Search results

  1. Ben Ruset

    ATVs continue wild illegal joyrides through the NJ Pine Barrens

    I thought that the state stepped up enforcement after the MAP went away. Did they scale back?
  2. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    The problem is in the way that people in leadership positions (besides yourself) in two of the organizations that make up Save Our Parks have tried to solve the problem. A lot of good will on the part of the PPA and, to a lesser extent, the NJCF has been squandered by the heavy handed tactics of...
  3. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    I sure love hearing about roads being closed and reading the same pointless conversations we had back in 2015 over and over.
  4. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    It's all fun and games until: This is supposedly from Brigantine.
  5. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    Depending on traffic, I'm a 1.5-2h drive to the Pic. I'm not really comfortable drinking at all and driving that distance. Also just the idea of talking about closing roads and how the players involved acted really brings back a lot of awful memories of how the first MAP fiasco affected me...
  6. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    I have Fios here.
  7. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    I'm using Firefox on my Mac. I used the link you posted, which redirects to: https://njdep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3a27819e5c724c8b97a3c9dd43fd3d9a Try taking your phone off wifi and connecting using cellular data. I wonder if you have a DNS problem.
  8. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    It's working for me but takes a long time to render. Also if you zoom in too far it changes from topo view to satellite, which is less useful. (To me at least)
  9. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    Not that I necessarily think that the state or whoever would do it, but if there was an app you had to install on your phone I know that a lot of people would be super concerned that they'd be spied on and have where they go tracked. So if they ever develop an app that has the map and allows you...
  10. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    Welcome back! I don't think that there's a single person here who would argue against your statement.
  11. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    The MAP pushers settled for nothing less than the MAP as designed by the PPA for Rob. I believe (and I could be wrong) the state said that whatever official map that gets made would take the 97 USGS maps as a starting point.
  12. Ben Ruset

    Yet Another Wildfire

    Henry Charlton Beck ran across an artist, Ned Knox, that rode a bicycle through the Pine Barrens looking for subjects to paint. I have no idea how he made it through sugar sand though.
  13. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    Trying to save the forest from harm is a great thing. I've met Russ and I think he's a good person. I'm sure Jason is too. The problem is the way that they go about doing it and their absolute steadfast unwillingness to find a compromise where everyone gets a little of something that they want.
  14. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    There's a new Facebook group that's also run by Russ and Jason called NJ Parks and Forests. I joined, but when I saw Jason posting I unfollowed (but did not leave) because I just don't need that stress in my life anymore.
  15. Ben Ruset

    Fix Our Parks

    I have AT&T and I had mostly no service out in Rockwood yesterday. Every now and then my phone (iPhone 11) would register one bar and I'd get a notification of something but essentially it was a brick.
  16. Ben Ruset

    Rockwood

    I got down into Rockwood and it was just amazing to see how extensively burnt things were. It was also crazy to see trees that only ended up being burnt on one side. Out of the photos I took yesterday this is the one that I like the most.
  17. Ben Ruset

    Crews Battling Wildfire Along Mullica River in South Jersey’s Wharton State Forest

    Well, it's no Jeep but it got me down Rockwood Rd. past the houses and far enough where the really burnt places were only a short hike away. :D I had to make a 47 point turn to get out since I would have gotten stuck if I went down any further. It was so nice to get out in the woods, especially...
  18. Ben Ruset

    Crews Battling Wildfire Along Mullica River in South Jersey’s Wharton State Forest

    Google says that I have 5 inches of ground clearance, which seems higher than what it actually looks like. I really miss my old 1990 Cherokee.
  19. Ben Ruset

    Crews Battling Wildfire Along Mullica River in South Jersey’s Wharton State Forest

    Maybe I'll just park on the shoulder and walk in. :/ But thank you!
Top