Paddling Through the Pine Barrens: A Journey into New Jersey’sHidden Wilderness
Today is National New Jersey Day, which gives us the perfect excuse to dive into one of the state’s most remarkable features: the Pine Barrens. Covering 1.1 million acres, this vast stretch of wilderness makes up 22 percent of New Jersey’s total land mass. It’s even bigger than Yosemite or the Grand Canyon National Park.