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| Lunchtime! Picnic on a porch |
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| Sam's favorite part was letterboxing. He had to look for clues of where little boxes with messages were hidden |
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| Weir Farms was a place where American impressionists gathered and lived in the early 20th century |
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| Junior ranger is at work! |
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| Ranger is telling us about the house |
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| Found a hidden message! |
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| Inside a studio of one of the artists |
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| Junior ranger swearing in ceremony |
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| Northlandz is a huge model train exhibit - one of Sam's favorites. Sam had a great time there with Grandma Vera and Grandpa Yura |
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| Even better - they have a real train you can ride! |
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| This monument is the highest point in New Jersey |
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| View from the top |
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| Climbing the monument |
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| Enjoying the deck outside Province Lands visitor center |
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| Sam earned both a badge and a patch, after doing several activities over 2 days (a ranger-led tour about the animals in the wetlands, a workbook, a lighthouse, and a museum) |
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| View of the old life saving station on the beach |
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| Wetlands |
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| At the hotel |
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| Vic and Elena touring Penniman House, from the end of the 19th century, which belonged to a captain of a whaling ship |
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| Highland Lighthouse |
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| Sam loved climbing this lighthouse |
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| At the top, a great view of the beach and dunes |
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| Highland light was built in 1797, but had to be moved 100 feet inland in 1996 because of erosion. |
