From a Flight on Sunday, July 10, 2011...

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Once again we take to the skies, this time on a flight originating from

Trenton-Robbinsville airport (N87), over the Raritan Bay, along the

south shore of Long Island, then to the easternmost tip where

Montauk airport (MTP) is located. The flight took 75 minutes and

we were treated to many astounding sights, which you

are about to witness.

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

#1 - The Verrazano Bridge with
Manhattan in the background

#2 - Coney Island amusement park

#3 - Beach-front residencies on the
south shore of Long Island

#4 - An expansive public beach pavilion
with a soon-to-be-filled parking lot

#5 - Impressive residencies / hotel
on the Long Island shore

#6 - Jones Beach State Park

#7 - Jones Beach State Park monument

#8 - Massive sandbar near Gardiners Bay
on Long Island

#9 - Picturesque floor of Gardiners Bay

#10 - Fishing boats

#11 - The famous "Hamptons" of Long Island.

Notice that each home has its own in-ground

swimming pool and tennis court, not to mention

the home itself is the size of a palace.

#12 - And these two homes are indeed palaces

#13 - Maidstone Golf Club
in East Hampton, NY

#14 - A hedge-lined driveway
in East Hampton, NY

#15 - Typical housing development
east of the Hamptons

#16 - The Plaza Circle in Montauk, NY

#17 - The cliffs along the south shore
of Long Island, near Montauk

#18 - Montauk Point State Park

#19 - Montauk Lighthouse

#20 - Montauk airport (MTP),
our destination for this mornings' flight

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The following (3) photos show various views of this unique summer destination airport, with its close proximity to a state park, two beaches (Long Island Sound & Atlantic Ocean), along with the popular fishing/tourist village of Montauk itself, which is also home to a Coast Guard Station

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#22

#23

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#24 - Fishing / Tourist village of Montauk

#25 - On the flight home we overflew
Fishers Island, which happens to have a
neat little airport named Elizabeth Field (0B8)

#26 - Cross Sound Ferry terminal in Orient, NY
(located on the northern tip of Long Island)

#27 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
in Brookhaven, NY

#28 - Long Island Macarthur airport (ISP)
in Ronkonkoma, NY

#29 - Republic airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, NY

#30 - Loop road with Jones Beach
State Park in the background

#31 - Lido Golf Club in Lido, NY

#32 - Point Lookout & Town Park,
Nassau Beach County Park & Lido Beach Town Park

#33 - On our flight back to the Garden State (NJ),
a layer of clouds formed near Sandy Hook
and the Raritan Bay area at about 6,000 feet.

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Well, another spectacular flight with Dad and I, this time with our

motorized Dahon folding bikes in the back of the plane, providing us

with a few hours of leisurely transportation around Montauk Point.

See you after the next flight...

From a Flight on Monday (Independence Day), July 4, 2011...

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Hi everyone and welcome to my 2011 Independence Day

post featuring a whopping 40 photos await, with many

featuring the beloved Jersey Shore.

Note that with the exception of (2) photos of Sesame Place

and (1) photo of a Housing Complex on the Delaware River,

the remaining (37) photos were all shot within the

state of New Jersey

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

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#1 - Merck corporation in Whitehouse Station

#2 - School with Solar Energy Panels

covering the roof, near Somerville

#3 - Marshy area near the Raritan River in Edison

#4 - The Driscoll Bridge, with the Garden State
Parkway on the left and Route 9 on the right

#5 - Keansburg Amusement Park in
Keansburg, on the south shore of the Raritan Bay

#6 - Earle Naval Weapons Station reaching
far into the Raritan Bay (near Sandy Hook)

#7 - One of the many Jersey Shore resort pools...
This one with a unique emblem at the bottom

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These next (2) photos show the various

larger Condo/Hotel structures present along

the Jersey Shore (these were near Long Branch)

#8

#9

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#10 - Street Festival along Ocean Drive.

Note the numerous tents set-up next to one another

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The next (2) photos show some more impressive

Condo/Hotel/Private Residencies along the

Jersey Shore (all near Long Branch)

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#12

#13 - Asbury Park beach, where the famous Casino
(you can still see the concrete pad remaining)
and Palace Amusements were once present

#14 - Ocean Grove with its Victorian style homes

#15 - Manasquan Inlet & Point Pleasant (right)

#16 - Point Pleasant (Jenkinson's Beach)
was the most crowd-packed we have ever seen it

#17 - Ocean Beach homes in Lavallette

#18 - Look who we caught up with....
The Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield Blimp,
nearing Seaside Heights

#19 - The sprawling metropolis of
Seaside Heights, complete with the
Casino Pier/Water Park (lower-left)
and Funtown Pier (upper-right)

#20 - Casino Pier/Water Park in Seaside Heights

#21 - The distinct, yellow, Midway Steak House,
midway of course, between both the
Casino and Funtown Piers

#23 - Seaside Park (right) ends abruptly
at the entrance to Island Beach State Park (left)

#23 - Seaside Park (right) ends abruptly
at the entrance to Island Beach State Park (left)

#24 - The only two beach areas with comfort
pavilions and life guards within
Island Beach State Park

#25 - Tice's Shoal, with a record number of boaters
present (at least in the past fifteen years that
we have been flying over this area) on the
Barnegat Bay side of Island Beach State Park

#26 - More detail of Tices Shoal

#27 - One of many 'raft-ups', as a boating
friend of my father used to call them,
at Tices Shoal

#28 - Crystal Lake Rehabilitation and
Healthcare Center on Lakeside Blvd in Bayville

#29 - A typical Holiday City senior housing
complex in Toms River

#30 - Flying away from the Jersey Shore and the
Pine Barrens, we spot a field that looks
like hardwood flooring

#31 - Another impressive landscape
in southern New Jersey

#32 - Junk Yard and School Bus Yard adjacent
to Camden County airport in Berlin

#33 - This here is a lake community where
many of the surrounding homes have private
sandy beaches. Location is near Cross Keys,
southeast of Camden

#34 - Private sandy beaches is a community
near Cross Keys, southeast of Camden

#35 - Turnersville Auto Mall in Turnersville.

I call this area, 'Asphalt Galore'

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These next (2) colorful photos show Sesame Place

children's park in Langhorne, PA

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#37

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#38 - An Condo/Townhome complex
on the PA side of the Delaware River,
south of New Hope

#39 - A future Solar farm near Frenchtown

#40 - A private estate in Hunterdon County

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Yes, it was another incredible journey throughout the Garden State,

with a slight detour into Pennsylvania. I hope you have enjoyed these

photos as much as I enjoyed shooting them, and sharing them...

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See you after the next flight...