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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Just one and a half hours from New York, the Gap is a canoe-camping, backpacking, fishing, and cross-country skiing destination of the first order.

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge - Wood ducks, pileated woodpeckers, wild turkeys— you just never know what you'll see and hear while wandering the boardwalks and pathways of the Great Swamp.

A Two-Wheel Tour of the Delaware Water Gap - A road trip through New Jersey's Skylands district.

Mountain Biking Northern New Jersey - On the fringe of the megalopolis lies a secret, wild New Jersey you won't believe, where the singletracks rate with the best anywhere.

Garden State Trout - Believe it or not, Big Flat Brook, the Pequest River, and the South Branch of the Raritan are trout waters on par with anything Montana has.

From the Mountains...To the Oceans - Island Beach and High Point State Parks: Two completely different, remarkably unspoiled places, both worlds away from the noisy chaos of town.

Northern New Jersey Ski Resorts - Surprise! Some of the country's best racers and at least one Olympic gold medalist got their start skiing here.

Central New Jersey Bike Tours - Two rides, one in Lakewood and the other in Lebanon State Forest, that take you far, far from the crowds.

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