what kind of scent or scents would you use to describe NJ? (Jersey City: house, pine)

[Raven1976]

I'm not looking for nasty stuff like the industrial area; we know about that.

I'm doing a project. All I can think about is like ocean breeze, cranberry, blueberry. pines for the pine lands what else??

[icibiu]

In the summer time I always roll down the windows when i get off at my exit so i can take a whiff of the clean moutain air, it smells really fresh and earthy.

[bradykp]

i second the "mountain air" when i go to South Mountain Reservation. I love that fresh, earthy smell. The "outdoors" smell, if you will.

[cf77]

Originally Posted by Raven1976

I'm not looking for nasty stuff like the industrial area; we know about that.

I'm doing a project. All I can think about is like ocean breeze, cranberry, blueberry. pines for the pine lands what else??

I think you pretty much covered the positive ones perfectly. The turnpike around Linden and Jersey City however smells like like dog sh*t wrapped in dead fish that's been previously rolling around in hot garbage. Im sorry I know you didn't want the negatives but I couldn't help but think this driving the turnpike the other day.

[robmm1978]

I grew up in Hackettstown NJ, home of the M&M Mars plant, where the autumn and spring mornings you'd smell the chocolate.

[brokenaperture]

Some of my favorites: Crisp autumn air when the breeze kicks up, fresh ocean breeze, the smell of the Nabisco plant on 208 and the glorious aroma that sticks you when you exit White Manna in Hackensack

[EBWick]

Originally Posted by brokenaperture

Some of my favorites: Crisp autumn air when the breeze kicks up, fresh ocean breeze, the smell of the Nabisco plant on 208 and the glorious aroma that sticks you when you exit White Manna in Hackensack

Second the Nabisco plant. Not sure what they're baking but it always smells good.

The smell of wet piles of leaves reminds me of Halloween

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by EBWick

Second the Nabisco plant. Not sure what they're baking but it always smells good.

The smell of wet piles of leaves reminds me of Halloween

They use that plant for developing and trying out new products.

[Mightyqueen801]

I'm six miles from the ocean, but some early mornings I leave the house and I can smell the sea in the air, usually if its foggy. I know you mentioned that in your OP, but that's the first thing that comes to mind.

The smell of fresh pizza.

[Kin Atoms]

I second fall leaves. And third pines. There is a fresh smell on cold days in winter. How about the musky smell of swamps? Plenty in N. NJ.