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In which I relax discretion to share with friends. I've sat on this for some time. I really wasn't sure I would put these up so as not to attract undue interest in this place. The pics are not great as mine usually are not but I wanted to share. I will say this first. I have a huge respect...

Without going into my day, I was up Barnegat Light today, a town I am so fond of, and in speaking to one of the keepers of the Barnegat Light Museum & Garden, I found a little depressing news. This past year John Pearce retired from service and has moved on, no longer a fixture at the Zion...

I like to visit small historical "society" buildings of areas I favor. I kept missing for one reason or another the Tuckerton Historical Museum. NOT to be confused with the Tuckerton Seaport, which is also a wonderful place. I finally made it this Saturday. I won't go on about Tuckerton itself...

In which my slumber is curiously disturbed. Already to bed too late last eve', I was pulled from sleep slowly by that hellish wailing noise we have discussed here before. It started as if in my dreams and became real when my wife nervously woke me up. 3:50 A.M. the digital lear of the clock...

All, I would have plunked this on any of a dozen older tavern threads but I'll just start here. Anyone familiar with The Ramble Inn? One would have to be from the Nesco or at least Hammonton & Sweetwater area back in the late 50's and 60's. Three amigos I know, My dad, my uncle, and a good...

In which I am fortunate to see a metaphor in nature to one of my favored artists. Coming from a recent shore junket, the LARGO Bunch stopped at favored Smithville for a late lunch at Fred & Ethel's and a walkabout. I will not give the exact spot in Smithville 'cause sometimes folks do dumb...

A little different but slightly unsettling. My neighbor direct across the street stopped by today to relay a concern. He was a bit ashamed he had not done so sooner given the safety of our kids. He has a horse farm and borders horses. On Sunday 6/8/08 he was out tending business at 5:00 -...

So I come home today (weather was funky). I pull in the yard and in the garden off the driveway I see one good sized turtle amidst new young zucchi plants. Hmmm? Now, this season has, as some herpers have shown, been a bit more active. I've got toads a batch. Small box turtles hanging out and...

In Which I Satify a Need. I've been in a bit of a funk what with life getting in the way. Today, with my daughter Layne horseriding and my son Sam preparing for an afternoon ball game, I felt the need to visit a favored place. Aside from my pines time and Sweetwater time, my youth was much...

All, I figure the "Must See" thread has been somewhat hijacked by rail info. It of course all has Pine Barrens significance. These images do not. They are photos taken privately by a fellow I know who is quite a rail enthusiast. The images are from May 1982. Ever wonder what kind of thing...

I always welcome new and interesting folk to the site gleefully as those did for me. I will say the latest addition, "Relic Hunter" has a fascinating image in his profile. Might want to rethink that one. g.

Well, Mostly the kids take the time & I relent to simple walks. Some pics I messed with along the way. No whipporBill stuff... Just messin'. http://gallery.njpinebarrens.com/data/419/medium/0071.JPG . http://gallery.njpinebarrens.com/data/419/medium/0061.JPG ...

Not so much a trip as a walk this Sunday. Been meaning to get to this for a long time but Sunday provided me the opportunity. A good friend of mine purchased a rather coveted property around the corner a couple years ago. Cutting that part to the nub I'll say he was fortunate enough, right place...

Once again, it's that time. The Seaside Heights Plunge, formerly the Point Pleasant Plunge, the BIG one!! Saturday February 23, 2008 @ the Aztec in Seaside. I do not come to you to solicit $$, I think that would be a cheesy way to use Ben's site. Just a note to say... come on out, check it...

So today I stop up the street from me & my son Sam & I Knock around in a cool old Pine grove right at the end of my road. It's just a neat spot to walk into. http://gallery.njpinebarrens.com/data/419/medium/SAM_ROWS.JPG http://gallery.njpinebarrens.com/data/419/medium/MORE_ROWS.JPG...

Has anyone here realized that in any given search engine, well Google for instance, if you put anything in with the most remote reference to the pinebarrens or a town, or topic... well Hell, anything, This site is oft the first to come up? Ben, you rock! g.

Just stepped in from......... a short & cold walkabout. I know it is after midnight but man it is bright as day out! Aside from the frost on the cars the sheen on the wax of my Corvette is amazing in this light! So I get on what I think is proper attire. I check the temp... 21 deg. Shadow (My...

This will be my typical long one but justified. We oft think of the pines one dimensionally in their center and forget the outskirts. The Silver Fox Inn offers tales of old that rival any tavern you could bring up. First, the group. I arrived @ 8:30. SureSue was right behind me &...

All, Took off yesterday to get that last seasonal paddle in on my favorite stretch of the Mullica. There was no way that the weather could have been more agreeable. I took with me a friend who also happens to be my wife's pastor. a young pastor my age and while I do not attend, we have...

Some pics my Uncle dug up for me. This was a very early 80's winter that actually froze the Mullica. My Uncle lives on the Bent Creek section of the Mullica below the Mill. My all time awesome put-in spot. Any hardcore paddlers here probably know these turns by sight. They are my Uncle's...