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    Odd Rumbling Sounds

    On Friday, I was at a property adjoining the ranges at Dix and the sounds of the explosions were the loudest I have ever heard. There was also a lot of small arms firing and lesser booms which I suppose were the mortars. When I got home (about 5 miles from the ranges) the artillary practice...
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    Environmentalists Enraged by 'Unauthorized' Dumping of Truckloads of Soil from North Jersey on Property in Pemberton Twp. Wetlands - and Delay in Halt

    Illegal dumping also occurred on Holmes Mill Road in Cream Ridge on property owned by the Monmouth County Park System. The dump profile is similar to that described in the article above. Plenty of red shale and soil with a generous mix of construction debris including concrete, bricks, rusted...
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    Music for the day

    My favorite album ever.
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    Top chef reveals secret spots in N.J. forests where he finds rare mushrooms in new film

    Back in the 1960's I had an uncle who grew up in the Italian/Austrian alps and foraged wild mushrooms for most of his life. We would frequently have traditional Tyrolean meals shared with a large extended family. They always included venison, pheasant or rabbit (and sometimes blackbirds, ewe) in...
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    Porsche unveils 911 Dakar, an off-road beast

    Here's a link with lots of photos. https://wobm.com/ocean-county-sheriffs-office-new-water-rescue-atv/
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    Porsche unveils 911 Dakar, an off-road beast

    That Porsche is pretty cool but this monster really might be roaming the Pines very soon.
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    Where is this?

    This isn't exactly Pine Barrens related but it is ugly trailer related. Last autumn as I was driving, I saw something ahead that I knew I just had to get closer to. This trailer was swerving all over the road and was entirely wrapped in Saran Wrap.
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    Finding an Old Book

    I don't know if that book is available but there is a used book store on Route 537 within 1 mile west of the intersection with Rt. 539 named The Book Garden. They have shelves categorized by county, state, regional, historical, first editions and many others. Prices are very reasonable. Plan to...
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    Video's From Saturday

    Teegate, I always enjoy your photos and videos but I especially appreciate your video post titled "Stream Depth". It absolutely terrified me that yet another pine barrens water feature could be so unassuming yet so dangerous. From this web site, I also learned about the sand ledges in some...
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    Preserving rural NJ

    I know it's only a few miles north of the Pine Barrens but this was a major victory for the citizens who want to see a New Jersey that is more green than it is black (as in tarmac)...
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    Bill to allow prescribed burns

    I was in Colliers Mills WMA two days ago and the remnants of a controlled burn were still smoldering. This 7 foot tall trunk must have stood for a long time concentrating it's pine resin as the smoke had that tell tale aroma.
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    Bonaparte

    There is an elegant house on the property but is not shown in the photos. Bordentown wreaks of history. Clara Barton's schoolhouse is there as well as tributes to Thomas Payne. If you are on the hill at the Bonaparte mansion and look toward the Delaware, there in the mud of the Crosswicks creek...
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    Airships and Lakehurst N.A.S.

    Here's my most recent addition to the collection. With each airship at nearly 700 feet in length, there is still plenty of room inside Lakehurst's Hanger 1. The Shenandoah is on the left, the Los Angeles on the right. For size reference, look at the truck under the tail of the Shenandoah.
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    Where is this?

    There are several monitor wells all around the former BOMARC facility on the BOMARC property, Lakehurst NAS, Fort Dix, and the Colliers Mills WMA that look very similar to the one in the photo above.
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    Relic from Lakehurst N.A.S.

    Thanks for the information. What ever it hauled sure must have been heavy.
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