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January 30th, 2007

Not much going on

Hello all,

I realized I haven’t posted in a while so I figured I would drop you all a quick note to let you know that I haven’t forgotten about you…it’s just been a real busy couple of weeks at my new job which doesn’t leave me a whole lot of time to dig out new information on Camping.

Hopefully things will calm down soon and I can get back to my first love…Camping in New Jersey!

â€˜Till Next Timeâ€¦Remember â€œThere Ainâ€™t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!â€

Eric

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January 24th, 2007

NJ Camping

I need some Help

Hello to all my loyal fans and readers,

Fortunately or unfortunately (depending on how you look at it) my life has gotten really, really full in the last couple of months and it has prevented me from having the time to update this site as much as I would like to, including the sending of the Gazette.

So I’m asking for your help because I really don’t want to shutdown the blog, the site or the Gazette but the site need updating, the blog is old and the Gazette hasn’t been published for months.

If anybody out there would like to help me in any/all of the following ways I would really appreciate it and I think it could be mutually beneficial. Here’s what I need:

At least one (preferably three or four) people to update the blog regularly (3 or 4 days a week).

A couple of people to contribute articles, information about upcoming events, campsite reviews, etc… for the Gazette on a bi-weekly basis.

If you are interested please drop me an email at eric at njcampinginfo.com .

â€˜Till Next Timeâ€¦Remember â€œThere Ainâ€™t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!â€

Eric

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January 22nd, 2007

Hunting

Mossberg SuperBantam

Good Morning all,

My older son and I went out this past Saturday morning and did a couple of things:

1. We signed up for membership to the local gun club.
2. We signed him up for the Marksmenship program they have.
3. We ordered his first shotgun.

We ended up ordering him a Mossberg SuperBantam because he wanted a shotgun that was camouflage and because it’s a “combo” which just means it comes with a smooth barrel as well as a rifled barrel.

I was very surprised that he was willing to wait 3 weeks to get it since there was a very nice wood finish 20 guage Mossberg youth model sitting right there. But he said he wanted the camouflage and the two barrels enough to wait.

So he is finally going to get it and we are all signed up for the marksmenship program and the gun club in general. W

We will probably wait until he gets the shotgun before we go to the range.

â€˜Till Next Timeâ€¦Remember â€œThere Ainâ€™t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!â€

Eric

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January 22nd, 2007

NJ Camping

Winter is Officially Here

Good Morning All,

Well winter officially arrived in my neck of the woods last night when almost an inch of snow finally fell to the ground and put a very light layer over everything. It was pretty and all that but if I had my way that would be the only snowfall of the year and the weather would start warming up about…..NOW!

I’m not a grinch or anything like that I’m just not a big fan of the white stuff. It’s beautiful and all that but it makes driving around a pain in the butt.

The good thing is that while this white powder was falling to the ground my wife and I started planning our camping trips for this season. We already have several booked due to cub scouts, boy scouts (my older son crosses over in February) and the now annual boys trip to Stokes State Forest.

We have also tentatively planned a family weekend trip once a month starting in May and going through September. Obviously this could and probably will change as it did last year due to other stuff like sports and other activities but hopefully we’ll get out at least once every 6 weeks or so.

â€˜Till Next Timeâ€¦Remember â€œThere Ainâ€™t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!â€

Eric

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January 19th, 2007

Hunting

Remington Youth Model

Good Morning all,

Well I’ve finally decided I’m going to end up buying my son a Remington Youth Model 20 guage shotgun even though the one guy I talked to recommended just getting him right into a Remington 870 12 guage.

Reason being that I had my son hold my Mossberg 500A 12 guage and the shotgun was just to heavy for him. He would pick it up and by the time he had it seated properly in his shoulder and had his cheek on the butt he could only last a second or two before he had to put it down. And I know that the Mossberg is shorter and lighter then a Remington 870 so that’s out.

I have also gotten some details about the gun range closest to us so we are signing up as members this weekend. What’s cool is that they have a Junior Marksmen program there which we are also signing up for. This program will teach them gun safety, gun maintenance (I think) and proper marksmenship starting with air rifles, then .22’s, then centerfire rifles and finally shotguns.

Well that’s about it for today…have a great weekend and I’ll talk to you on Monday.

â€˜Till Next Timeâ€¦Remember â€œThere Ainâ€™t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!â€

Eric

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January 18th, 2007

NJ Camping

I’m back

Good Morning All,

I apologize for the long hiatus but my life got really, really busy there for a while with the holidays and a new job all occuring right in the same couple of weeks. So it’s taken me a lot longer to get back in the saddle so to speak then I thought.

I will begin posting on an almost daily basis again starting today and I will begin publishing the Gazette again starting the next scheduled issue.

For some reason I have recently been on a mission to get more information on Gun Control Laws their supporters and their opponents in the last couple of weeks. This is probably due to my son’s desire to go hunting and the research I have been doing for that. I am telling you this because I don’t want you to be surprised if the “Hunting” section of this blog start carrying information and critiques of the information I am finding.

If you find yourself not liking what I say or how I feel about Guns/Hunting/etc… please discontinue reading any posts I make in the Hunting category and just stick to the posts in the NJ Camping Category.

â€˜Till Next Timeâ€¦Remember â€œThere Ainâ€™t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!â€

Eric

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January 5th, 2007

NJ Camping

February Activities

Good Morning All,

As you might suspect there is not a whole lot of stuff going on that is camping related but I did find some stuff that might interest you:

Owls: Silent Hunters of the Night
157 Goodale Road
Newton, NJ 07860
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/kittval.html
02/08/2007
(973) 786-6445

Deep Cut Orchid Society 10th Annual Show
Category: Environmental/Gardens
2170 Route 35
Holmdel Twp, NJ 07733
www.deepcutorchids.com
02/08/2007
(732) 264-0256

Little Naturalists
313 Hudson Ave
Tenafly, NJ 07670
tenaflynaturecenter.org
02/08/2007
(201) 568-6093

Winter Birding at Sandy Hook
20 Hartshorne Drive
Fort Hancock, NJ 07732
www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/
02/10/2007 – 02/18/2007
(732) 872-2500

Winter Waterfowl Walk
18 N Hartshorne Rd
Highlands, NJ 07732
www.littoralsociety.org
02/11/2007
(732) 291-0055

Seasonal Scavenger Hunt
313 Hudson Ave.
Tenafly, NJ 07670
tenaflynaturecenter.org
02/11/2007
(201) 568-6093

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January 2nd, 2007

NJ Camping

Smells like Spring!

Hello all,

Just a quick note…IT SMELLS LIKE SPRING!!!

I just had the opportunity to get outside for a minute on this lovely Friday afternoon and it’s warm and bright and smells just like a spring day.

I was just about drooling!

I can’t wait for spring!

â€˜Till Next Timeâ€¦Remember â€œThere Ainâ€™t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!â€

Eric