I drove and drove and drove through the backroads of northern New Jersey. Through small towns, through forests, along lakes, along farmlands. Everytime I hear someone bad mouth New Jersey I cringe. I used to cringe because I know the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. Lambertsville. Frenchtown. And I love these areas. They're so beautiful and green and wild. And now I cringe because I know upstate NJ. The rolling hills. The corn fields. The old farmhouses. I know there are less desirable areas of New Jersey, but every state has a dark side and NJ gets a bad rap. But off my high horse and back to New Jersey.
