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Gone and Goner: The Ghost Towns of the New Jersey Pine Barrens (Part I)
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04-20-2015, 12:12 AM | #67 |
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Very interesting. Are you a history writer? How the heck do you know all this history?
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04-20-2015, 09:50 AM | #68 |
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Thanks for the read. Looking forward to part 2
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04-20-2015, 11:42 AM | #69 | |
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Hmmm, that gives me an idea: If everyone is "getting used to this," then maybe I can start introducing subliminal messages into the text or photos, cleverly tricking you all into buying my products! What a great idea!! Wait a second—I don't have any products… Back to the drawing board. Seriously, I'm very glad that you enjoy these road trip reports. I'll keep 'em coming! Rick |
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04-20-2015, 12:01 PM | #70 | |
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Medford deserved a much more thorough tour than I had time for--it looked like a great old historic town. The paved roads in the Pine Barrens ranged from bumpy and potholed to super-smooth and entertaining. The sandy dirt roads were another matter altogether, of course! I enjoyed driving around throughout the area. Rick |
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04-20-2015, 12:07 PM | #71 | |
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Thanks! Everyone jokes about how "this is the time of year that they repave New Jersey," but the state really does have a great many beautiful areas. I couldn't get enough of the Pine Barrens, and my new friend Marilyn (of Buzby's General Store in Chatsworth) tells me that there are a number of really nice places that I missed on my first visit. So obviously I need to go back for more! I did manage to get my 335i relatively dirty, as you suspected. The good thing about sand is that it washes right off. Rick |
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Glad you enjoyed it! It was certainly a fun trip for me to take and to write about. If you'd like to see my prior reports over the last 10 years or so, check out rsftripreporter.net. Rick |
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04-20-2015, 12:19 PM | #74 | |
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Bitte sehr! I certainly enjoyed the trip immensely, and I'm glad that feeling made it into the report. I'm planning my next road trip and hope to be on the road in another few days! Rick |
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04-20-2015, 12:24 PM | #75 | |
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Thanks much! Part II hasn't made the BimmerPost homepage yet, but it's now available at Pine Barrens Part II: The Jersey Devil, World Wars, and Racetracks Old and New. Happy reading! Rick |
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Thanks! They're a lot of fun to write up, and I always enjoy looking for information about the places I've visited. Of course, I often discover that there was something equally interesting right next door to the place I saw, meaning that I always want to go back and see everything I missed! Rick |
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Thanks much! I tend to get a little carried away with the color saturation, but I can't help myself. Back in the film days, I always preferred the Kodachrome reds and yellows, too, so I'll blame it on Kodak. Rick |
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04-20-2015, 12:38 PM | #80 |
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Ron,
I really appreciate your comments, especially given your exceptional talent at photography! Thanks much. Speaking of photo journals, if you haven't already checked out The History Girl's work, be sure to do so. Rick |
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Before my trip to the Pine Barrens, I knew virtually none of this information. I read a little about the area and decided it would be a fun place to visit. Then I read Barbara Solem's book and learned a lot, and used that information to plan the specific places to visit. Once I was back, I read a lot of online articles and (believe it or not!) condensed that information down for the trip report. Now I know lots about the area; the question is how much I'll remember in a year! Ironically, I didn't care two cents about history in high school or college. Now I find it fascinating to learn about all the different things that happened in a particular place or area. Rick PS: I was an actuary for 40 years prior to my retirement, using mathematics and economics to help keep Medicare and Social Security from going broke. |
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04-22-2015, 01:24 PM | #87 |
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Part II is now available at Pine Barrens Part II: The Jersey Devil, World Wars, and Racetracks Old and New. Here's a slight preview: Happy reading! Rick |
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04-22-2015, 01:33 PM | #88 |
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Technically, at about 6,000 words, it's somewhere between a short story and a novella… And only some of it is fiction! Regardless, I'm glad you liked it. It was an exciting trip, and I had a lot of fun learning things about the Pine Barrens. Rick |
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