"...he grabs his camera equipment and heads out in his sport-utility vehicle for an especially beautiful spot deeper in the Pinelands."
He could be compaired to the many he dislikes, and I like that LoL.
“Many days I went to a specific site, but on other days I just rode into the forest to explore... said Horner, who has been traveling through the Pinelands since he was a boy."
Glad you enjoyed it for 69years, how about letting the next generations do the same.
"...And as I am watching the sun move across the landscape, I wonder why there is no one else there to watch it."
Wonder why? Seems thats how you want to keep it.