Nepeague (beach and pine dunelands)

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Nepeague is a thin strip of land that connects Montauk to the rest of Long Island's south fork. It is actually geologically very young, from sand that washed in and formed the very sandy dunelands in this area.
Most of this is preserved as Nepeague State Park. Due to the sandy soil, the pitch pines here are stunted, somewhat like those in the dwarf pine plains. The Atlantic Ocean is never far, and the beaches here are clean and very beautiful. The only roads that run here are Rt.27 and Nepeague Meadow rd.
Here are the photos I took on a recent trip out there.

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10461/normal_nepeaguebeachsm2.jpg



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http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10461/normal_nepeaguepinessm1.jpg

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10461/normal_nepeaguepinessm3.jpg

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10461/normal_nepeaguepinessm4.jpg

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10461/normal_nepeaguepinessm2.jpg