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Just last weekend, my friend Daniela blogged about this brand new
sanctuary in central New Jersey that opened less than two weeks ago. Being so new, there are about as many proposed trails as there are actual trails. But since the
weather was so beautiful today, and the sanctuary less than 40 minutes away, we decided to check it out. The astoudning thing is that it's right next to an operational
landfill! In fact, during a good part of this jaunt, you're walking along one side of the landfill's permimeter, but you'd never know it!
Following Daniela's hike description on the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference website posted here, we spent just over an hour doing about 1.3 miles. There weren't many birds out there today but I did manage to get at least one nice shot of a female red-winged blackbird having lunch. Poor green caterpillar!
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 Parking area |
 Entrance |
 Heading to the ... |
 ... spacious sturdy boardwalk |
 View to the landfill |
 Vegetation through the boardwalk |
 Turtles and frogs were away today |
 One of many informative signs |
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 Majestic trees |
 Path winds through woods |
 Ostrich fern |
 Tanks adajecent to landfill |
 There was no path here |
 Many trees marked with letters |
 Sassafras |
 Sweet gum balls on path |
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 Gorgeous vegetation |
 Heading to the landfill |
 That way to the landfill |
 But the path goes to the right |
 Marshland |
 A stealthy red-winged blackbird |
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 Wildflowers |
 Rahway tower |
 Fence separtes path from landfill |
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 View to the landfill |
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 Boat on the water |
 Laura at lookout |
 Helicopter heading right at me! |
 Song Sparrow |
 Closer view of Song Sparrow |
 [Photo by Laura] |
 Red-winged blackbird |
 Devil bird |
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 Female red-winged blackbird having lunch |
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 Landfill through trees |
 Swallowtail butterfly |
 Animal shelter across Range Road |
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