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Pine Barrens - 1 - John McPhee Matt McGrath - 984823

McPhee starts this article similar to other articles by explaining in great detail his observations of nature. He lectures and informes the reader of things regarding trees, plant life, and geography that most people would have little knowledge.

The place he is talking about is known as the Pine Barrens, and it located close to the heart of New Jersey. He explains how something so beautiful and untouched can be located next to the one of the most denly populated areas in the United States.

The Pine Barrens, per square mile, is larger then some of the most popular nature reserves in the U.S. and McPhee is intruiged by this to the point where he examines the very few people who called this place home.

When reading this article, it immediately made me think of my visit to New York. Right in the heart of one of the busiest and most talked about cities worldwide, lies Central Park. Central Park fasinated me to no end. The thought of well kept forest land right in the middle of the city baffled me. And all around you, lied the outline of the massive buildings which indicated the reality of that city--it seemed to be a brief "break" from the constant movement and stress of the city.

McPhee interviews several people who seem to be a lot different then others living in the city mear miles from the "Pines". I understand that there are three volumes of Pine Barrens and I am interested to read them all.