with water using only sand and a (useless)
small piece of duct tape. |
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