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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 |
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#2 - School with Solar Energy Panels covering the roof, near Somerville |
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| #3 - Marshy area near the Raritan River in Edison |
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| #4 - The Driscoll Bridge, with the Garden State Parkway on the left and Route 9 on the right |
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| #5 - Keansburg Amusement Park in Keansburg, on the south shore of the Raritan Bay |
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| #6 - Earle Naval Weapons Station reaching far into the Raritan Bay (near Sandy Hook) |
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| #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)
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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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| #13 - Asbury Park beach, where the famous Casino (you can still see the concrete pad remaining) and Palace Amusements were once present |
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| #14 - Ocean Grove with its Victorian style homes |
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| #15 - Manasquan Inlet & Point Pleasant (right) |
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| #16 - Point Pleasant (Jenkinson's Beach) was the most crowd-packed we have ever seen it |
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| #17 - Ocean Beach homes in Lavallette |
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| #18 - Look who we caught up with.... The Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield Blimp, nearing Seaside Heights |
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| #19 - The sprawling metropolis of Seaside Heights, complete with the Casino Pier/Water Park (lower-left) and Funtown Pier (upper-right) |
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| #20 - Casino Pier/Water Park in Seaside Heights |
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| #21 - The distinct, yellow, Midway Steak House, midway of course, between both the Casino and Funtown Piers |
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| #23 - Seaside Park (right) ends abruptly at the entrance to Island Beach State Park (left) |
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| #23 - Seaside Park (right) ends abruptly at the entrance to Island Beach State Park (left) |
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| #24 - The only two beach areas with comfort pavilions and life guards within Island Beach State Park |
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| #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 |
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| #26 - More detail of Tices Shoal |
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| #27 - One of many 'raft-ups', as a boating friend of my father used to call them, at Tices Shoal |
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| #28 - Crystal Lake Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on Lakeside Blvd in Bayville |
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| #29 - A typical Holiday City senior housing complex in Toms River |
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| #30 - Flying away from the Jersey Shore and the Pine Barrens, we spot a field that looks like hardwood flooring |
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| #31 - Another impressive landscape in southern New Jersey |
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| #32 - Junk Yard and School Bus Yard adjacent to Camden County airport in Berlin |
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| #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 |
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| #34 - Private sandy beaches is a community near Cross Keys, southeast of Camden |
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#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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| #38 - An Condo/Townhome complex on the PA side of the Delaware River, south of New Hope |
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| #39 - A future Solar farm near Frenchtown |
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| #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...
