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First, let's begin with a tour of central New Jersey and a slight detour into Pennsylvania. And as always, I hope you enjoy the view from above...
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#1 - Pipeline construction in
Hunterdon county to carry natural gas |
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#2 - Picturesque property on the
Sourland Mountain near Flemington |
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| #3 - School with Solar Panel-covered parking lots |
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| #4 - More solar panel-covered lots near Princeton |
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#5 - This architecturally pleasing corporate
layout is also near Princeton |
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#6 - Re-vamped New Jersey Turnpike
exit 8 (Route 33 and Hightstown) |
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#7 - Nitro coaster @ Six Flags
Great Adventure in Jackson |
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#8 - Opening weekend at Great Adventure
with a sparse parking lot @ 1 PM |
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#9 - Soon-to-be demolished Great Adventure
Safari toll plaza; The Safari will now be part
of your theme park admission, and
accessible from within the park itself
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#10 - New water slide construction
in Hurricane Harbor, adjacent
to the theme park |
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#11 - St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
in Lakewood |
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#12 - Lunch anyone?
McDonald's in Lakewood, NJ |
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#13 - Three uniquely shaped buildings
in Brick Township |
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#14 - Housing developments afloat,
or so it looks like they are, in Brick Township |
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#15 - Intricate housing development canals
leading to the Barnegat Bay, in
Point Pleasant Beach near
the Mantaloking bridge |
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#16 - Mantaloking bridge (Route 528)
intersecting with Ocean avenue |
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#17 - During Hurricane Sandy, this is where
the Ocean breached straight through
to the Barnegat Bay |
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| #18 - Barren land in Bayville |
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#19 - This same barren land makes
for an interesting landscape |
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#20 - Water logged farm fields
near Lumberton |
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#21 - Massive greenhouse conglomeration
near Lumberton |
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| #22 - Flying 'W' airport in Lumberton |
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#23 - An unusual island with its own lake,
smack dab in the middle of the
Delaware river just west of Burlington |
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| #24 - Town of Bristol, Pennsylvania |
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#25 - Town of Bristol with the color
red prominent along the waterfront |
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#26 - Pennsylvania Turnpike and the
Bristol Bypass (looking west) |
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#27 - The former 3M airport (note the two
intersecting runways that are now roads),
in Levittown, Pennsylvania (looking west) |
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#28 - A massive storage lot for
Campers and RVs near
Fairless Hills, PA |
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| #29 - Train yard in Morrisville, PA |
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The following (9) photos are of the
College of New Jersey in Trenton
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#33
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#35
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#37
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#38
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The following (5) photos are of
Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ
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#41
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#44 - The former Twin Pine airport
with its grass runway morphed
into sports fields |
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| #45 - Only the hangars remain at Twin Pine |
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#46 - Intersection of Routes 12, 31,
and 202 in Flemington |
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#47 - Liberty Village Premium Outlets
in Flemington |
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#48 - The train was running today
(upper-center of photo)
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Next up are (10) photos of the city
of Trenton, NJ, and surrounding areas
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| #1 - Looking south |
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#2 - Looking south
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| #3 - Looking west |
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#4 - Looking west
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#5 - Looking north
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#7
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#8
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| #9 - New Jersey State House |
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#10 - New Jersey State House
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And last but certainly not least is Seaside Heights with
its famous boardwalk and two amusement areas,
Casino and Funtown piers, which were
decimated in only a few short hours thanks to
Hurricane Sandy. Progress is being made in restoring
this summer vacation destination, though it will
take time as you will see below:
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| #1 - Casino pier (near) /Funtown pier (far) |
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#2 - Casino pier with coaster still
completely intact, sitting in the ocean |
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| #3 - Casino pier and coaster |
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#4 - Casino pier and lack of boards
along the famous boardwalk
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#5 - Lots happening in Seaside Heights
despite the conditions |
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#7 - Casino pier (top)
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| #8 - Casino pier and soon-to-be-rebuilt boardwalk |
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| #9 - Funtown pier was completely destroyed |
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#10 - Funtown pier
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#11 - Funtown pier (near) and
Casino pier (far)
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#12 - Notice the new boards being added
to the existing boardwalk pilings
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#13 - Mid-Way Steakhouse is
awaiting its boardwalk
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#14 - Pilings galore
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#16 - Overview of Seaside Heights beach
and amusement piers (looking southwest) |
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#17 - Completely decimated boardwalk
just north of Casino pier |
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#18 - Boardwalk (or lack there of) between
Casino and Funtown piers |
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#19 - Here's the coaster in tact
just sitting on the ocean floor |
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#20 - Most all of the rides have been
removed from Casino pier |
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#21 - Casino pier
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#22 - Overview of Casino pier
and adjacent water park |
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See you after the Next Flight...
Happy Easter !!!
