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Another great video by Tom Lynskey covering the departure of the SS United States from Philly. If you have not also seen his full hour-long documentary on the ship, I would highly recommend it. I think I spotted at least one member of these forums in the crowds :)

These extraordinarily dry conditions made for a good opportunity to make a trek out to a location that is normally quite difficult to get to. My brother and I entered at Rockwood yesterday in his well-equipped 4x4 and made it all the way to within a few tenths of a mile of our quarry, without...

I thought I might have to wait a lifetime for this to happen. An unforgettable evening.

I was out early this morning - I am loving the lower temperatures. There is a little bit of autumn on the air. While I was admiring the eagles I ran into cranberry grower Fred Miller, which I suppose is a clue as to the general area. He was very friendly and we had a short, pleasant...

Some photos from the event yesterday.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/science/solar-storm-earth.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q00.ShLL.bkZI727ZAHKQ&smid=url-share It's unlikely that even a G4 event like this could make the aurora borealis visible as far south as the Pines, and the weather this weekend will not be cooperative...

Maybe we should have a general thread for spring plant finds? Found a very vigorous and pretty patch of these two classics on Sunday.

With the weather warming once again, a look back on my favorite season to be in the woods.

A few photos from inside the mansion done up for the season. I had never been inside at night before. It was a really excellent tour, with a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy Holidays to all.

Recent adventures.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/realestate/medford-nj-burlington-county.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9Ew.kctM.-5AWEtS-3VT_&smid=url-share

I made it out to most of the fall festivals in the area this year, even if only briefly on my way to get photos somewhere else nearby. Pine Barren Makers Fest in Nesco Apple Festival at Kirby's Mill in Medford Pine Barrens Jamboree at Wells Mills Country Living Fair at Batsto...

A nice light show on the bogs yesterday morning.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pasta-new-jersey-mysteriously-dumped-in-old-bridge-woods/ They're surprised to find spaghetti and macaroni? Those are Jersey-native species :D

I've been busy lately and a bit behind on photo cataloguing, but I did spend a lot of time out in the field this winter.

I was checking out the new Whispering Pines trails in Tabernacle yesterday. It's nice back there, there are some large cedars. On the way out I took a shortcut and walked Iricks Causeway back to the parking lot. The road had irregular chunks of crushed asphalt in it, which was not great to walk...

I saw this referenced on Hacker News over the weekend and thought you might find it at least interesting, if you aren't already aware of it. Intro/demo: https://protomaps.com/ Technical explanation: https://protomaps.com/blog/dynamic-maps-static-storage Code...

I recently noticed this exposed clay pipe alongside a big ditch in the road at Hampton - would this be the same pipe mentioned here and then again here in this thread from 2011? Is this basically part of a storm drain installation then, to keep the road dry? Or maybe it has feeders from the...

https://www.nj.com/news/2023/01/mystery-shaking-rumbling-felt-along-jersey-shore-again-no-earthquakes-reported.html Did you hear/feel it? There were a couple of deep booms a few seconds apart here around 11AM yesterday. It shook the house a little bit. This is pretty far inland.

Just after Christmas, I headed way down south to several sites on the Delaware Bay for photos. On the way back, I stopped in Cumberland to finally check out the ruins of Fries Mill. On the walk along the tracks out to the old carriage road there were some people in front of me, including some...