The Tree

Berlin, NJ

The tree is gone I think. The last time we were in the park I didn't see it. It had to be at least a hundred years old. The county decided to widen the path making it no longer a trail but a road. The "road" is large enough to allow trucks to get back there. Bill thought, but, we have no proof, that the county was going to start allowing atv's to ride back there. I thought it more likely that they wanted to be able to get larger vehicles back there, fire trucks, utility trucks, etc.... Along the edge of the park and trail is a new shopping center. Making the trail a road allows access to the rear of the shopping center. So, good-bye old tree. I think maybe I need to go back one more time. Maybe I just missed it. I hope so.