New Jersey

That means it is on top of a hard crust of (I believe) clay. Tree roots can't penetrate the pan so trees can't grow taller than about 6 feet. The land is flat and if you "climb" to the top of any of the hills you have climbed to an elevation of about 30 feet above sea level... and you can see for miles.

There are towns and a couple of cities in the barrens. Roads run through some of it and because of the dense population of N.J., the roads are moderately traveled. The biggest problem for defense of the area is the off-road vehicles.

The northern part of the barrens is about 75 miles from my house and I go there frequently to photograph. Much of it is beautiful.

If I ever figure how to post photos, I will post some of the barrens.