I know in New Jersey there's the possibility of the "Jersey Devil", but here on Long Island, out in the pine barrens, it seems people have a similar aversion to even merely driving through the pine barrens at night. While I've never seen anything abnormal while I've been in the pine barrens (here on LI) there seems to be a presence in the pines I cannot explain. Perhaps a "spirit" of the land if you will. People, esp city folk who come out here to shop or go to the Hamptons, are often spooked out by this feeling. Perhaps it's the expanse of forests that have the same trees that grow at the same height, or that the trees don't move at all. Even on a windy day, the stiff, rigid pitch pine forests can have a real eerie calmness about them.
As the sun sets, even during the peak holiday shopping season, the major outlets in Riverhead (Tanger) empty out. It's amazing to see. One minute it's disgusting traffic gridlock, but by dark it's empty. I've spoken to people who openly admit they are afraid to drive down the LIE, Sunrise highway, or route 51 at night. Is there some secret I am missing? Could the Jersey Devil vacation out here in LI's pines? I can't disprove it, that's for sure.
![Jersey Devil :jd: :jd:](/styles/njpb/smiles/emot-jd.gif)
As the sun sets, even during the peak holiday shopping season, the major outlets in Riverhead (Tanger) empty out. It's amazing to see. One minute it's disgusting traffic gridlock, but by dark it's empty. I've spoken to people who openly admit they are afraid to drive down the LIE, Sunrise highway, or route 51 at night. Is there some secret I am missing? Could the Jersey Devil vacation out here in LI's pines? I can't disprove it, that's for sure.
![Jersey Devil :jd: :jd:](/styles/njpb/smiles/emot-jd.gif)