Recent content by c1nj

The drought has opened up many opportunities for hiking with dry feet. Most of Belleplain SF trails are puddle free.

Daily "Stone Searching" reports! Congratulations!

I know there hasn't been one in 10 years. There have been a few on the high ground in recent years. Last big phrag fire was mid 80s. Maybe the 90s or early 2000s?

There hasn't been any fires in that location that I am aware of. It may of been torn down.

Needles look too short to be the elusive Pond Pine

My buddy was a Medford Lakes police officer at the time. He was driving a brand new Expedition the night the dams blew. He was by Flanagans gas station when the dam gave way behind the Settlers Inn. He saw this wall of water coming straight for him like an "Indian Jones" movie. He shifted...

Whibco is probably the 2nd largest landowner. "Whibco owns about 12 thousand acres of land and reserves in Cumberland County, New Jersey, including mine permits on 7 different sites in Maurice River Township alone."

Does Cypress appear dark red on IR satellite images like cedar?

FWIW.... Found this on Wikipedia. Habitat and distribution "The native range extends from southeastern New Jersey south to Florida and west to Central Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, and also inland up the Mississippi River. Ancient bald cypress forests, with some trees more than 1,700 years...

I have been told the one on Sluice Creek is native. I guess it is up for debate.

Make sure you see the Bald Cypress tree while your down there. https://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.15708036789287&lng=-74.81791544359206&z=20&type=nj2015&gpx=

Very little to no dampness. I have seen those concrete structures before but it's been a long time. I always walk in from the trail on the other side. Can't say for certain if I would of figured it out.

Yep. That's it! I never thought the ocean county chapter of the pine barren explorers would find that spot!

OK....that's why I was confused. Hopefully, you found the old gravel pit on the otherside of the pond. It is was probably made with steam shovels when they built the railroad across the marsh. It is long, deep and narrow and completely taken back by nature. There is an old truck body back...

Yes, please reveal.