In the Pine Barons of South Jersey, deep in Wharton State Forest, there is a great expanse of pinelands that stretches as far as the eye can see. On a recent hike on part of the Batona Trail, we reached the Apple Pie Hill Fire Tower. NJDEP. The fire tower is 60 feet tall and sits upon a hill that makes the height of about 200 feet above sea level.
You can see Atlantic City, NJ and the casinos are visible in the distance on a clear day. And to my surprise, in the other direction, you can make out the Philadelphia skyline. Quite a distance.
The tower used to serve as a look-out for forest fires but now serves as a destination for hikers, nature lovers and, unfortunately, young people who want to party and who don’t respect what they found in the woods.
If your in the area, it is worth the trip.
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Great views! Love the fact that in the first two shots you have acres and acres of sky in them. To be honest if I was looking at such a blue blue sky like that I’d make sure there was lots of it in my photos:-)
It was a beautiful day. Thanks.
The sky – It was if I could see on forever!
Great pictures and history of Wharton Track is always very interesting and more to learn each time you enter it
It always amazes me that someone who would make the effort to hike out to a wilderness area, would then toss their trash on the ground! It just doesn’t make sense to me.
I grew up in New Jersey, yet somehow have never been to the Pine Barrens. I’ve meant to for a long time, but your images of the vast sea of trees really makes me realize I have to make it happen. Thanks for the post.
and thank you for the comment!
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