Search results

Looks like Count Birdula to me. :) Good thing it headed in the OTHER direction.

I hear you there. Does anybody know how many firemen were involved in the fight to douse the blaze? I also wonder how much wildlife was exterminated as a result of the fire. During my one-and-only walk (so far) around the damaged area, I saw one snake that didn't make it. This poor fellow...

Autumn Mist's photos are awesome. Thanks for the directory point. And thanks for the compliments on the few I've posted. Seriously, most of what I've done at ground zero is kiss my lens to pine cones. As a result, I've been hogging up the recent photo section on the gallery page. For...

http://gallery.njpinebarrens.com/data/521/medium/cone-g.jpg Why not add a photo to the mix of great shots here. I rode up to the plains just before sunset last night and got my first look at the devastation. The pine cones, though, certainly represent beauty amid the charred landscape...

deleted

deleted

Jeff, Time for me to re-read McPhee's barren book. It's been years. (BTW, I think McPhee is the most gifted writer on the planet.) I was in another park during the trip, Jeff -- Lee's State Park -- walking a short nature trail; one would have thought he was in the heart of Wharton...

Here's a shot of one of the many great-big super-size bug-your-eyes-out loblolly pines in Congaree Swamp: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=5263&fullsize=1

deleted

Thanks, James. If the weather cooperates, I think I'll head to Batsto that night. I used to join the South Jersey Astronomy club for their sessions, located in Belleplain State Forest -- the skies are nice and dark in BSF, probably the best in the state. But the barrens offer great skies, too...

Jage's final quote in the article is a carbon copy of what I've been whispering to myself for years ... ""For me, the beauty in the Pinelands is in its subtlety." Also, "Jage said trails will pretty much stick to existing roads and paths in the preserve, the one exception being a new...

Thanks, Guy ... and guys. The trail photo-journal (of sorts) was nice in that photography helps one slow down and frame his surroundings. Partly inspired by the other photos I've seen posted here on this forum, I picked up a new digital slr camera. I have a lot to learn about...

A friend and I made it to Ongs Hat last Tuesday afternoon, completing a winter-hike project on the Batona Trail. I do think it's best to walk this trail in the direction from Lake Absegami north -- the sun is over the hiker's shoulder most of the way, the lighting more effective for seeing. We...

Before dousing your itching legs in a hot tub of water for relief, add some espom salt to the water and let it dissolve. This might help. I've been living with repeated batches chiggers for a few weeks now; I hate 'em! Once or twice a week I head into the barrens late at night and field...

Under tonight's blue moon, Al (aka Manumuskin), his lovely wife, my nine-year-old son and I climaxed a late-night sand-road journey standing aside this beautiful little river, the environs casting a midnight spell. The cratered fellow hung over our shoulders lighting up the Tulpehocken's lower...

Thanks for posting this, Renee. I think it's time for me to blow the dust off my copy of this book and re-read her. I'd love to attend one of the above-posted library events, as well. Alfie, you wid me? Of all authors adored, Mr. McPhee tops my list. I'm currently reading his...

Cumberland Furnace was one of the places Al and I stopped by on Sunday during my little historical-intro tour of the area. I think it was me who posed the question concerning the dirt coverage of the furnaces, before postulating nearby meteor crashes spewing dirt on the sites, causing the...

Not sure about the tail-spinning, but I can so see my five-year-old imp (whom I love dearly) place-kicking a foreground-selected mushroom into a then abruptly unsettled reflection pool I've been sizing up to shoot for a half hour. Previous child-effected momentous photograph-setup destructions...

Hello, I hope the Jersey Devil doesn't mind my using his topic head in order to introduce myself as well. I've been doing some off-and-on lurking hereabouts for several months now, after having been introduced to this fascinating Web site and discussion group by forum-member Manumuskin (aka...