Photos by JComet : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

This is a nice view (looking E) of the former railway route, now a hiking trail near Pemberton NJ.

This is a nice view (looking W) of the former railway route, now a hiking trail near Pemberton NJ.

Nice shot! Hello from Russia

Yeah, that's a shame about stopping the clothing optional gig, all good things have to come to an end. Worse yet, now I hear they're trying to ban dogs too. Don't people have anything better to do with their lives than ruin other people's fun?!

Yes, you are right. It's a good place to get away from the crowds. I used to go kayaking here. It was great.

Oy! Now THAT would be exciting! Thank you JComet for sharing that observation.

Wildwood may boast the widest, flattest free resort beach in New Jersey, if not on the East Coast (and possibly the world). But the infamous 'Wildwood Scirocco' will sandblast anyone who does not come prepared with a beach chair or at least a towel to block the incessant west wind.

Wildwood may boast the widest, flattest free resort beach in New Jersey, if not on the East Coast (and possibly the world). But the infamous 'Wildwood Scirocco' will sandblast anyone who does not come prepared with a beach chair or at least a towel to block the incessant west wind.

A lovely former farmhouse, typical of southern New Jersey, c.1840.

This is a schooner-rigged seagoing fishing vessel, c.1910. A 'skipjack' is a single-masted shallow-water dredging sloop, 50-80 ft, used on the Chesapeake Bay c.1880-1950.