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  1. TommyP

    Illegal off-road vehicles continue to tear up N.J. forests. Advocates push for crackdown.

    The only other time I’ve seen ORVs in New Jersey in 20 years of hiking is at Mount Olive, which is a reclaimed coal mining site. They were dirt bikes and they stayed on the trail. I met two side by sides and some dirt bikes when filming the Jersey Central line near Carranza, both polite as I...
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    Devil’s Hairbrush

    I’m really glad I went out here. The roads are very well maintained sand, and the area is peaceful and beautiful. Video taken with a GoPro Hero 11 on the hood of the car using a Fat Gecko triple mount.
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    DEP Announces Virtual Public Meeting to Launch Wharton State Forest Visitor and Vehicle Use Survey

    Oh, a new strategy is calling sand “paleo-dunes” so It must be protected.
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    DEP Announces Virtual Public Meeting to Launch Wharton State Forest Visitor and Vehicle Use Survey

    I already filled out my survey, and I am going to see how they discuss this. From my discussions with Jason, they want to use "satellite imagery" (unsure of source) to show that ORVs are destroying the preserve with wanton abandon. I am sure they can find photo evidence of damage, but unless...
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    DEP Announces Virtual Public Meeting to Launch Wharton State Forest Visitor and Vehicle Use Survey

    Fix Your Parks is having an online zoom meeting to direct members how to fill out the survey. “Survey Training.” I will be attending via Zoom.
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    Illegal off-road vehicles continue to tear up N.J. forests. Advocates push for crackdown.

    This issue gets people angry, so they’ll lead with it. Unstaffed parks and families who leave trash aren’t as outrage-inducing, but that’s the bigger issue here, statewide. Volunteers are out there pulling out huge piles of tires. If there’s a such a budget surplus why don’t we hire cleanup...
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    What to see near Whitesbog this weekend?

    This turned out well. The Pinelands Center is closed, but Devil’s Hairbrush was beautiful, and very easy to reach on well-maintained sand roads., a short drive from Pomeroy’s Corner. I then took a roundabout way to Pakim Pond, and the roads were all good except for the aptly named Muddy Road...
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    What to see near Whitesbog this weekend?

    I’m heading to the Pinelands Center at Mount Misery, then down to Pomeroy’s Corners and the Devil’s Hairbrush, back around to Pakim’s Pond, then heading to Whitesbog for the what-have-you. I should he at the Pinelands Center at around 9:30am. I’ll DM you my phone.
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    What to see near Whitesbog this weekend?

    Sure. I don't know what I'm doing or where I'm going yet. But I'll message you tonight when I figure that out.
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    What to see near Whitesbog this weekend?

    Hi all. This weekend there's the Piney festival at Whitesbog, and I've never been. It's about an hour drive from home, so I wanted to make a day of it. What areas would be good to drive to? I have an Outback and she gets around well, when I use the go-arounds :) Devil's Hairbrush is out there...
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    A few shots from this morning

    very nice photos!
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    Pickerel

    Very nice fish. The head looks more like a northern pike, because of the size.
  13. TommyP

    Country Living Fair

    Very nice. I wanted to go, but I had to pick my wife up at the airport. Is anyone going to the festival at Whitesbog this Saturday (10/22) ? If you see me there, say hello. I look like the guy in the avatar picture.
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    Is Hermann all but gone?

    Yeah, they apparently had all sorts of issues because the town council doesn't like food trucks. Once they bought land, they still had issues until it was clear they weren't using the truck. The food is still good, I had some fritters and crab cakes and they were tasty. I wish they were open all...
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    EHC is trying to redevelop part of the city lake park into a warehouse

    It makes me really happy to see residents successfully stopping this kind of unwanted development. There's plenty of space that isn't woodlands near a park that can be used...
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    Goofing with a GoPro

    I also made a right turn onto Old Bulltown Road, which was a bad idea for the paint job but a fun squeeze nonetheless...
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    Goofing with a GoPro

    It wasn't the site, it was my Vimeo settings. Once I figured out what the media tag wanted, it worked.
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    Goofing with a GoPro

    I picked up a GoPro on sale to document my misadventures on the mountain bike and driving these back roads. This video was made using a clamp mount on the roof rail, but I picked up a Fat Gecko triple suction cup mount for future endeavors. I took this on Tuckerton Road after leaving High...
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