"The Hill" at Galloping Hill

This weekend Con and I golfed at Galloping Hill, in Kenilworth, NJ. We played the 18 hole course, though the facility also has a 9 hole course with lights for evening golf. We were amused by the abundance of wildlife - families of deer in the rough and on the 7th hole a little brown fox surveyed us from a far before popping into a hole in the water hazard.

Characterized by its natural terrain of rolling hills and valleys, the newly renovated course is often referred to as "the Hill", a fitting description for a course that in the 70's was home to a small ski area. I remember skiing here as a child with Grace and Mike on a hill just off the 3rd tee which was accessed from the course's utility road on Kenilworth Boulevard. The ski area had a single rope tow and a small trailer to rent equipment and purchase snacks, and was perfect for kids like us just learning to ski.