Note: In looking through some old threads, I found the disturbing story from 2009 about vandalized railroad trestles on the old Central Jersey line.
https://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/vandalized-trestle.5278/
Many of the people responsible for remedying that situation are still here -- thanks to you all.
It's probably just as well I didn't consider the possibility of a crazy person sabotaging trestles before doing my own series of hikes on, along, or in close proximity to the tracks from late February to April. They ranged from Chatsworth to where the tracks hit the fields near Rt. 30. You regulars here know the area through the tracks like the back of your hands, but for me it was all new territory. I hope to see many more corners of the Pine Barrens down the line, but this was a nice appetizer for me.
Atsion trestle over Mullica, February 2023.
Looking north over the Batsto to trestle, March 2023.
Relaxing on Batsto trestle, March 2023. (It's not a good picture, I know, but it was a sweet moment, just looking toward the setting sun, blessed to be here.)
Sleeper Branch trestle, March 2023.
Walkway out to water, west of Atsion along tracks, March 2023.
Trestle over Albertson's Brook, March 2023.
East of Carranza along tracks, April 2023.
Well, if you were hoping for the best for last, it's not to be. I don't take many selfies, and this one was purely an accident. It happened the day of the Batsto trestle visit. There was some kind of notification, and when I pulled out my phone, I accidentally recorded this scary denizen of the Pine Barrens. You've seen enough of my pictures now to know I could never manage this intentionally. In future, I'll try to remember to always completely cover the lens with my fingers when I pull out the phone, just in case.
https://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/vandalized-trestle.5278/
Many of the people responsible for remedying that situation are still here -- thanks to you all.
It's probably just as well I didn't consider the possibility of a crazy person sabotaging trestles before doing my own series of hikes on, along, or in close proximity to the tracks from late February to April. They ranged from Chatsworth to where the tracks hit the fields near Rt. 30. You regulars here know the area through the tracks like the back of your hands, but for me it was all new territory. I hope to see many more corners of the Pine Barrens down the line, but this was a nice appetizer for me.
Atsion trestle over Mullica, February 2023.
Looking north over the Batsto to trestle, March 2023.
Relaxing on Batsto trestle, March 2023. (It's not a good picture, I know, but it was a sweet moment, just looking toward the setting sun, blessed to be here.)
Sleeper Branch trestle, March 2023.
Walkway out to water, west of Atsion along tracks, March 2023.
Trestle over Albertson's Brook, March 2023.
East of Carranza along tracks, April 2023.
Well, if you were hoping for the best for last, it's not to be. I don't take many selfies, and this one was purely an accident. It happened the day of the Batsto trestle visit. There was some kind of notification, and when I pulled out my phone, I accidentally recorded this scary denizen of the Pine Barrens. You've seen enough of my pictures now to know I could never manage this intentionally. In future, I'll try to remember to always completely cover the lens with my fingers when I pull out the phone, just in case.
