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Ken Rimple
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Some places:
1. Forget Bushkill falls--too touristy. There is a better, more off the beaten trail falls in a park called Dinghman's Falls or Dingman's Creek State park. Route 209, north of Stroudsburgh (about 15-20 miles) just before Route 739. It is a left-hand turn (there is a little sign) and then it will be on the right.
2. Since you're in Bensalem, Willow Grove Naval Air Base has a fantastic Air Show every year.
3. Drive west and south of Philadelphia about an hour or two, following route 30 or 724, and you'll be in Lancaster County Amish Country. Your best bet there is to get lost and take the smaller highways. There are excellent places for photos (large fields, etc).
4. Longwood Gardens -- a huge arboretum (sp?) indoor and outdoor. If you like to photograph flowers and landscapes this is your place.
5. For touristy stuff, Eckley Mining Village, Crystal Cave, the Stasburg Railroad.
Enjoy. And the fall leaves are gorgeous in PA and New York.
Ken
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1. Forget Bushkill falls--too touristy. There is a better, more off the beaten trail falls in a park called Dinghman's Falls or Dingman's Creek State park. Route 209, north of Stroudsburgh (about 15-20 miles) just before Route 739. It is a left-hand turn (there is a little sign) and then it will be on the right.
2. Since you're in Bensalem, Willow Grove Naval Air Base has a fantastic Air Show every year.
3. Drive west and south of Philadelphia about an hour or two, following route 30 or 724, and you'll be in Lancaster County Amish Country. Your best bet there is to get lost and take the smaller highways. There are excellent places for photos (large fields, etc).
4. Longwood Gardens -- a huge arboretum (sp?) indoor and outdoor. If you like to photograph flowers and landscapes this is your place.
5. For touristy stuff, Eckley Mining Village, Crystal Cave, the Stasburg Railroad.
Enjoy. And the fall leaves are gorgeous in PA and New York.
Ken
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Ken Rimple
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I want it. I want it. I want it. I want it.
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Bill Lott
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I haven't read all the posts so far, but Long Beach Island, NJ is one of my favorate places. I've moved away from the area, but I believe it is Rt 76 to Rt 72.
Barnegat Lighthouse is there, lots of boat docks, a beautiful bay (provides amazing sunset photos). It is a great vacation place too.
Email me if you want to know more.
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Barnegat Lighthouse is there, lots of boat docks, a beautiful bay (provides amazing sunset photos). It is a great vacation place too.
Email me if you want to know more.
-Bill Lott
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Frank Patton
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Bill,
Frank Patton writing from Irvine, Calif. Formerly of Medford Lakes, NJ. Read my first post in the thread and see what you think?
Where do you live now?
Frank
Frank Patton writing from Irvine, Calif. Formerly of Medford Lakes, NJ. Read my first post in the thread and see what you think?
Where do you live now?
Frank
Frank Patton
Leading Member
Paul,
I just looked at your pBase gallaries... You will spend a lot of time at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Buy the year-long pass.
Frank
I just looked at your pBase gallaries... You will spend a lot of time at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Buy the year-long pass.
Frank
Frank Patton
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Well, This is embarrassing.... Here is a link to a personal web page of mine on the site of a New Jersey ISP - that is still intact despite the fact that I have not been a customer of the ISP for over six years. It is of a trip that My wife, daughter, and I took to Longwood gardens in the Winter of 1996.
The photos are quite dark. They were taken with a Canon A-1 and Vivitar 28-90 Series One lens, processed, then scanned with my an old handheld, hand-roll-over-the-print scanner. The images are dark, and the scans are not sharp.... but heck... it was one of my first web pages.
It provides a bit of history on Longwood Gardens. You might also be able to fetch the images off of the pages and lighten them up for a better look. This was from well before my Paintshop Pro and Photoshop days.
http://www.nothinbut.net/~fpilot/
Frank
The photos are quite dark. They were taken with a Canon A-1 and Vivitar 28-90 Series One lens, processed, then scanned with my an old handheld, hand-roll-over-the-print scanner. The images are dark, and the scans are not sharp.... but heck... it was one of my first web pages.
It provides a bit of history on Longwood Gardens. You might also be able to fetch the images off of the pages and lighten them up for a better look. This was from well before my Paintshop Pro and Photoshop days.
http://www.nothinbut.net/~fpilot/
Frank
tony b35095
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Do you mean Little falls? If so, He better come heavy ;-)
Tony B.
Not familiar enough w/NJ to know about Bensalem. One of the old jokes about living in NJ is that many if not most people can reference where they live by indicating which exit # off the NJ Turnpike is nearest to their house, i.e. "You live in New Jersey? What exit?" Don't know how a potential testiment to the terrific access the Turnpike gives to much of the state got turned into a deprecating joke about the blandness of surburbia.
As for the chemical haze, many chemical processing plants have been located in NJ - I remember passing through NJ on the way to the beach or an amusement park and seeing huge open vats of brilliantly coloured liquids not far from the highway. Sometimes there would be odd strong smells as well. This is why some people are surprised to hear that a wilderness area exists in NJ. The very good essayist John McPhee has an interesting book about the Pine Barrens - might be good reading for the flight over.
BTW great outlet shopping at Jersey Gardens and other nearby malls.
As for the chemical haze, many chemical processing plants have been located in NJ - I remember passing through NJ on the way to the beach or an amusement park and seeing huge open vats of brilliantly coloured liquids not far from the highway. Sometimes there would be odd strong smells as well. This is why some people are surprised to hear that a wilderness area exists in NJ. The very good essayist John McPhee has an interesting book about the Pine Barrens - might be good reading for the flight over.
BTW great outlet shopping at Jersey Gardens and other nearby malls.
You may already intend to do this, but one good NYC/Manhattan trip would be a photo safari that includes a visit at B&H Photo on 9th Ave, betw. 33rd & 34th Sts - NJ Transit or PATH into Penn Station or drive in and park at the Javits Convention Center 2 blocks away. L lenses are in the Pro Camera section. Closed on Saturdays, but you can hit it on Sundays.
David SL
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Falling Water is a work of architectural art (some would say it's a house) created by the great american master architect Frank Lloyd Wright...it is a timeless home built in the 30's and perched right over a running stream. You have to see it to believe it, I've never been there but it definitely is on a short list of things to do the next time I go to Pennsylvania. It's also not in philly (in fact it's in the western
How many homes do you know that have a name at all let alone one as inviting as "Falling Water".
I highly recommend a visit, here's a link to the official web site complete with visiting information.
http://www.wpconline.org/fallingwaterhome.htm
here's a link to learn more about the architect and his works:
http://www.franklloydwright.org/index.cfm?section=research&action=research
(My apologies if someone else mentioned this as I have not read any other posts in this thread prior to this posting.)
Regards,
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How many homes do you know that have a name at all let alone one as inviting as "Falling Water".
I highly recommend a visit, here's a link to the official web site complete with visiting information.
http://www.wpconline.org/fallingwaterhome.htm
here's a link to learn more about the architect and his works:
http://www.franklloydwright.org/index.cfm?section=research&action=research
(My apologies if someone else mentioned this as I have not read any other posts in this thread prior to this posting.)
Regards,
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Frank Patton
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Belsalem, the only one I know, is in Pennsylvania, not NJ. It is right along the Delaware river that separates the two states.
I am curious about this chemical haze. I lived in, and traveled all of NJ for 14 years. Specifically where is this chemical haze you refer to as huge open vats of colorful liquids. I have never seen anything that would even remotely fit that description. I lived there from 1984 to 1998.
Frank
I am curious about this chemical haze. I lived in, and traveled all of NJ for 14 years. Specifically where is this chemical haze you refer to as huge open vats of colorful liquids. I have never seen anything that would even remotely fit that description. I lived there from 1984 to 1998.
Frank
Thanks Frank for the location. I don't know Pennsylvania as well as I should.
In my childhood (1970's) was when we used to drive to NJ a lot - that was the time. I can't pinpoint any better than to say somewhere between the Lincoln/Holland tunnels and Asbury Park or the airport. Hmm...I'll have to ask my old-time NJ friends about this...
I haven't had much opportunity to go in the last 20 years. Many of my friends have been moving to NJ lately - bigger houses, one of the best school systems, greener surroundings. Long Island has become very crowded and pricey (though convenient).
In my childhood (1970's) was when we used to drive to NJ a lot - that was the time. I can't pinpoint any better than to say somewhere between the Lincoln/Holland tunnels and Asbury Park or the airport. Hmm...I'll have to ask my old-time NJ friends about this...
I haven't had much opportunity to go in the last 20 years. Many of my friends have been moving to NJ lately - bigger houses, one of the best school systems, greener surroundings. Long Island has become very crowded and pricey (though convenient).
Tibbs
Member
There is a class 3 whitewater rafting facility 20 min from Falling Water. It is located at Ohioplyle State Park. See this link. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/ohio.htm
It is fun but the water is cold!
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Steve
I haven't read all the threads, but you should visit the Philadelphia zoo and New Hope.
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Danny Cardenas
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Pasha
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make sure that the first thing you do before you head out to the states...
as far as attractions, your best bet is to do the following:
1.) you will need a car to get around Pa and NJ, so after you rent one, ask the agent for the closest AAA office... there you can buy a state attraction map especially made for motorists... it's a nominal charge for the map ($10) and will have just about every major state attraction and directions on how to get there by car.
2.) in Pa, Philadelphia has a few nice historic sites... Pa in general will have some nice nature setups... NJ is a bit different, as it's more developed... there's some nice scenic spots, but they are far and few between... overall, NJ is one giant toxic waste dump..
3.) NYC - it's all about NY... grab a wide angle lens and head out to manhattan... make sure your gear is insured otherwise get ready to say goodbye to it... new yorkers have an instant way of spotting a tourist, and if you look and act like one, and have expensive gear on you, it's only a matter of time untill it's gone... NY is really photographer's paradise, you could spend weeks here and still not be able to cover all the attractions...
visit this link for more infor on AAA's attraction maps
http://www.aaa.com/scripts/WebObjects.dll/AAAOnline?association=AAA&club=097&page=Resources
as far as attractions, your best bet is to do the following:
1.) you will need a car to get around Pa and NJ, so after you rent one, ask the agent for the closest AAA office... there you can buy a state attraction map especially made for motorists... it's a nominal charge for the map ($10) and will have just about every major state attraction and directions on how to get there by car.
2.) in Pa, Philadelphia has a few nice historic sites... Pa in general will have some nice nature setups... NJ is a bit different, as it's more developed... there's some nice scenic spots, but they are far and few between... overall, NJ is one giant toxic waste dump..
3.) NYC - it's all about NY... grab a wide angle lens and head out to manhattan... make sure your gear is insured otherwise get ready to say goodbye to it... new yorkers have an instant way of spotting a tourist, and if you look and act like one, and have expensive gear on you, it's only a matter of time untill it's gone... NY is really photographer's paradise, you could spend weeks here and still not be able to cover all the attractions...
visit this link for more infor on AAA's attraction maps
http://www.aaa.com/scripts/WebObjects.dll/AAAOnline?association=AAA&club=097&page=Resources
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