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One of the new double-decker railcars pulls into the Denville Train Station.

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A closer look at the abandoned shack along the causeway as you approach Long Beach Island in NJ.

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a well-preserved medieval town in the region of Bavaria, Germany. I found these flowers growing in a garden near the base of the wall that surrounds the city.

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An abandoned boat and launch in Great Bay Wildlife Management area.

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Another shot from our trip to Austria is of a Sailboat on Lake Hallstatt near our hotel. Hallstatt is a small village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria about 2 hours outside of Salzburg. This secluded village counts as one of the first places of human settlement because of the rich sources of natural salt, which have been mined for thousands of years, originally in the shape of hearts. Some of Hallstatt’s oldest archaeological finds date back to around 5000 BC.

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The Bone Chapel in Hallstatt Austria dates back to the 12th century. It is the resting place for more than 600 skulls neatly stacked and painted with names, dates, and decorative garland, crosses and flowers. Because of limited space in the cemetery, bones were dug up after 12 years and many were placed in the Bone Chapel. This practice continued until 1960 when the Catholic Church began allowing cremation. It is humbling to stand quietly and gaze upon the remains of people who lived and were cared for so many years ago.

This is my 1st attempt of adding textures to a photograph.

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The Crab Island Fish Factory (both island name and factory name up for debate) was built in 1930, one of a number of fish processing plants along the mid Atlantic Coast. Now abandoned it is located at the mouth of Great Bay and in the shadows of the Atlantic City NJ.

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This beautiful wildlife sanctuary lays refuge to thousands of species of fish and birds which migrate through the seas and in the air. In fact, it is part of the Atlantic Flyway Migration as well as a huge nursery and breading grounds for sharks, striped bass and other fish species.

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Can’t forget the sky at Barnegat Light… at least not on this day. This is the last of my Lighthouse series (for now).

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Here is another view of Barnegat Lighthouse from the jetty that runs along the inlet that connects Barnegat Bay with the Atlantic Ocean. I couldn’t help notice the patterns in the stone as I walked along the jetty. Sometimes it is a pleasure to look down.

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