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New Jersey, post Hurricane Sandy. This area got so destroyed by Sandy it's incomprehensible to people who haven't seen it first hand. This was 3 months later and still debris is laying around from Day 1. The deck of this house was actually really broken apart and I was scared to even stand there for too long. I love this image because while it shows a small bit of devastation in the foreground, there is something to be happy about on the horizon. Photo: Trevor Moran
With a highly active coastline come hurricane season, New Jersey is one of the brightest strips of east coast surf. Especially this winter when swells wouldn’t quit, temperatures refused to rise and snow dumped the entire northeast region of the country. New Jersey surfers, at least the diehards, celebrated as their stoke was satiated all season long. Myriad beaches mean no shortage of options to choose the site of your morning barrel.
That said, the state does get a bad rap. Given its plentiful and quality of surf, it’s not exactly fair. Called “The Armpit of America” by some, it’s actually not all bad. In fact, it has numerous bright spots. Here are 25 reasons why New Jersey is underrated.