From a Flight on Sunday, February 10, 2013...

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It was a splendid day for flying and taking in the beauty

of the wintry terrain of northern and central New Jersey.

I hope you enjoy the many views I have captured

on this wintry, snow-covered day in the Garden State.

As always, I hope you've enjoyed the view from above !!!

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Round Valley reservoir
(looking northeast)

Route 31 midway between
Flemington and Clinton

Valley west of Sourland
Mountain, looking northeast

 

New Brunswick (looking northeast)
with Manhattan and the new
Freedom Tower poking its way up
through the layer of grey smog

Route 1 and the northeast
corridor rail line south
of New Brunswick

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 These next (3) photos show what Raceway Park

in Englishtown is used for vehicular storage during

the off-season...Notice the adjacent Old Bridge airport 

 

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A winding Delaware-Raritan
canal paralleling River road,
just north of Princeton

The new Route 206 bypass in
Hillsborough nearing completion

Intricate and massive housing
development in Hillsborough

Endless farm fields (looking southwest)
from Readington

 

Campground at the east end of
Round Valley reservoir near Clinton

West end of Round Valley
reservoir (looking southwest)
near Clinton

Custom Alloy corporation
nestled in the hills of High Bridge

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 These next (5) photos are of Spruce Run reservoir

just north of Clinton.  Notice the intricate and

unusual patterns that were formed in the icy surface.

 

 

 This view is looking southeast

at Round Valley reservoir in

the far distance

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Windswept snowy fields near Stewartsville

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Architects Golf Club in
Lopatcong (looking west)

A wedge section of pines in
the southwest corner of the
Merrill Creek reservoir property

Downed trees near Merrill Creek
reservoir, remnants of hurricane
Sandy's devastation

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 This section of Merrill Creek is a

Bald Eagle reservation, though now

it's devastated thanks to hurricane Sandy

 

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 A massive flock of birds "floating"

over Merrill Creek reservoir

 

 

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Snow-covered corn maze
near Hackettstown

Washington (looking northwest)

Washington center

Neat building complex
in Hackettstown

M&M / Mars plant in Hackettstown
with their adjacent Solar farm

Massive townhouse complex
east of Hackettstown

 

The above two pictures show the
transformation of the Netcong
traffic circle into a massive, light
 signal-controlled intersection

   

Corporation in Landing
surrounded by solar panels

High Bridge Hills Golf Course

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 These (4) photos are of Spruce Run reservoir

once again, with the last (2) showing

the close proximity to Round Valley Reservoir

in the distance (looking southeast)

 

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See you after the next flight...

From a Flight on Sunday, October 2, 2011...

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always refer to the Post Date, Photo Number and Description.

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Today's weather was ever changing, from a friendly sky as shown in the first picture to an ominous and threatening sky a bit later in the flight. In some instances, rain could be seen in the distance as you will see in one of the pictures.

 All in all, the flight lasted about 1-1/2 hours and to fly very close to the rain clouds (sorry, no pictures of this) was a real treat indeed.

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

#1 - Threatening clouds mixed with abundant

sunshine.  That pretty much sums up the flight today

(Note my Aerial Video camera rig mounted to the wing strut)

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These next three (3) pictures are of Johnson & Johnson

the Band-Aid people) located in New Brunswick, NJ

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These next two (2) pictures show Six Flags Great Adventure.

There was a nice size crowd today for the first weekend of "Fright Fest"

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#7 - Some white tent structures within
the Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
water park parking lot...
The reason for them? Unknown

#8 - An overall view of Six Flags Great Adventure, looking south

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These next two (2) pictures show the Perl Acres private airfield.

Note the close proximity to Six Flags Great Adventure

in the second photo

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The next two (2) pictures show rain showers in the distance,

looking southwest towards Philadelphia, PA

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#13 - This is what I meant by a threatening sky.
Look closely and you can see the
New York City skyline in the distance,
basking in the warm Fall sun

#14 - Route 22 and the NJ Transit rail line
near Whitehouse Station, NJ (looking west)

#15 - Lush, green fields near Bedminster, NJ

#16 - Fiddlers Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, NJ

These next three (3) pictures show Merck & Co. in Whitehouse Station, NJ. The first picture show their heliport away from the complex but well within the property boundary

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#20 - Round Valley reservoir in Lebanon, NJ (looking south)

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These next two (2) pictures show the Spruce Run reservoir

in Clinton, NJ (looking south)

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See you after the next flight...