SOME NEW JERSEY BEACHES
I grew up in New Jersey. About two hundred years ago. Well, maybe not that long ago but it sure seems so. We lived in a little bedroom town in central jersey called Westfield. Everybody commuted to New York City every day. At least that seemed so as well. I went to Westfield Senior High School and was released in 1958. Worked part time in a sporting goods store for five years and played a little baseball for the high school team. Long story short I am fairly familiar with the Jersey shore. Long before "Snooky".
There are such places as The Highlands and Sandy Hook, Manasquan, Point Pleasant, Lavallete, Long Beach Island (LBI), Atlantic City, Wildwood and Cape May. I mean these places are legendary. The only problem for we kids was The Parkway! The Garden State Parkway runs north to south the entire length of the state. On Fridays and Sundays in the summer it is the longest parking lot man ever created. With the possible exception of the Long Island Expressway at commuting time. But for the most part everybody lives with it.
Island Beach State Park was only one of the beaches we all sought.
Believe it or not some of my class mates still look Hot! This was in 2010 when a bunch of all got together to lie to each other. Not really, but was fun.
New Jersey is often thought of as an industrial waste land. But as you can see here, it is quite the contrary. Beach to the east farmland to the west and mountains to the north. All you need to do is get off the New Jersey Turnpike to see what the Garden in Garden State is all about.
And in this state the "Twin Towers" in NYC are never forgotten. I found this on a deserted beach in South Jersey. Somebody just wanted to leave a comment. Sweet!
A little farther south we find the beaches of North Wildwood and Wildwood. This view is from the tower room of the Hereford inlet lighthouse. You can see some of the Victorian gardens in the foreground. If you ever get to the area, this lighthouse is a must see stop.
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