Christmas means different things to different people. Everybody has their own tradition. For some people its about wearing ugly sweaters or singing Christmas carols or just getting together with family. For other people its about how many lights they can put on their house or how big their Christmas display can be. Last Thursday, I took the day off, and rode part of the Henry Hudson trail from Matawan to Sandy Hook and back. I got Jack, Ricky and Pete to join me. It was a windy day so it good that we were on a trail surrounded by woods most of the time.
On the way through Hazlet I made a detour off the trail. I had read on NJ.com about a house that had one of the largest Christmas displays in the area and wanted to take a look. Even in the day time without the lights the amount of Santa's, snowmen and other figures was ridiculous.
After checking out the display we headed to Sandy Hook on the trail. It was about 15 miles to get there. Because of the wind we didn't go past the second parking lot. On the way back I decided to check out the Mt Mitchill overlook which I always wanted to do.
It really wasn't a hard climb to get there and it gave a really good view of Sandy Hook. We road along the cliffs for a few miles continuing to get some views of the bay before we made our way back to the trail. On the way back the only thing of interest was some kind of cat half way house.
It was parking lot with some cat houses on one side and bowls on the other side with cats eating out of them.
On Christmas eve while driving home we decided to make a stop at the same house in Hazlet since it was only a few miles out of the way. It was worth the stop to see it at night and was a fun thing to do. At night the brightness of the lights was almost blinding. We walked around the display for about 10 mins and took some pictures. The display is not only in the front yard
But spills over to the backyard.
Putting out a big light display may not be part of your Christmas tradition but I hope you all have a joyous holiday season.
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