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When I was a kid I lived in Pleasantville.Remember the steam engines going across the meadows to Atlantic City.I remember the Blue Comet and the Boardwalk Flyer.The good old days.

We rode through that area long before they even thought of building a race-way on our motorcycles.That was in the late 40's.In those days if you broke down at nite on Jackson road,you better walk out.Tha most traffic on Jackson Road was during 6 day deer season.

MartGBC. There is Forestry work in Estelle Manor and A hugh projectbin Westville..

TEEJ.I am not speaking about a fire that burns thousands of acres uncontrolably.Ialso know the State burns varous areas each Spring.We need people with experience in Forestry management.The cutting of trees,followed by control burning.Then warm weather grass's can be planted.In our great...

We need a good forest management plan.There is to much stuff in our forests that will fuel a massive forest fire as we are experiencing now.It's time the Pinelands people sit down and listen to the experts.

When I first started driving the woods there were no 4 wheel drives.We did pretty well.4-wheel drives make it much easier.Thats for sure.

First Timer,Welcome aboard.RednekF 350 gave you some good info.A lot of thse roads do not need 4 wheel drive.One thing in deep sugar sand.Shift to a lower gear and keep her moving.Do not stop.4 wheelers are great,but when I started driving back in the woods there wre no 4 wheel drives...

To my knowlege they have a clean up every year starting at the Ranger Station.I personally have been on many of these clean-ups with my club ,the South Jersey Enduro Riders.Every year we cleaned up both sides of Jackson Rd..from Atsion Rd. to the Dragway.Six months later you would not know it...

Bears have been sighted in every county in N.J.As to the Division transporting bears from North to South Jersey.Total rumers.The Division is spread very thin as to employe's.There is a no hiring in place.We need a Bear season.There is a big problem in the Northern part of our State.There will be...

Con't::Hit the wrong button.Sorry....A lot of deer hunters set up a tent for the week's hunt.There were many deer camps through out the woods.G.I.Deer Club-Dividing Creek Deer Club to mention a couple.There was a small cabin along Good Water Run [Road from Quaker Bridge to Batsto].When the State...

Thanks a lot for the kind words.RednekF350 and i belong to the same club and I appreciate his comments .Happy Birthday.As to the bottom of spungs,I would assume the bottom is composed of roots and dirt.The structure is rather fragil.Once this structure is destroyed it's gone forever. First...

I remember riding the Wharton Estate{pre Wharton State Forest}back in the 40's.All the streams ran across a road at some point and time.There were no 4 wheel drives.If you knew how to drive sugar sand,you rarely ever got stuck.The roads were seldom used except during deer season.You might be the...

Prior to the State buying the Wharton Estate,there were may gun clubs on that land.All were demolished after the Wharton Estate became the Wharton State Forest.A lot of history was lost.

I love a good Brandy.Throw another log on the fire.

MarkBNJ.Let it burn???Bad word.Look what happened in Yellowstone.We have to manage and make our forests productive through controlled burning.Ask any forester.

Rattlers in the Pines TeeGate.You are right Pitman was the guy.Remember reading him pulling out 20 to 30 rattlesnakes out of a den.Lots of rattlers aroud Mt.Misery many years ago.Dave Amato said when they were fighting forest fires along the railroad between Atsion and Chatsworth they...

Rattlesnakes Years ago there was a story of an old Piney that lived in Upton Station.Used to catch may rattlers[100+]ayear.Would ship them alive at the Whiting post office.That went on for quite a few years,till one day a few got out of the package in the post office.That was the end of that...

Scott.You and the rest of your crew did a great job with the story and pictures of your hike.Love to be with you,but I could become a drag.Best I just read about your adventures.Keep em'coming.

Great Swamp Rednekf350....Glad to do some posting.We tried all summer to find a way to get across the Great Swamp on our motocycles[we were laying out an Enduro].Dave Amoto showed us some trails on the south side of Great Swamp Said they were old Stage Coach Trails.At that time the ruts were...

Trails Used to be Prestine When I first met the Wharton Estate{thats what it was called before the State bought it].Leeson Small was the caretaker.He lived on Atsion Rd.,opposite the lake.His house is long gone.Leeson would charge $2.00 to hunt the 6 day deer season.He patroled the roads and if...