From a Flight on Sunday, September 26, 2010...

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The following photos were all shot within the state of New Jersey

As always, I hope you enjoy the view from above !!!

#1 - Looks like "the last holdout" farmer
just east of Princeton

#2 - New construction near Hightstown

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The next (3) photos are of Six Flags Great Adventure

in Jackson, soon to be home to a new Stand-Up

Roller Coaster called the "Green Lantern",

slated for a spring 2011 opening

(construction site is seen in the upper-right)

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#6 - New Jersey Turnpike under construction

#7 - Mercer Oaks Golf Course
in Princeton Junction, looking south

#8 - Route 1, looking southwest towards
Trenton and the Quaker Bridge mall

#9 - Mobil Technical Center in Pennington

#10 - An abandoned corporation northwest
of Princeton was in this same condition
long before the 2009 recession

#11 - Copper Hill Country Club in Ringoes,
looking like a giant spider

#12 - The Spruce Run Reservoir in Clinton,
looking northwest, in a drought-stricken form

#13 - Spruce Run Reservoir, looking northwest

#14 - This New Jersey Astronomical Association
observatory is part of Voorhees State Park
in Glen Gardner

#15 - Former Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital
in Glen Gardner

 

#16 -Former Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital
in Glen Gardner

#17 - Vulcan Materials Company quarry
in Glen Gardner

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The last (3) photos show a drought-stricken

Spruce Run Reservoir in Clinton

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I hope you've enjoyed this flight over the central region of the Garden State

See you after the next Flight...

From a Flight on Sunday, September 19, 2010...

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Today's flight was to Simsbury airport in Connecticut for their annual

Fly-In. As usual, the event was a huge success, with aircraft and

antique automobiles gathering from all over New England.  A great time was

had by all, with many new and different models of airplanes and helicopters

on display. Now, without further ado, on to the photos.

As always, I hope you've enjoy the view from above....

#1 - Schindler Elevator's testing tower in Randolph, NJ

#2 - A tugboat escorting a barge southbound
along the Hudson river near Haverstraw, NY

#3 - Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station
in Buchanan, NY

#4 - A picture in Connecticut

#5 - A private airstrip in Connecticut

#6 - A unique cluster of homes in Morris, CT

#7 - The former Mountain Meadow Airport
in Burlington, CT

#8 - Arriving at Simsbury Airport for the
25th anniversary fly-in and car show

#9 - A more detailed look at the numerous aircraft
and automobiles on display, as well as many folks
enjoying a stroll around the grounds

#10 - Meriden-Markham Airport in Meriden, CT

#11 - The Tappan Zee Bridge spanning the
Hudson river, linking Nyack with Tarrytown, NY
(as of 2023, this bridge has been replaced
by a more modern version)

#12 - Rockland Psychiatric Center
in Orangeburg, NY

#13 - An estate near Bedminster, NJ

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See you after the next flight...

From a Flight on Sunday, September 5, 2010...

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This day's flight was to Bay Bridge Airport on Maryland's Kent Island.

We stowed our folding, motorized bikes and enjoyed a couple of hours riding along the island and taking in the scenery.  Both before and after biking,

we were treated to a plethora of summertime landscapes

as you will soon discover.

As always, I hope you enjoy the view from above !!!

#1 - Garden State Youth Correction facility
in Chesterfield Township, NJ

#2 - Private airstrip near Burlington, NJ

#3 - Corn maze (center) and an array of
farm fields in Burlington County NJ

#4 - Delaware River near Salem, NJ

#5 - Massey Aerodrome in Massey, MD

#6 - Shooting range in Maryland

#7 - Bay Bridge airport in Stevensville, MD
(Kent Island)

#8 - Kent Island, MD (looking southeast)

#9 - Kentmorr Airpark in Stevensville, MD

#10 - Route 50 & Route 301 over the

Chesapeake Bay (Bay Bridge), MD

#11 - This piece of land jutting out into the

Chesapeake Bay reminds me of Cape Cod, MA

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The next (4) photos are all private airstrips in Maryland

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#16 - It looks like lightning bolts are shooting out
of the woods and into the field

#17 - This private airstrip in Massey, MD,
features an asphalt runway

#18 - One of the many tankers traveling
the Delaware river to and from Philadelphia, PA

#19 - Salem nuclear power plant in Salem, NJ

#20 - This marsh area sure provides
for some interesting formations

#21 - Route 73, Berlin-Cross Keys Road, and
Walker Ave intersection in Berlin, NJ

#22 - Flying W Airport in Lumberton, NJ,
with a pool in the shape of an airplane

#23 - A sprawling housing development
near Burlington, NJ

#24 - A sprawling housing development
near Burlington, NJ

#25 - Revelation Generation Music Festival
in southern Hunterdon County, NJ

#26 - Crowds gather to watch the many

singers and bands play at Revelation Generation

Concert in southern Hunterdon County, NJ

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It sure was a spectacular flight, and I hope that you

enjoyed these photos as much as I enjoyed shooting them.

See you after the next flight...