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Thank you for pointing out what am amazing state New Jersey is. As a native who has lived here all my life, I'm happy to see the two of you highlighting the beauty that most people around the country don't know about. Most fly into the NYC area and dismiss our state as the urban suburbs of NYC and the chemical plants on the Northeast of the state. They never get to see our divers landscapes and biomes. We have great food, great beaches, great culture, great history, etc. And we pack it into a small package. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for taking your time to enjoy our wonderful, and often misrepresented, state.

The only people who talk shit about New Jersey are people who have never been to New Jersey. It’s not called the garden state for no reason. New Jersey is so beautiful and diverse, and in such a cool location with so much to see in so many hidden gems.

I had absolutely no idea New Jersey had so much nature and beauty.......thanks for the eye opening video!

Most people dismiss New Jersey as a travel destination, but you showed us what a unique and beautiful place it is. Thank you.

You guys plan out your adventures better than anyone else on KZfaq. Your editing is also top notch!

Wow, you guys really did my home state justice! If I had to recommend "stuff to do" in NJ, my list would be almost identical to this. Tammany, Cape May, and pork roll would be expected, but the fact that you threw in tubing down the Delaware and Stairway to Heaven (two of my all-time favorite activities) gets a huge round of applause. Well done!

Born and raised in South Jersey, we don’t mind people believing NJ is just the Turnpike, concrete jungle and beaches. We’re already full 😂

Welcome to my beautiful Garden State home, the State of New Jersey. JERSEY STRONG!!💪 😎

I'm so happy to see a lot of the places I sent in as recommendations made it into your video!! When I first moved here, I was struck by how geographically diverse NJ is for such a small state. You did not disappoint in showing that :)

I love how you two always show how much nature you can find in other states. I'm not sure why, but I have never thought of NJ as an amazing nature state. Looks like I was completely wrong 😅 Wonderful video as always, nice to see you all back on the road 😊

I follow several other KZfaq travel couples, but I must say that your videos distinguish themselves by being more informational. It's obvious you've done the research to become knowledgeable about the places you visit. Thank you for sharing your discoveries with us.

Hey guys this was pretty awesome to see you having such a good time here in New Jersey. Thanks for the glowing review of our deli and talor ham. Glad you guys enjoyed it. Can’t wait to see what comes next on your adventures

How wonderful to see you enjoying my home state! Thank you for sharing the beauty and diversity of things to see and do here. I am so happy to see your excitement.

I live in Lambertville and loved this video!! We go tubing right in the same area you were tubing in and often see bald eagles, wood ducks and other amazing wildlife, and the rivers and streams in the area a great for fishing. We love to hike at the Water Gap and have done Mt Tammany and Mt Minsi many times, and the dunnfield creek trail to sunfish pond is simply amazing. So glad you loved our state and we really enjoy your videos!!

Adam lit up like a kid at Christmas when he caught those fish! haha I love it. Never been to New Jersey but had no idea it had such beautiful places. Love this series!!

This (south) Jersey girl thanks you for visiting our state and making this video! My heart is happy!

This made me so happy. You highlighted so much of the best if what I live about my state. It was such a great place to grow up. During the pandemic my husband and I would venture off on daytrips to rediscover its beauty. NJ gets such a bad rap but it truly has such natural beauty and diversity.

JOY! That defines this episode. We've never heard you both laugh so much. Made us both smile... especially the joy over the fish. Thanks for the smiles.

Nice! My home state of NJ is often the butt of lazy jokes, so I felt some trepidation about this episode, but you guys did a great job showing the "true" Jersey we residents know! Glad you enjoyed the outdoors, got to see a lot of wildlife, and even caught a couple of trout (I guess Adam CAN fish after all...jk). As much as I love to travel the country and the world, there are worse places to call home than New Jersey, where you're never too far from anything...chaotic or bucolic. Anyway, well done...onward to hitting all 50!

Seeing that black bear on your hike had to be really cool. I was surprised by the scenery of NJ. I didn't realize that so much of it was forested.

Yay. I live here in Cape May and happy you at least made a quick stop

I was born and raised in the Garden State and I still live here. I grew up in the rural north of the state but now live in central NJ. I've never been tubing on the Delaware, but I have gone canoeing on it.

Thanks for this! I love my home state! The weather, nature, food, diversity, beaches, beauty of all the well kept homes and towns makes it a fantastic place to live. Close to major cities. A lot of pride for our state. People NEVER vote to combine municipalities and try and save money. People vote to keep towns small and have a voice. Although no one likes the taxes, the benefits have usually outweighed the cost for most people. Thanks for visiting!

New Jersey is GORGEOUS! Your adventures in this video were spectacular! Adam, yay on your two fish…what a beautiful location to fish! Loved seeing Kona…she walked on the log really well! You all are infectious with your enthusiasm! Also loved your dancing! Miss you three❣️😘❤️❤️❤️🐶🥰

Thank you for showcasing our beautiful state and loving it as much as we do!

Thanks for showing a different New Jersey that a lot of people don't realize is here along with the fact that not all of us are rude. FYI- the Jersey Shore group were mostly New Yorkers. Born and raised in West Central NJ. No one talks about this side of the state. 👍

Yay for more A+K!!! Absolutely fantastic vlog guys! New Jersey has a lot more to offer than I would’ve imagined! Kudos to you both for all the hard work you put into planning and filming these adventures! As always I’m giving an extra point for the word “pillowy” making its way into the vlog. 😁😁😁 Love you both!

My sister and I took the Lewes DE to Cape May ferry. It is wonderful! So restful!

This is the best couple video guide of NJ I’ve scene. These two are great and the puppy as well. I live right where they hiked and they saw more than I ever did. Getting to the top of stairway is really for professional hikers too. They hit all the bells especially Tammany.

I love how you got in so many of the best parts of our state! I'm a transplant from PA but have lived here 15 years now and you saw pretty much all of the biggest highlights in a few days that it took us 15 years to explore! Thanks for sharing some great ideas of activities and places we will definitely revisit soon with our kids now to help them expand their pride of our great home!

Who knew !! Parts of Jersey is gorgeous!! Thanks!

Hollywood has really misrepresented New Jersey for many years. They could learn alot from the excellent video you guys put together about some beautiful places in Jersey. So well done! Thank You so much. I have to run now cause I think I hear the "Jersey Devil" running (flying?) after me....😂

We have watched (and loved!) your channel for over 3 years now. You both have a super power, and that power is the ability to travel to every place with a positive attitude and open mind, and to find the most incredible hidden gems. It’s quite a super power. We have added so many states and towns to our list after watching your videos. Just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate your travels and positivity!

I'm a Jersey girl and I enjoyed your video you showed some places I have not been to. I'm in Georgia now and I have found Taylor ham at Publix and Ingles.

Frenchtown! I used to live near there. I’d go grocery shopping at the A&P. There is also a store that sells yarn.

Never thought of NJ that way...Happy Trails 🐕

NJ is the best. You got it all here.

french town is a great place to walk around, and walk the canal trail.

Beautiful! So different than what is shown on TV.

Hubby and I really enjoyed watching your NJ adventures! We spent several weekends in Cape May & loved it. I was so excited to see y’all kayak the Pine Barrens; we had planned to do that, but moved before we got the chance. Fun getting to watch y’all though! NJ gets a bad wrap; however, it has so many amazing and beautiful places to visit! Princeton is one of my favorite Ivy League campuses! Julie is drooling over the Taylor Ham! She misses those so much! Tubing the Delaware & all the cute small towns we enjoyed…I miss NJ!! Yay Adam for catching your 2 fish!!!! Oh my word & now y’all are hiking the same DWG trail we’ve done several times!! We’ve also hiked High Point & seen the monument! The hike is awesome!! Seriously, y’all are killing me!! ❤the AT!!!

Sunset Beach near Cape May is so pretty.

I've really enjoyed watching your content and was so stoked to see your take on my home state. Thank you for showing some of the best of what New Jersey has to offer--they don't call it The Garden State for nothin'!

Very well done. Thanks for reminding me of some of my favorite places in my home state.

OMG! You guys were filming in Morris County!! How nice! you did an amazing job capturing our state. Thank you for sharing!!!!

Such a beautiful place, love Cape May, NJ has a lot o f beautiful places

I also was surprised by all the beautiful mountain scenes of New Jersey. Thanks for the fun video. 🌻🐕🥰

Thanks for the quick look at NJ, it all looked very interesting. Until next time... travel safe.

Thank you for a wonderful video. I had a smile from beginning until the end. I lived in New Jersey for my first 62 years. I have explored many of the nooks and crannies of the state. From Fiddlers Elbow to Shades of Death Rd. I've hiked many a trail and fished many streams and creeks. The route you took was an exceptional glance into the hidden beauty of the most densely populated state. Well you've earned a new subscriber. Hope to catch you along the trail. We also are on All Trails .Next for us is the Northwest Territory and the UP for the fall. That was a rat snake(harmless) ,rainbow trout(stocked) and I've heard mountain lions may be in the northwest corner of the state too. So hike smart. Now I have to look for your video on my new state of Delaware.

I live in Philly and have done Lewes, Cape May and Mt Tammany all within the last month so it's been so cool to see you guys visit the same places. Can't wait for you to hit 50 states!

Plain bagel on the taylor ham egg and cheese is my default! so pumped you tried it!

Jersians Proud

We called that water "cedar water" growing up in southern NJ. I grew up with the Wharton State Forest literally in my back yard. Jersey Devil Legend: started by Ben Franklin who had a feud with Mr. Leeds, a rival of Franklins. Franklin wrote a story calling him the devil - thus the beginning of the legend. The Leeds family still lives in the area. My mom's ancestors were early settlers in NJ in the 1600's and some were part of state history.

Cedar water in the pines is also reddish because of a high iron content. The bottoms of all of the rivers are rich in bog iron.

So glad you liked NJ! It's very diverse :)

Lived in Jersey all my life and yes Jersey has it all. People who knock Jersey never got a chance to experience the beauty of my state. So many more place A+K could have visited. Thank both of you for doing a great job.

omg i'm from Bucks County PA and we tube in the Delaware all summer long! Its so fun watching you guys in our towns, I know exactly where you were on the river. thanks for continuing your incredible content. My husband and i married last September and i used your videos and blogs/itinerary to help plan our honeymoon to Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks!

Awesome video. Glad you stopped at Cape May and hopefully you get back there soon as it is a great small town. Also, I really enjoyed seeing Frenchtown as it is such a great small town. If you ever go on the PA side, New Hope and Yardley are really great places to see. There is a great hiking path on the D & L trail on the PA side that is worth doing too.

My home state ❤ New Jersey is so underrated and we get a bad rep…but we have it all!!! Glad you had fun!!

I'm from NJ.. Thank you for showing the Garden State for what it is.. Cape May , Deleware Water Gap , Jersey Shore . Most People know NJ From Liberty 🗽 Airport. The Back of NYC .. very unjustified. Thank You ...

Wow! Congratulations on those trout. That looked awesome.

Hey, I grew up near Lambertville NJ..back in the 80’s we used old tire tubes to go tubing.. looks like you ended up near Bulls Island. We always went to Dilly’s on the PA side across from Stockton NJ for an ice cream treat after our tubing adventures. Shame you missed Washington Crossing.. NJ and PA side. Love all that you show in your travels. Showing the world that NJ is not all cities.

I have been in New Jersey my whole life and have not visited a lot of the places I have seen on your videos of NJ. Thanks for sharing

Fantastic!! You really shared a lot of wonderful places, activities and food!! Loved Adam’s fishing segment!

Thank you for showing the world the beautiful parts of my beloved home state! Happy travels!

Wow, I have enjoyed your videos since you started van adventures earlier in this year. I had not realized that NJ was that beattiful. The movies and shows did injustice to NJ for sure. Thank you so much! Im a Canadian that visited a lot of the states including New York and I am just enjoying your videos .... the beauty of nature in all the states that you have visited so far as been wondeful!!

Cape May is the best beach in Jersey. I’m from NJ and that’s my pick.

Looks like I might have to explore Jersey

Most of the cranberries you eat and drink come from NJ as well!

Greetings from Cape May the heim of Cape May Diamonds, CM warbler and Horseshoe Crab migrations.

What a beautiful state and all those cute towns. Lucky for you you didn't see one of the huge bears in NJ. NJ and PN have the biggest black bear- up to 500 lbs!!!! Thank you

I love my home state. I am glad you enjoyed your time here.❤

We enjoyed your laughter on your float down the Delaware. A snake and a black bear, really cool. I hiked there a long time ago and saw a momma bear and 2 cubs. Thank you for sharing your adventures. Looking forward to your explorations in Connecticut.

glad you enjoyed NJ, my former home state, we live in bethlehem, and love visiting frenchtown, only about 45 minutes away.

thanks so much for a great video! Jersey native and I now am obsessed with finding all the nooks in my home state, there is so much ! The ferry is cool, the boat is soooo huge

Loved the video! It’s funny… I’m a born and raised New Yorker, but now live in Jersey. I try to explore as much as I can and I was super curious to see what you identified as the state’s staple food, because I haven’t been able to figure it out. 😂 There’s a lot of great food here. I’m glad y’all enjoyed your time!

Awesome! I have always thought Delaware would be under the radar beautiful and wondered the same about New Jersey in it’s nature, and you guys have affirmed both in your wonderful way. Just goes to prove about everywhere on God's earth there's amazing nature if you take the time to find it. Great work!

Nice perspective on my state that you don't often get to see. I canoed the rivers in the pine barrens many times when I was in scouts. I'm thinking I need to go back! -Burt in NJ

Glad you enjoyed your stay in the state! I love how you guys incorporated the history behind the food, trails, etc. great watch 🎉

Jersey man… gotta love it. Hope you guys had fun!

Loved seeing all the nature in NJ. I’m looking forward to Connecticut. My daughter hiked to the high point there but I went part way due to a large rock wall.

This is great. I am going to check some of these areas out next time I am on the east coast

Excellent video. I grow up in NJ it’s a beautiful diverse state. Lots of horse farms where I lived and a half hour from some beaches. There’s a really great footbridge that you can walk over from Colombia NJ to Portland Pa. - it goes over the Delaware River in the fall it is stunning.

over 600 victorian buildings in cape may, ;used to have a drug store on the mall across from the mug.

Appreciate this video about my state ❤

You guys are very adventurous, the rivers that you were on looked so intimidating. Katherine you are amazing. Picturesque scenery which I enjoyed. Thanks for sharing the fun and adventure with us.😊

great stuff and beautiful scenery

So glad you enjoyed NJ. I live near the water gap so it was nice to see you out this way. I'm also looking foward to your trip to Newfoundland. My Mom is from a small town near Clarenville, about 2 hours from St Johns. The whole island is so beautiful. Hope you can go jigging for cod. Enjoy! All the best.

Yes! Adam got a bunch of fish! Huzzah! Love all the towns you stopped in and I definitely want to check out the Pine Barrens.

Henry Hudson before sailing up the Hudson River noted in writing that the Island beach state park (just south of seaside park) as the most beautiful and serene barrier island beach he had ever seen. No joke!

You guys are great. Glad to see you back in the van traveling the US. I wont lie, we've hijacked a few of your trip itineraries.

Wow, so much fun! Where in New Jersey did you go fishing? We’d like to try that instead of just fishing in a pond.👍👍

They were in my county alot. Hunterdon county used to be nothing but farms 20 years ago. It's also were the mountain ridges in New Jersey starts. Looks like they mostly stayed on the west side of Jersey for hiking and water sports.

I live 10 minutes from the ferry in cape May county and I love it!

Ah! I'm from New Jersey and feel like I am always defending the fact that we have green space. You two nailed the itinerary, and I was so excited to see some of my favorite hikes and small towns featured in this episode. 🙌🏽 Also, had to pop back on here to thank ya'll for the Alabama caving trip. I just snagged a permit for my girlfriend's birthday!

very awesome video..im from NJ and im glad yall got to enjoy it as well

The Pine Barrens is a very special environment. Long Island in NY also has pine barrens, with dwarf pine trees. Fire is a part of the natural pine barrens equation, as it is required to open up the pinecones that hold the seeds to next tree generation. The pines themselves are often able to survive fires, due to the nature of their bark.

I grew up in NYS just north of NJ. A few fun facts, NJ tomatoes are the best! Cape May is a birders paradise in the spring and fall for migrating warblers and check out the author Tom Brown Jr. his book The Tracker is fabulous. He grew up in the pine barrens and described it very well. Oh and that’s why the NHL team in Jersey is called the Devils 👍😄

hey, my state! can't wait to see what you did, and i'm sure i'll learn from you guys stuff i didn't know lol.

You two are so fun to travel with. Thanks for showing some of the most beautiful parts of New Jersey. The last time it was visible, I saw Halley's Comet through a telescope at High Point State Park. Beautiful place! Great video....beautiful as well as educational.