Pete C. wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article . com>,
>> "Pete C." > wrote:
>>
>>> But but, NJ is the "Garden State"... Though I'm not sure where they
>>> garden amongst the hazardous waste dumps...
>> Ever been there? Not all of NJ is Newark. There are beautiful pine
>> forests if I remember correctly.
>
> I'm from CT originally. I've been to NJ a number of times (Ridgefield
> Park, Bridgewater, etc.), but I've never found anything I would call
> beautiful. I recall one memorable trip driving along looking at a
> smokestack emitting yellow smoke...

New Jersey is a large state with its share of forested and rural areas.
You can't judge an entire state by the limited view from the highway or
turnpike.