I know that it is hard to conceive, but about a third of the state of New Jersey is actually wilderness as evidenced by the map below:
Imagine a sandy area roughly the size of the entire DC metropolitan area covered with pine trees and bogs and that's the Jersey Pine Barrens.
Here's a couple of us taking a break, sucking sweet, nourishing water from our Camelbak packs.
Here's a video of the riding. It's not my video but one of the guys that rode with us giving you an idea of the fun we had.