Cheesequake State Park - After Hurricane Sandy - 11/23/12

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Cheesequake State Park is one of our favorite places to hike in New Jersey. It's our nearby go-to park when we want to get in a nice short hike without having to drive far.

We'd read that it had been hit particularly hard by Hurricane Sandy, but didn't have a chance to check it out until the day after Thanksgiving.

The park staff and volunteers had already made quick work of clearing most of the trails, and marking detours around really damaged areas. It was hard to see so many large trees down or snapped in half – but such is the cycle of nature...

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