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I have been in touch with Al in the past week discussing the possibility of exploring Thompson's Beach, i heard that name somewhere before:rofl:, also with the possibility that Thompson's was not feasible we would then attempt Moore's Beach, there's that name again:rofl:.
I left home at 0600 with another rainstorm in the area, i almost cancelled Thursday night when Al e-mailed me with the possibility of 60% rain today, i told him let's go for it, my boating instincts coming into play, while driving on Rt.55 South the rain stopped at Schooner Landing Road and by the time i reached Port Elizabeth on Rt.47 the Sun came out.
Driving further South on Rt.47 i then reached Glade Road making a right hand turn to go to Heislerville, Al knows a shorter way, that is one of the advantages of being from the Morris River area, that's Maurice to Shoobies.
Arriving in Heislerville and after a short drive i made the left onto Thompson's Beach Road, after a short drive on good asphalt i reached the parking area and saw the following locked gate.
The road at one time went another two miles to the Beach area, due to constant updating of the road the State decided it would no longer provide the upkeep and forced the residents to abandon the Beach, i wonder if that would have happened if that was Atlantic City ?
While waiting for Al to arrive i decided to investigate the area and found the first interpretive sign, hard to read, but click on the pic and that should make it easier. It is titled the NJ Coastal Heritage Trail Route.
Walking over from the Southern portion of the parking area to the Northern i took the following pic of a bone dry creek, on the tree in the distance are two Peregrine Falcons, hard to make out, i need a telephoto.
I then saw two more depictive signs, here is the first called Natures Nurseries
The next sign is titled This Place Is For The Birds.
The above two informative signs are located on the observation deck, here is a pic of the deck.
As i was walking down the deck Al showed up, he informed me that 12 years ago he used the drive the road to the end, also it had some of his favorite crabbing spots, we discussed the two mile walk to the Beach, the time spent walking on the Beach, the two miles back to the parking spot and decided the best way to get there was by canoe or boat, my back also due to a cough earlier in the week was in spasms, i pulled some muscles in my back and my stomach, unreal.
We then decided to try Moore's Beach also abandoned due to the State once again not wanting to upkeep the road, the people that lived at Moore's though left on their own. Interestingly if you look in the Live Maps 1930 it is called Robbinson's, i have no info on that name.
Arriving on the road to get to Moore's Al informed me it was at least a mile and a half walk, but the road was no comparison to the road to Thompson's, actually where the 20 minute walk left to the Beach is good asphalt, but the first part were full of numerous trench filled washouts, after a short time i took the lead in my Jeep as i sit higher than Al's four wheel drive, we arrived at the Beach area, some of the washouts were hard sand others were muck filled sludge. Here is the first pic of the Beach area, notice the numerous pilings.
Walking further South on the Beach we came upon this foundation.
We then saw this patio which Al had told me about.
Proceeding again further South we saw these steps.
Continuing further South the Horseshoe Crabs were numerous, a multitude were on their backs, low tide was at 0711, not the store, and we flipped each and every one off of their backs on their bellies. A pic of a Horseshoe Crab, many were alive on the Beach but alot also were deceased.
Al then spotted a Diamondback Turtle, i learned another thing from him, unfortunately beside the following photograph we also found another dead Diamondback deceased on the Beach, we found no bite marks of any kind.
Still going South on the Beach we found the following, what it is i have no clue, it looks like the top of one of those gun turrets at Cape May Point.
Still going South we then saw these two large tanks, here is a pic of Al checking them out.
It was now time to return to my Jeep, i stopped numerous times on the Beach to and fro needing short breaks to give my back a break, rip city was now in effect. As we got to my Jeep i asked Al how about going to the East Point Lighthouse, I always liked Lighthouses since a kid, i was at East Point once before and next to Old Barnie in Barnegat Light this is my second favorite of all.
Here is Al's truck coming out of the muck on Moore's Beach Road.
A pic of the East Point Lighthouse.
There were also two interpretive signs in the Lighthouse area, here is the first one. It is titled All Shapes Sizes And Materials.
Here is the last pic of the day of the second sign, It is titled A Guiding Light., this Lighthouse is situated at the entrance of the Maurice or Morris River.
Al also then noticed another dead Diamondback on the Beach, what a shame. On the way back to Rt.55 Al then showed me an Indian Summer Encampment, A multitude of Oyster Shells were strewn about, Al also said that he found before remains of their smoking pipes, but we had no luck today.
It was now time to part ways, Al wanted to take me to other venues, the spirit was willing but the back was weak, on the way home on Rt.55 i ran into another nasty rainstorm, it actually started where it stopped on the way down, talk about a dark cloud, i arrived home at 12:55, it was a short day for me but i enjoyed it considerably as i spent alot of my youth fishing and staying at my uncle's house in the Villas. It brought back many old memories. Thanks Al. Also in closing, i did not use my Digital Rebel 8 MP XT camera today, i won't get into that, i used a Canon 2 MP A60 Power Shot.
Jim
I have been in touch with Al in the past week discussing the possibility of exploring Thompson's Beach, i heard that name somewhere before:rofl:, also with the possibility that Thompson's was not feasible we would then attempt Moore's Beach, there's that name again:rofl:.
I left home at 0600 with another rainstorm in the area, i almost cancelled Thursday night when Al e-mailed me with the possibility of 60% rain today, i told him let's go for it, my boating instincts coming into play, while driving on Rt.55 South the rain stopped at Schooner Landing Road and by the time i reached Port Elizabeth on Rt.47 the Sun came out.
Driving further South on Rt.47 i then reached Glade Road making a right hand turn to go to Heislerville, Al knows a shorter way, that is one of the advantages of being from the Morris River area, that's Maurice to Shoobies.
Arriving in Heislerville and after a short drive i made the left onto Thompson's Beach Road, after a short drive on good asphalt i reached the parking area and saw the following locked gate.
The road at one time went another two miles to the Beach area, due to constant updating of the road the State decided it would no longer provide the upkeep and forced the residents to abandon the Beach, i wonder if that would have happened if that was Atlantic City ?
While waiting for Al to arrive i decided to investigate the area and found the first interpretive sign, hard to read, but click on the pic and that should make it easier. It is titled the NJ Coastal Heritage Trail Route.
Walking over from the Southern portion of the parking area to the Northern i took the following pic of a bone dry creek, on the tree in the distance are two Peregrine Falcons, hard to make out, i need a telephoto.
I then saw two more depictive signs, here is the first called Natures Nurseries
The next sign is titled This Place Is For The Birds.
The above two informative signs are located on the observation deck, here is a pic of the deck.
As i was walking down the deck Al showed up, he informed me that 12 years ago he used the drive the road to the end, also it had some of his favorite crabbing spots, we discussed the two mile walk to the Beach, the time spent walking on the Beach, the two miles back to the parking spot and decided the best way to get there was by canoe or boat, my back also due to a cough earlier in the week was in spasms, i pulled some muscles in my back and my stomach, unreal.
We then decided to try Moore's Beach also abandoned due to the State once again not wanting to upkeep the road, the people that lived at Moore's though left on their own. Interestingly if you look in the Live Maps 1930 it is called Robbinson's, i have no info on that name.
Arriving on the road to get to Moore's Al informed me it was at least a mile and a half walk, but the road was no comparison to the road to Thompson's, actually where the 20 minute walk left to the Beach is good asphalt, but the first part were full of numerous trench filled washouts, after a short time i took the lead in my Jeep as i sit higher than Al's four wheel drive, we arrived at the Beach area, some of the washouts were hard sand others were muck filled sludge. Here is the first pic of the Beach area, notice the numerous pilings.
Walking further South on the Beach we came upon this foundation.
We then saw this patio which Al had told me about.
Proceeding again further South we saw these steps.
Continuing further South the Horseshoe Crabs were numerous, a multitude were on their backs, low tide was at 0711, not the store, and we flipped each and every one off of their backs on their bellies. A pic of a Horseshoe Crab, many were alive on the Beach but alot also were deceased.
Al then spotted a Diamondback Turtle, i learned another thing from him, unfortunately beside the following photograph we also found another dead Diamondback deceased on the Beach, we found no bite marks of any kind.
Still going South on the Beach we found the following, what it is i have no clue, it looks like the top of one of those gun turrets at Cape May Point.
Still going South we then saw these two large tanks, here is a pic of Al checking them out.
It was now time to return to my Jeep, i stopped numerous times on the Beach to and fro needing short breaks to give my back a break, rip city was now in effect. As we got to my Jeep i asked Al how about going to the East Point Lighthouse, I always liked Lighthouses since a kid, i was at East Point once before and next to Old Barnie in Barnegat Light this is my second favorite of all.
Here is Al's truck coming out of the muck on Moore's Beach Road.
A pic of the East Point Lighthouse.
There were also two interpretive signs in the Lighthouse area, here is the first one. It is titled All Shapes Sizes And Materials.
Here is the last pic of the day of the second sign, It is titled A Guiding Light., this Lighthouse is situated at the entrance of the Maurice or Morris River.
Al also then noticed another dead Diamondback on the Beach, what a shame. On the way back to Rt.55 Al then showed me an Indian Summer Encampment, A multitude of Oyster Shells were strewn about, Al also said that he found before remains of their smoking pipes, but we had no luck today.
It was now time to part ways, Al wanted to take me to other venues, the spirit was willing but the back was weak, on the way home on Rt.55 i ran into another nasty rainstorm, it actually started where it stopped on the way down, talk about a dark cloud, i arrived home at 12:55, it was a short day for me but i enjoyed it considerably as i spent alot of my youth fishing and staying at my uncle's house in the Villas. It brought back many old memories. Thanks Al. Also in closing, i did not use my Digital Rebel 8 MP XT camera today, i won't get into that, i used a Canon 2 MP A60 Power Shot.
Jim
I especially liked the turtle. And Al as usual is the best!
