From a Flight on Sunday, May 6, 2012...

The weather was ever changing today, only this time for the better, with clearing skies from the southeast.  Yes, a rather unusual pattern, but we weren't complaining as the sun finally prevailed by late afternoon and we were treated to many fresh Spring colors amongst the rolling hills of western New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.  As always, I sincerely hope you enjoy this, as well as all of my Flight Highlight posts:

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Fresh Spring greenery at a nursery near Pittstown, NJ

An estate home overlooking Round Valley reservoir and Route 31 near Pittstown, NJ

An unknown activities complex near Pittstown, NJ

Town homes amidst rolling green hills near Clinton, NJ

Immaculate Conception Church in Annandale, NJ

Tightly packed town house development in Lebanon, NJ

Senior housing complex adjacent to I-78 in Lebanon, NJ

One of many private estates to come, this one near Cokesbury, NJ

Pockmarked rolling hills with large homes nestled within the foliage, near Cokesbury, NJ

Ninety Acres Restaurant in Peapack-Gladstone, NJ

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These next (6) photos feature opulent estate homes in the Far Hills / Gladstone / Peapack towns of NJ, and even one still under construction:

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Pharmaceutical company between I-287 & Route 206 in Bridgewater, NJ

Somerset airport in Bedminster, NJ

An unlisted private airstrip on the approach to Solberg (N51) airport's runway 22 in Readington, NJ

Route 22 through Phillipsburg, NJ with Easton, PA in the distance

A cookie-cutter housing development in Phillipsburg, NJ

A recently built parking lot and building in the middle of a plowed field; your guess is as good as mine as to what this was built for.  This unknown establishment is located at the cross roads of Route 33 and Freemansburg avenue in Easton, PA (just north I-78 in the next picture; note the brown dirt field)

Route 33 bridge off of I-78 in Easton, PA

A massive junkyard amidst lush greenery near Hellertown, PA

The relatively small fire burning in this person's backyard in Quakertown, PA could be seen from the town of Easton, PA as it produced an enormous amount of smoke

Modest housing development in Quakertown, PA

Boating slips on Lake Nockamixon east of Quakertown, PA

Cement / Concrete facility near Ottsville, PA

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 These next (2) photos are of a wedge-shaped solar farm in Kingwood, NJ

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Many farms in Hunterdon county, NJ are pristine and well taken care of - This one is NOT one of them (location is west of Pittstown, NJ)

And finally, another opulent estate home to drool over in your hopes of winning the lottery

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See you after the next Flight !!! 

From a Flight on Saturday, April 28, 2012...

Today's flight was a bit turbulent at 2,000 feet, what with the cool temperature, the heating of the sun and the approaching weather system from the west.  Regardless, the trees looked very beautiful as the budding leaves are now showing, as well as many other colors representative of this time of year.  As always, I hope you enjoy... 

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Hoffman park in Hampton, NJ

Farm fields near Clinton, NJ

Solar field off of Route 31 in Glen Gardner, NJ

Columbia Trail (rail trail) bridge over the south branch of the Raritan river amongst beautiful greenery in Annandale, NJ

Solar array atop the Toys 'R' Us distribution center in Flanders, NJ

Blue Crest Farm mid-way between Middle Valley & Long Valley, NJ

Bus parking lot, school & athletic fields in Long Valley, NJ

Tree-line winding road throughout a housing development in Long Valley, NJ

  

Solar array atop and surrounding the Prudent Publishing Company in Landing, NJ

Transformation of the Netcong traffic circle into a "ginormous" traffic-light controlled intersection in Netcong, NJ

Former Booton Radio (ARC) airfield (now only athletic fields) in Boonton, NJ

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These next (7) photos feature residential affluence at its best, with each of these personal palaces in the Mendham / Bernardsville / Far Hills area of NJ

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These next (5) photos feature the pharmaceutical company Merck, with its sprawling property featuring a solar field, under-building parking and three heli-ports, all within a spectacular landscape in Whitehouse Station, NJ

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These next (2) photos show the Exxon / Mobil Corporation Clinton Research Facility with the Round Valley reservoir in the distance, Clinton, NJ

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Lush fields belonging to Exxon / Mobil (see above)

And last but not least, a horse ranch near Pittstown, NJ

Thanks for Flying along, and we'll see you after the next Flight !!!