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Events, Trips, Things over time.. (ordered by date added)
order by: date added or date of event

1/19/08 Cleaning and decorating my fish tank
My fish had a bad case of fungi a a while back and I took out all rocks and plants. I finally got annoyed at staring at an empty tank so i figured I would set it all up again.

1/13/08 A quick walk in Tyler Park
I took a small walk with my friend this weekend over at a really nice park in PA, Tyler State Park (Newtown, PA).

1/12/08 6 Mile Run Reservoir is a wet a great place to ride, hike, and enjoy
Six Mile Run Reservoir (Somerset, NJ) is just a great "unknown" park in central Jersey. Jami and I decided to go hike it up today, and check this place out on foot. Too bad that the labyrinth ...

12/31/07 My first time at Ringwood State Park
Hiking over the winter is not something I have always been into. But some friends and I decided to go out this cold day. We headed up to Ringwood State Park (Ringwood, NJ). I had not yet been ...

12/7/07 Longwood Gardens is Always beautiful
Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, PA) is a great place to visit anytime during the year. But they really step it up during their holiday season. Lights, events, amazing displays.

12/6/07 The Jungle Habitat.. An interesting place
I took a trip to the Water Gap yesterday (see those pictures here), and today I headed to the Jungle Habitat (West Milford, NJ). It is an interesting ...

10/5/07 Yet another Delaware Water Gap trip
I can't get enough of this place. What place is this? Well its the Delaware Water Gap Nation Recreation Area of course :)

11/16/07 Walking through Washington Crossing Park enjoying the colors
I love Washington's Crossing park, so I was very happy to be able to go grab some fall pictures here.

10/11/07 Jenkinons Aquarium Photo Shoot
So I was asked to take some pictures at Jenkinson's Aquarium for a project of theirs. I was very happy to say yes :) It was very challenging since I did not have much experience with trying to capture sharp pictures through glass and such. ...

11/11/07 Enjoying the Fall colors in Holmdel Park, NJ
With fall finally setting in, and all the leaves changing into breathtaking colors, I felt it was time to get out and enjoy them. So I went for a walk with my friend in a really nice Monmouth County park, Holmdel ...

10/14/07 Pets
I decided to play with my macro a bit more, and took a few pictures of my friends cat.

10/10/07 My new Macro, My Clown Knife fish, and me
I FINALLY bought a macro lens. A AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED. It is really an amazing lens. I have never used one before, so i needed to try it out.

10/28/07 Pumpkin Carving 101
Just some good old pumpkin carving for Hallows Eve.

10/13/07 Apple Picking in Ochs Orchard, NY
This weekend I was able to visit one of my favorite places from my childhood.. Ochs Orchard, Warwick, NY. I have not been there since I was a kid, so it was great that I could get back.

9/30/07 Visiting Grounds For Sculpture
Today I was able to finally get to Grounds For Sculpture, (Hamilton, NJ), in Hamilton NJ. What a great place to explore. You will find weird things around every corner. Some things are hidden, so keep your eyes ...

9/22/07 Hiking Hartshorne Woods County Park
Hartshorne Woods County Park, (Middletown, NJ) is one of my favorite parks in the Monmouth County park system. it has something for everyone. A slow hiker, or a hard core jogger. Its just a great park. And today was ...

8/31/07 Camping, Hiking, Butterflies and more in Western Mass - Day 1
Western Mass has some beautiful areas. Which are all nice for some camping/sightseeing/hiking/biking. Enjoy!

10/6/07 Long Day Over and Jeta Grove at the Aztec
My friend asked me to take some shots at this show and I was happy to oblige. The bands that played ar Charlie in the Box, Long Day Over, and Jeta Grove.

8/18/07 July 2007 Trail Day With S.M.A.R.T. at Mercer County Park
July 2007 Trail Day With S.M.A.R.T. at Mercer County Park, NJ.

8/12/07 Enjoying a hidden gem in Mercer county.. Sayen Gardens
I had heard of this nice park in Hamilton Square NJ that was a must for any photographer to walk through called Sayen House & Gardens (Mercer, NJ). I was finally able to take some time to ...

8/11/07 Hopewell Wine Festival
Jaimi, Rebecca, and myself went to the 2007 Hopewell Wine Festival at the Hopewell Valley Vineyards (Pennington, NJ) this past weekend. We had a great time tasting all the local Jersey wines.

7/28/07 Camping, a balloon festival, Bowman's Tower.. it was a good weekend
Camping adventure are always fun. We stayed at Spruce run all three days.

7/21/07 Quick bike with Rob at Hortshorne County Park
I really enjoy biking/hiking through Hartshorne Woods County Park, (Middletown, NJ). Its a GREAT park for a lot of different activities. Rob and I were able to get a bit of a ride in today and i tried to ...

7/15/07 Ice cream party at Martha's!
So this weekend, some friends got together for some ice cream freshly mixed by Us on her very own Cold Stone Creamery block. How awesome. While I was there I grabbed a few pix of her place.

7/14/07 Paddling with Rob in Forge Pond
Rob and I went kayaking today in Forge Pond (Brick, NJ) and up the Metedeconk River. It's a very nice paddle each time we go there. Defintiley a good ...

7/08/07 Paddling with Rob in the Sedge Islands
Rob and I went kayaking in the Sedge Islands (within Island Beach State Park, NJ) today. We headed north this time (rather than out into the bay). I love this whole area. Lots of interesting plants and animals.

7/03/07 Fireworks in Oak Glen Park in Howell, NJ
Oak Glen park is a small recreation area in Howell, NJ.. the town I live in. They have a rather nice fireworks show every year. But for some reason I am never able to get there. But this year I was able to get my arse there, as well as bring ...

6/30/07 Fireworks at this years Freedom Fest in Mercer County Park
Stacie, Rebecca and I ventured over to this years Freedom Fest festival in Mercer County Park, NJ. We had a good time enjoying the strange people, greasy food, a good fireworks show.

6/30/07 June 2007 Trail Day With S.M.A.R.T. at Mercer County Park
June 2007 Trail Day With S.M.A.R.T. at Mercer County Park, NJ.

6/24/07 Art Show in Trenton, and some Cat shots
This weekend my friend Rebecca was going to an art show that her friend was a part of. So I tagged along! Thanks!

6/23/07 No tripods at the Popcorn Park Zoo
So I have to admit I have never had the urge to go to Popcorn Park Zoo (Forked River, NJ). I always thought that it was filled with mutant creepy animals that were taken from bad homes and science ...

6/16/07 My first trip to Cheesequake State Park
I have never checked out Cheesequake State Park (Matawan, NJ) before today. There is a nice multi use trail that I wanted to walk before I biked. It was about 3 miles long and would be fun to ...

5/31/07 Cruise Night with classic cars in Freehold
I hung out with my friend Karen tonight in Freehold NJ. We walked around digging the nice cars and good people.

5/27/07 My grandmoms house and the Farmingdale Memorial Day Parade
Some shots from around my grandparents yard as well as some shots of the kids and parade.

5/27/07 Camping With Ron at Indian Rock
This is the first memorial day weekend in years (prolly more than 4) where I actually got my ass in gear and went out camping. I went to Indian Rock Campground (Jackson, NJ) with my friend Ron ...

5/22/07 Hiking the Gap to Mt Tammany once again
After a killer day biking at Wawayanda yesterday and camping over night in High Point, I headed down to my favorite hike in NJ.

5/21/07 Biking in Waway, camping at High Point
So this weekend I decided to take a little biking trip up north to Wawayanda State Park so I can try out my new bike. It was just a killer ride up there. I can't get enough of this place. After my ride I headed up too High Point to camp ...

5/12/07 A walk through Turkey Swamp Park
My friend Joann and I took a short little walk through Turkey Swamp today. I have never really done any walking here so it was nice to get to see a bit more than just the fields.

5/02/07 Hiking Round Valley with the girls
Karen, Jaimie and myself went hiking in Round Valley today. We did a pretty good hike around the main outside trail. We were out for about 5 hours (walking a total of 4 hours and 14 minutes), covering over 10 miles.

4/28/07 April 2007 Trail Day With S.M.A.R.T. at Mercer County Park
So today was April's SMART trail day in Mercer County Park, NJ. Good times!

5/10/07 Some shots from Mercer County Park
So I realized I have no real pictures of Mercer County Park, NJ, and wanted to get some before it was over grown with weeds and grass. But I was not able to spend TOO much time taking any real good shots. I ...

5/05/07 My New Mountain Bike - Specialized FSR XC Comp
So I purchased a nice new shiny mountain bike a few weeks ago. Of course I needed to grab some shots of it :)

4/21/07 Ringing Rocks, Waterfalls, Camping, Jim Thorpe PA = Good Times
I was finally able to get out and do some camping. We headed to Ringing Rocks state park in PA, saw a weak cave, and did some sight seeing in Jim Thorpe PA.

4/13/07 Gay Blades and Girl Boy at Asbury Lanes
The Gay Blades and Girl Boy put on a show at the Asbury Lanes.

3/31/07 March 2007 Trail Day With S.M.A.R.T. at Mercer County Park
Today was my first time out with SMART in Mercer County Park, NJ, and I had a great time. i love what these guys do for the park and I can't wait to help out some more. Thanks everyone.. Kevin, Yuri, Jim, Dave, ...

3/19/07 A snowy walk through the Delaware Water Gap
Each year I try to go for a walk/hike up around the Delaware Water Gap. I try to hit a few of the same hikes each time. I am not sure how this turned into a tradition, but it has. And i am glad it has. i enjoy the fact that ...

3/17/07 Ice and Snow around my house and Allaire Village
One final icy storm came through for the season and it coated everything in a thick layer of ice and snow. Enjoy!

3/25/07 A BDay get together at Scott's new house
Today was my B-Day and my Bro allowed us into his home to through me a B-Day bash. Nice. Thanks!

2/17/07 Hanging with Heather in Hershey, PA
I was able to spend some good time with my good friend Heather out at her new place in Hershey today. I am glad we got to hang! Thanks for having Christine and i out! :)

2/10/07 Visiting Longwood Gardens with Kim, Mike, and Christine
Christine, Kim, Mike and I went to Longwood Gardens today. I love this place. They have so many amazing things to look at. I can't wait to go there once it warms up so i can start enjoying the outside of the main building!

2/10/07 Severance recording Deny at the Jam Room
Severance had a great opportunity handed to them a few months ago. The Jam room wants them to be on a new compilation album CD they are releasing. I took some shots one of the nights they were recording at the Jam Room in Howell.

3/10/07 Slider from Breakwater Beach at the St Pats Day parade
Today, Seaside Heights NJ had a St Pats day parade. Christine wanted to get some extra promotion for the park (since the parade went right in front of the park) and we went out in their mascot, Slider.

3/09/07 Abbi and Misia playin!
Christine was playing with both her cats tonight. It was a lot of fun to get some shots of them. And Misia is growing up soooo fast now. She is about 10 months old now, and doesn't look like a lil kitten anymore.

1/28/07 Cabela's Anyone?
After a day of skiing/snowboarding at Camelback Christine and i decided to stop off at Cabela's in Hamburg PA. All I can say is WOW. This place was just amazing.

1/27/07 Skiing Camelback
Christines's friend Kim invited us up to Camelback Mountain to spend some time with her friends, as well as do some skiing/snowboarding. I love the Poconos, but I have not ever been to Camelback. I am am very happy we went.

1/01/07 Hangin at Christines apartment
Christine and I just decided to stay in and relax this new years day. And of course my ADD and boredom forced me to chase around the cats for a while with my camera.

12/31/06 Some clowns at the pier
Casino Pier in Seaside hosted this years Clown Festival.

12/30/06 Hiking Tripod Rock
My friend and and I went hiking in Pyramid Mountain Park today to see Tripod Rock. This is a pretty simple 3 mile hike that has a few steeper ups and downs.

11/24/06 Thanksgiving in PA
This years Thanksgiving Get together was in Pittsburgh, PA this year. Christine and i were not able to get out there for all the fun since I had to work until Wednesday. So we got there late Thursday night, and I started taking pictures next morning.

12/25/06 My new Toy
So I got a new RC plane this past XMas. I will try to get some pictures/info up here whenever I do something with it.

12/25/06 XMas Day in Ewing
We started out at Christine's parents house. Then headed to her grandmoms. And then again back to the Rents house! Yeah it was a busy day.

12/25/06 XMas Night at my grandmoms
XMas and my grandmoms.

12/24/06 XMas Eve Gift exchange at Mommoms
Tonight was XMas gift exchange with my bro and fam, as well as my grandpops BDay.

12/24/06 XMas Eve dinner with Grandmom Ayres
After spending time with my family in Howell, Christine and I headed over to her grandmoms house for dinner.

12/21/06 Chris and Sarah making cookies
Christine and Sarah started their yearly Cookie Baking day today. While I was there I grabbed a few shots of them doing all the dirty work, as well as some shots of their beautiful XMas lights outside.

12/17/06 Pix of the sick Parrot fish
Here are some pictures of my blood parrot cichlid that has gotten sick with fungi. I have started treating the tank with Jungle fungi remove. It seems to be working. It was worse than this a few days ago.

12/3/06 Putting up Mommoms Christmas Lights
Christine and I put up some lights at mommoms house today. But first we had the pleasure of dealing with the scary ass attic to get down the lights. A hard hat is mandatory because the ceiling/roof is pretty low, and the nails that come through stick out about 2 inches. ...

12/2/06 A fast walk in Cattus Island
Christine and I had a late picnic today over in the CI park. We knew it would be one of our last before the cold of winter sat in. I am glad we went!

11/19/06 Thanksgiving in Ewing/XMas gift name choices
Today Christine and I went to her parents house for our annual pre-Thanksgiving dinner with the Steward family. This is also the time that we do our name exchange for XMas gifts.

11/19/06 Hiking Allaire
I went for a hike through the southern group camping area of Allaire State Park today. I always love mountain biking on this side of the park since it has some rather cool trees/jumps/things to get over. So i figured I would bring my camera out to share.

10/19/06 A walk through Washingtons Crossing
I got a new job recently. HURRAY! And my new job is right near my fav park.. Washingtons Crossing. So I took a walk to check out the falls colors.

10/13/06 Camping in Voorhees SP (page 1)
THis weekend one of Christines friends got together a trip to go camping with us and a few friends up in Voorhees State Park. This is the first time I had ever been there. I will definitely be going back again next year.

10/1/06 Cleanin the garage at moms house
Mom asked me to clean the garage for her B-Day. A few weeks after her B-Day, we finally did!

9/10/06 Spending time with the family
My family came out to do our yearly "bring the grand parents to Seaside" event.

9/10/06 Hanging In Seaside
Today was the last day that Breakwater Beach was open for the 2006 summer season, so i spent some time there to get some pictures.

9/09/06 Assunpink this weekend
I really enjoy Assunpink. Its a really nice pond. Today we saw a lot of animals. Including an egret and 2 bald eagles.

9/02/06 Tropical Storms bring rain?
It was a rainy day today. Breakwater Beach was closed, and i was just hanging out. So of course.. time for some pictures.

9/04/06 Pictures at the Water Gap
So i took my new camera, new tripod, and a lot of memory cards up to the gap this past weekend. I finally was able to get a few pictures that i just have not been able to get with my old camera. Hope you dig!

8/10/06 A walk through Turkey Swamp Park
I took a late in the day walk over at Turkey Swamp park today. Enjoy the pix.

8/08/06 A walk around Allaire Village
I took a nice walk around Allaire Village after work today.

7/29/06 Hangin at High Point and a waterfall
I took a trip this weeked up to High point so i could play with my new lenses. I just bought a Nikon AF-S VR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED IF Nikkor Test Review, and Nikon 12-24 F/4GED-If AF-S DX Zoom and wanted some nice sites to play with it.

7/08/06 A trip to Bear Mtn and the Palisades
Christine and I went to NY today to do some sight seeing.

8/08/06 Bridge collapse in Allaire Village
After many days of rain, the bridge/damn collapsed that holds in the water on the small pond within the village. Here is a collection of pictures I have taken of this whole mess..

7/23/06 Paddling the Manasquan River with my Bro
Scott and I went out today to paddle up the Manasquan river. We launched at the Manasquan River Wildlife Management Area and headed up through Brice park and then up into Allaie. It was a nice trip. he had never done anyhting like this before which made it even funner for ...

9/03/06 Kitties Playin
Abbi and Misia playing. I am sure I'll update this gallery many many times :)

7/09/06 Lillies and birds at the Man Res
I went for a nice paddle at the Manasquan Reservoir today. I love this place.

7/07/06 Paddling and wildlife on the Navesink
Rob and I went out paddling again today. We saw a lot of cool ass birds. Check them out

7/04/06 Fun with supervisors and Fireworks in Seaside
We took some pictures of the supervisors at BWB before enjoying the fireworks in Seaside.

7/03/06 Paddling Wawayanda with Jaimi
Just a fast paddle with Jaimi. A thunderstorm rolled in, but rolled out just as fast.

7/01/06 AVP in Seaside
The AVP tour made a stop in Seaside this weekend. Christine and I went down to check out some of the match ups.

6/20/06 An accident in Howell
Some pictures that I took at an accident to go into the Asbury Park Press.

6/03/06 Hiking the rainy gap
I went for a hike with my buddy this weekend.

7/18/06 A lightning storm at my place
Some cool shots of a few storms that went over my place.

5/29/06 A fast paddle off Sandy Hook
I went paddling with Rob today. Nothing big. But fun.

9/12/06 Trips to Grandma Stewards
Christine and I take trips out to her familys house every once and a while. Each time we go we usually stop in at her grandmoms house. Here are smoe of those pictures.

5/13/06 Camping with the Wolves
Christine and I went camping up in Northern NJ this weekend. We had some good hikes, and even found a Wolf preserve up near the water gap.

5/06/06 Enjoyingm Thompson Park, Deep Cut Gardens, and Sailing at the Manasquan Reservoir
Christine and I took a drive around to some parks in the Monmouth County system today. We hit up Thompson Park to check out the fire damage. Then Deep Cut Gardens showed us a thing or two about ...

5/05/06 Enjoying the flowers around my block
I was just wandering around my neighborhood playing with my camera trying to get some good shots of the spring growth.

2/11/06 Snowboard contest and ice on Kaaterskill falls while visting Hunter
Christine and I went up to Hunter Mtn to snowboard/ski for the weekend. The was a competion going on that day, as well as some live live music. It was pretty cool.

4/30/06 Paddling Round Valley with Christine
Christine and I wanted to take an sprint paddle up at one of my fav places in Jersey, Round Valley Recreation Area.

3/05/06 Severance at Starland Ballroom
I took some pictures of Severance, as well as a few bands before they went on.

1/21/06 US Snowboard Grand Prix
This was the last competition before the 2006 Olympics that decided who would be on the team.

4/19/06 Guinea Pigs possing for the camera
It was a really nice spring day outside today. Christine and I were hanging outside my house and figured we would let my guinea pigs enjoy it as well.

4/29/06 Building implosion in Asbury Park
Christine and I headed over for the early morning implosion of the C-8 building in Asbury Park. Then we drove aorund randomly for a while.

4/23/06 Some pictures at Stokes, Tillman's Ravine, and Buttermilk Falls
I decided to take a photo trip up to northern Jersey again. I stopped at Stokes forest, Tillman's Ravine, and Buttermilk Falls. Tillman's and Buttermilk can both be found within the Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

4/19/06 Hanging at a Blueclaws game
Christine and I went along to chaporone a Blueclaws game for my mom school. I really like this stadium and enjoy going back each year.

3/19/06 Karen and the fam visit Jersey, Day one
Some pictures from karane's trip up to Jersey with her family.

1/06/06 Severance at the Pony
Some pix from Severance playing at the Pony

4/15/06 Paddling the Sedge Islands with Rob
The sedge islands are the wildlife area (a lot of islands) on the Barnegate Bay side of Island Beach state park.

4/08/06 A visit to the Franklin Institute in Phili
Christine, ROn and myself went to Phili today to check out the "Body Worlds" exhibit. Too bad I wasn't able to take pictures of these creepy ass things. But here are some pictures from the rest of the place.

4/01/06 Christines boat and hockey
Christine and I went out to Ewing to check out the shape of her sailboat. And then enjoyed a hockey game in Trenton.

3/26/06 Swans, and me taking apart my new truck
SOme swans visit Christines lagoon. And I work on putting in my new system on a less then 2 weeks old truck.

3/25/06 Move In Day
Moving day for Christine!

12/19/05 Holidays at Longwood Gardens (page 1)
Christine and I headed over to Longwood Gardens to enjoy their amazing Holiday lights display. Its amazing what they did with this place.

2/24/06 Visiting Christine's Family
Christine needed to get some help with her taxes, so we headed out to get that help from her dad.

2/12/06 Playin in the snow
Since we can't ski in central jersey, Christine and i to get some use out of our ski clothes and play in the snow.

2/04/06 My flowery photo shoot
I decided to play with my camera and new SB-600 Nikon speedlight and see what i cuold upll off. Kinda good for not knowing much.

1/28/06 A wintery walk through Allaire
Christine and I took a walk through Allaire Village this cold afternoon.

1/15/06 A snowy mornin and Abby's Playin
Some snow and some pictures and Christine's cat playing.

1/14/06 Breakwtaer Beach Manager Meeting/gettogether at Christines
Christine had the new managers over for a chat about the up coming year. As well as having some good times :)

1/05/06 Dans Jammin
I figured I would hang with Dan and Jason as they jammed.

1/02/06 My new camera at Manasquan Reservoir
I took a walk around the main office in the Manasquan Reservoir today. I was just playing with some settings and seeing what it can do!

12/31/05 Abbi and Katnip. Sweet
Xmas is over. Its now New Years eve. All is well. Time to relax at the GFs house and get her cat high on katnip :)

12/25/05 Xmas with Christine's fam
Merry Xmas!

12/25/05 Xmas with My fam
Merry Xmas!

12/24/05 X-Mas eve with Christine's Fam
After my grandpas B-Day din din we headed out to an X-Mas eve mass with Christine's family in Ewing.

12/24/05 Poppops B-Day!
Tonight we went out for my grandpas B-Day

12/23/05 Kitty Kitty Kitty
Christines cat is retarded. She plays with her water dish all the time. And by plays I mean she splashes it out all over the place. She does this all the time. Its forced CHristine to have to keep the water dish in the bathtub! So we decided to take some ...

7/19/06 Christine's new kitty!!!!!
Christine got a new kitten last night and I got some cute pictures!

12/17/05