This is an REI co-op production.

There is a reason why the Pine Barons of New Jersey exist.

They shouldn't, really.

Surrounded by Philadelphia, New York, Atlantic City,

the Pine Barons should have disappeared into the suburbs long ago.

It's not that people didn't try.

There were many developments.

Towns of thousands were built in fact.

And today, the Pine Barons are dotted with their abandoned remains.

Amatal, Hampton Forge, Attsian, Belkaville, dozens of others.

You can trace the remains of their roads on the aerial maps

or push through the undergrowth on foot to find the mossy outlines of their foundations.

All of them thrived for a time then faltered and failed.

There's nothing out there now except...

except there is something out there in the pines.

In certain places you can feed it.

At night, shine your flashlight through the trees all around you

and watch the shadows jump out of their hiding places.

Sometimes the trees cast shadows wider and much darker than they should.

Shadows that flicker, even when you hold your flashlight perfectly still.

The night sounds are few but louder, sharper, more distinct.

You start to think of the stories people tell about the Jersey Devil.

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