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From Sandy Hook to Atlantic City, New Jersey, this flight
encompassed a variety of areas not generally overflown which
gave me all the more reason to keep my camera busy.
At altitudes between 3,000 and 5,000 feet an entirely new
perspective of the Jersey Shore, among other areas throughout
the Garden State, can be witnessed and enjoyed.

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

(Note that all photos were shot within the state of New Jersey)

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#1- A new solar field being erected
along route 202 south of Flemington

#2 - Heron Glen golf course
in Ringoes

#3 - Six Flags Great Adventure
in Jackson

#4 - Six Flags Great Adventure
in Jackson

#5 - Major crowds flood the entrance
at Six Flags Great Adventure
in Jackson

#6 - Six Flags Great Adventure
in Jackson (morning)

#7 - Six Flags Great Adventure
in Jackson (afternoon)

#8 - Believe it or not, this was once
the site of Asbury Park / Neptune
Air Terminal which closed in 1977;
Note a portion of the runway still
exists on an angle, directly to the
left of the pond

#9 - Monmouth mall in Eatontown

#10 - Monmouth Park Racetrack
in Oceanport

#11 - Monmouth Park Racetrack
in Oceanport

#12 - Monmouth Park Racetrack
in Oceanport

#13 - Monmouth Park Racetrack
in Oceanport

#14 - Monmouth Park Racetrack
in Oceanport

#15 - Route 36 bridge over
Highlands Reach with the
Twin Lights mid-way up the hill

#16 - Twin Lights Historic
State Park in Highlands

#17 - Numerous watercraft were
present on the Raritan Bay,
adjacent to the tip of Sandy Hook

#18 - Fort Hancock and the
Sandy Hook Lighthouse

#19 - Sandy Hook Lighthouse

#20 - Sandy Hook penninsula,
looking north towards
New York City

#21 - Long Branch high school
in Long Branch

#22 - New Jersey Transit train
station in Long Branch

#23 - The Jersey Shore, looking
north from Long Branch

#24 - Sunset Lake in Asbury Park

#25 - Sunset Lake and festival
in Asbury Park

#26 - Festival in Asbury Park

#27 - Wesley Lake and Asbury Park

#28 - Wesley Lake in Asbury Park

#29 - The once ever popular
Casino in Asbury Park

#30 - Asbury Park boardwalk

#31 - Asbury Park boardwalk

#32 - Sunset Lake and festival
in Asbury Park

#33 - The entire Asbury Park
boardwalk, looking south

#34 - Convention Center along the
Asbury Park boardwalk

#35 -Ocean Grove

#36 - The Great Auditorium
in Ocean Grove

#37 - Private, and I mean really
private, abandoned home on
Middle Sedge Island in the
Barnegat Bay

#38 - Now that's seclusion...
Too bad it's abandoned; looks like
a squatter's vacation paradise

#39 - Cottages near Lavallette

#40 - Wall-to-wall cottages
near Lavallette; Howdy neighbor !

#41 - This area of Ortley Beach
that was decimated by Hurricane
Sandy is still not back to normal

#42 - Just look at the still-empty
lots in this Ortley Beach community

#43 - Breakwater Beach Waterpark
and Casino amusement pier in
Seaside Heights

#44 - Casino amusement pier
in Seaside Heights

#45 - Man-made piers packed with
homes jutting into the Barnegat
Bay in Seaside Heights

#46 - Seaside Heights, Pelican
Island and all points north

#47 - The surf was impressive
today with these waves crashing
at Seaside Park

#48 - This is the former location
of Funtown amusement pier
in Seaside Heights which was
first decimated by Hurricane Sandy,
and the remains taken by a
devastating fire

#49 - Seaside Heights, Pelican
Island and the Route 37 bridge

#50 -Ortley Beach, Seaside Heights,
and Island Beach State Park in
the distance (looking south, of course)

#51 - West Point Island in the
Barnegat Bay, just northwest of
Seaside Heights

#52 - The town of Toms River and
Toms River itself, looking east with
Seaside Heights in the distance

#53 - Town of Toms River,
looking south

#54 - Huddy Park in Toms River

#55 - Oyster Creek Generating Station
in Lacey township

#56 - Oyster Creek Generating Station

#57 - Oyster Creek Generating Station

#58 - Manahawkin and Route 72
leading to Long Beach Island

#59 - Eagles Nest airport in
West Creek

#60 - Strange circle in the woods
off Otis Bog road in Tuckerton

#61 - St. Theresa Church
in Tuckerton

#62 - Osborn Island (near) and
Mystic Island (far), south of
Tuckerton, is a massive housing
complex which seems to "float"
on the Great Bay

#63 - Osborn Island (near) and
Mystic Island (far) housing complex

#64 - Osborn Island and
Great Bay Marina (lower-left)

#65 - Mystic Island housing complex

#66 - Mystic Island's vast
array of homes, each with
its own dock

#67 - Smithville and surrounding
metropolis once had a small,
general aviation airport less
than a mile away

#68 - Town of Historic Smithville

#69 - Historic Smithville

#70 - Edwin B. Forsythe
(formerly Brigantine)
National Wildlife Refuge in
Reeds Bay near Smithville

#71 - Edwin B. Forsythe
National Wildlife Refuge in
Reeds Bay near Smithville

#72 - I spotted this early model
Boeing 747 and another hacked
airliner sitting near Atlantic City
International Airport

#73 - Atlantic City International

#74 - Atlantic City International

#75 - All roads leading to
Atlantic City with it's International
Airport on the left

#76 - Atlantic City Race Course
(now CLOSED)

#77 - Atlantic City Race Course

#78 - Atlantic City International,
looking northwest

#79 - Atlantic City International
airport passenger terminal and
parking lot/deck

#80 - From left to right, Route 30,
major rail line from Philadelphia, PA,
Atlantic City Expressway and Route 322,
all lead to Atlantic City and Brigantine