From a Flight on Sunday, June 17, 2018...

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

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#1 - Looking east at the Raritan River
crossings (Garden State Parkway and
Route 9) with the Raritan Bay
in the distance  

#2 - Early stages of a building along
Route 1 in New Brunswick

#3 - Massive carnival at David B. Crabiel Park
along Route 1 in Milltown

#4 - Massive carnival at David B. Crabiel Park
along Route 1 in Milltown

#5 - Route 130 / Route 1 interchange
in North Brunswick

#6 - The Joker roller coaster at
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson

#7 - Military helicopters in Lakehurst,
part of the Joint Base
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

 

#8 - The famous Hangar 1 in Lakehurst,
part of the Joint Base
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

 

#9 - Crystal Lake in Manchester Township,
looking east towards Route 37
and the town of Toms River

#10 - Artistic swirls at the
Sahara Sands of Eagleswood
in West Creek, along the
Garden State Parkway

#11 - Long Beach Island, looking north

#12 - Route 72 bridge, the only access
point to Long Beach Island,
looking west

 

#13 - Barnegat Inlet and Lighthouse,
looking south along Long Beach Island

#14 - Barnegat Lighthouse

#15 - Barnegat Lighthouse

#16 - Looking north at
Island Beach State Park

#17 - Barnegat Inlet and Lighthouse,
looking south

#18 - Route 37 bridges, the main
access point to Seaside Heights
along the Jersey Shore

#19 - New pier/amusement platform
construction at Seaside Heights

#20 - New pier/amusement platform
recently completed at Seaside Heights

#21 - After Hurricane Sandy, the
Casino Pier is complete and is the
main location in Seaside Heights
for thrill and family rides

#22 - After Hurricane Sandy, the
Casino Pier is complete and is the
main location in Seaside Heights
for thrill and family rides

#23 - The strip in Seaside Heights,
looking south at Casino Pier,
the Boardwalk and the new piers
to replace the fire-destroyed
Fun Town Pier

 

#24 - After Hurricane Sandy, the
Casino Pier is complete and is the
main location in Seaside Heights
for thrill and family ride.  Notice how
little the rebuilt pier juts into the ocean
as compared to the previous pier

 

#25 - Breakwater Beach in
Seaside Heights, adjacent to
the Casino Pier

#26 - Ocean County College
in Toms River

#27 - Ocean County College
in Toms River

#28 - A massive new housing complex
in Lakewood

#29 - Jackson Liberty High School
in Jackson

#30 - Storage yard full of colorful
vehicles along I-195 in Jackson

#31 - Six Flags Great Adventure
amusement park in Jackson,
looking southwest at
McGuire AFB in the distance

#32 - Six Flags Great Adventure
amusement park in Jackson,
looking southwest

#33 - Six Flags Great Adventure
amusement park in Jackson,
looking at the mega-coaster, Nitro

#34 - Candlelight Farms Alpacas
in Ringoes

#35 - Candlelight Farms Alpacas
in Ringoes

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See you after the next flight...

From a Flight on Sunday, August 11, 2013...

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Today's flight took us to Cape May, NJ, then north along the Jersey Shore

past the towns of Wildwood, Atlantic City and Long Beach Island, to name a few.  (72) photos depicting what summer at the shore is all about await your perusal.

All photos from the day's flight were shot within the state of New Jersey.

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

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#1 - Columbus Farmers Market in Columbus

#2 - This is picturesque southern New Jersey,
despite the image the Garden State gets by
visitors flying into Newark airport

 

#3 - Looks like an old golf course, or one that
was never fully developed into one

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#4 - Wildwood's super wide beach
packed with beach goers

#5 - Water slide complex at Wildwood

#6 - Amusement pier at Wildwood

#7 - Amusement pier at Wildwood

#8 - A colorful contrast to the bland,
moist sandy beach at Wildwood

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#9- Homes amidst the marshes near Avalon

#10 - Sign towing plane over the Jersey Shore

#11 - More homes and boats and
homes and boats....all in Sea Isle City

#12 - Hotel/Condos near Ocean City

#13 - Waterway road in Ocean City

#14 - Ocean City airport looking west
at Beasley's Point Generating Station

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#15 - Ocean City boardwalk and amusement area

#16 - Ocean City boardwalk and amusements

#17 - Ocean City beach, boardwalk, airport and
Beasley's Point, looking southwest

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#18 - Hotel/Condos at the northern end
of Ocean City's boardwalk

#19 - Lucy the Elephant in Margate,
just south of Atlantic City

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#20 - Atlantic City

#21 - Casinos along the Atlantic City boardwalk

#22 - Bally's and The Claridge casinos along
the Atlantic City boardwalk

#23 - Taj Mahal, Showboat and
the newest casino, Revel

#24 - Steel Pier amusements in Atlantic City

#25 - Taj Mahal and Showboat casinos
along the Atlantic City boardwalk

#26 - The intricately and lavishly designed
Revel Resort in Atlantic City

#27 - A concert of some sorts is taking
place at the Revel (lower right)

#28 - Look at the enormous real estate
the Revel encompasses

#29 - Inlet north of Atlantic City with the Borgata
and other casinos in the distance

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#30 - 'No man's land' between Brigantine
and Long Beach Island

#31 - This 'no man's land' is home to
some very beautiful marshland

#32 - The colors and patterns I find fascinating

#33 - These boaters are enjoying
their own sandbar

#34 - Mystic Islands

#35 - The 20 mile long....Long Beach Island

#36 - Long Beach sure has a colorful water tower

#37 - Sea Shell beach and Resort Club on
Long Beach and within Beach Haven

#38 - Fantasy Island amusement park on Long Beach

#39 - Beachfront hotel on Long Beach

#40 - Massive housing development along
the Barnegat Bay in Beach Haven

#41 - Life on Long Beach Island

#42 - Route 72, the only access other
than boat, to Long Beach Island

#43 - Beach restoration in progress

#44 - And how about your own
private beach....No nosy neighbors !

#45 - Northern tip of Long Beach Island
and the Barnegat Inlet

#46 - Island Beach State Park

#47 - Barnegat Inlet

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#48 - Tice's Shoal on the bay side of
Island Beach State Park

#49 - Tice's Shoal

#50 - Tice's Shoal cross-over to the beach

#51 - Picturesque flickering of Barnegat Bay
in the sunlight at Tice's Shoal

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#52 - Casino Pier rebuild at Seaside
moving along nicely

#53 - New boardwalk under construction with
the still devastate homes of Lavallette

#54 - The only patch of green amidst
asphalt, homes and autos near Lavallette

#55 - Ocean Beach homes in Lavallette

#56 - Dutchmans Point road in Mantaloking

#57 - Ah, the Jersey Shore's white, sandy beach

#58 - Lakewood industrial park with
Lakewood airport in the distance

#59 - Metedeconk National Golf Club in Jackson

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#60 - Hurricane Harbor water park
adjacent to Six Flags Great Adventure

#61 - Colorful water slides in Hurricane Harbor

#62 - Hurricane Harbor (top) and parking lot
of Great Adventure theme park

 

#63 - An impressive array of some
of Great Adventure's coasters

#64 - The newest attraction, Safari
Off-Road Adventure, had a mind-blowing line
which must've taken hours

#65 - The colorful Sky Screamer spike
adjacent to the Big Wheel

#66 - Prospertown Lake, Great Adventure
and Hurricane Harbor with Route 537
to the left (looking northeast)

#67 - Safari Off-Road Adventure
mid-way point, Camp Aventura

 

#68 - Here you can see the loading station
where guests board the truck for a
wild ride back to the theme park

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#69 - Tree nursery near Princeton

#70 - Abandoned facility near the
Quakerbridge Mall, south of Princeton

#71 - Another abandoned facility,
this one near Hopewell

#72 - And last but certainly not least...
I have no clue what's on this field ???

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See you after the next Flight...