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A rainy ‘rondy’ on Wawayanda Mountain

| 05 Oct 2015 | 03:41
    Henry DiGuilio of the Highland Lakes section of Vernon is shown firing his musket on Saturday afternoon in the woods at High Breeze Farm. Sparks can be seen in the air below the musketþÄôs muzzle.
    Henry DiGuilio of the Highland Lakes section of Vernon is shown firing his musket on Saturday afternoon in the woods at High Breeze Farm. Sparks can be seen in the air below the musketþÄôs muzzle.
    Garden State Black Powder Association President Jeff Dolan came prepared with rain gear to help keep him warm and dry.
    Garden State Black Powder Association President Jeff Dolan came prepared with rain gear to help keep him warm and dry.
    Association members Ben Aradi of Hanover and Jeff Dolan of Middletown, N.Y., are shown on the archery range.
    Association members Ben Aradi of Hanover and Jeff Dolan of Middletown, N.Y., are shown on the archery range.
    Sherri Dolan of Middletown, N.Y., begins to stir the embers and add wood so that she can begin to prepare another dinner for her family.
    Sherri Dolan of Middletown, N.Y., begins to stir the embers and add wood so that she can begin to prepare another dinner for her family.
    Armed with a musket, re-enactor þÄúBuffalo ManþÄù Frank Diraimondo of Oakland spent much of Saturday afternoon in the woods at High Breeze Farm on VernonþÄôs Wawayanda Mountain. Sparks can be seen in the air below the musketþÄôs muzzle.
    Armed with a musket, re-enactor þÄúBuffalo ManþÄù Frank Diraimondo of Oakland spent much of Saturday afternoon in the woods at High Breeze Farm on VernonþÄôs Wawayanda Mountain. Sparks can be seen in the air below the musketþÄôs muzzle.
    A frontier puppy had his first lesson about camping out in the cold and wet.
    A frontier puppy had his first lesson about camping out in the cold and wet.

VERNON — While the rest the folks in northwest New Jersey were preparing for heavy rains followed by a possible encounter with Hurricane Joaquin, members of the Garden State Black Powder Association (GSBPA) spent the entire week trying to keep warm and dry in their canvas tents atop Wawayanda Mountain.

Although the group usually holds its annual rendezvous at Barrett Road’s High Breeze Farm the week immediately preceding Columbus Day, they chose last week instead due to conflicting scheduling problems.

Despite an awful week of rain and chilling winds, the group stuck to their guns and shivered the week away, while still having fun. After all, who needs a generator when you don’t even have a light bulb?

GSBPA members and their families were dressed as Americans did prior to the 1840s. Activities included practice with bows and arrows, shooting muzzle-loading rifles, and chopping lots and lots of firewood.

— Photos by Chris Wyman