Backroads of New Jersey Your Guide to New Jersey's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures

by Gilman, John; Johnson, Paul Eric; Heide, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780760329542
• ISBN10: 0760329540
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-15
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

We think of New Jersey as being covered in motorways and industrial estates, but this is defiantly not the case! Called the Garden State by those who live there the county is hone to an extraordinary variety of riches for visitors to wonder at: scenic lake country, preserved woodland forests, white-sand beaches on the Atlantic; battlefields from the War of Independence; intriguing corners like Hoboken, Newark, and Paterson steeped in history; the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi, stretching from the adventurous great swamp to the Pine Barrens... Whether planning a day trip, a weekend, looking for unusual destinations, or time in the Great Outdoors, this book takes the reader away form the frenetic, bustling city and busy turnpikes to the true heart of this largely unknown, unspoilt country.

Author Biography

John Gilman and Robert Heide have co-authored more than a dozen books on travel and American popular culture, including New Jersey: Art of the State, O' New Jersey, Dime-Store Dream Parade, Popular Art Deco, and more. Gilman and Heide are both based in New York City and make frequent trips to the Garden State.
 
Paul Eric Johnson is an environmentalist and photographer whose images have appeared in books, magazines, and calendars throughout the world. Johnson’s most recent book, Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast, was published by Voyageur Press. He is the Director of Photography for the Wohlfarth Galleries in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. He lives in Hopatcong, New Jersey.
 

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Northern Highlands

Land of Lakes and Mountain Greenery Water on the Mountain

New Jerseyrsquo;s Northern Border Wild River Drive

The Delaware Water Gap via Old Mine Road Ridge and Valley

An Eastward Drive from Manunka Chunk The Place within the Hills

The Allamuchy Mountains and Lake Hopatcong Colonial Towns of the American Revolution

Madison, Morristown, and More

The Gateway Region

Cities, Suburbs, and Jersey Diners Hudson River Views

From the Palisades to Hoboken The Diner Quest

Through the Meadowlands Cityscape Tour

Newark and Neighborhoods Valley Road Route

From Montclair to Paterson Thomas Edison Country

Along the Watchung Ridge Parks and Nature Preserves

The Watchung and South Mountain Reservations

The Central Belt

Crossroads Raritan Roads

From the Raritan Bay to the Delaware and Raritan Canal Farmlands and Estates of Central Jersey

Clinton, Flemington, and Somerville Antiques and Rivertowns: Hopewell to Frenchtown Remembering the Revolution

Washington Crossing to Princeton The Historic State Capital Region

Trenton to Timbuctoo

The North Jersey Shore

From Bayside to Seaside Bayshore Views

Exploring Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays Touring Monmouth County

From Hartshorne Woods to Tennent Down the Shore

From Sandy Hook to Ocean Grove The Seaside Life

From Bradley Beach to Cattus Island County Park The Sandbar Tour

Between Barnegat Bay and the Ocean

The South Jersey Shore

Summertime Boardwalks and White-Sand Beaches Old U.S. Highway 9

The Road to Tuckerton Jersey Devil Country

New Gretna to Absecon Route of the Gulls

Ocean Drive from Old Atlantic City to Cape May

The Pine Barrens and Delsea Region

Secrets of the Garden State Among the Pines

Lakewood to Penn State Forest The Long and Happy Road to Camden

Wharton State Forest and the Home of Walt Whitman The Waters of the Pine Barrens

Hammonton to Bass River State Forest A Delsea Drive

Exploring the Delaware Bayside Garden State Spot

Vineland to Finns Point Suggested Reading

Index

About the Author and Photographer

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