Archive for November 2015
Cemeteries . A Walk Into The Past. My Visit To Transfiguration Cemetery.
Here in the Northern Hemisphere we are approaching the end of the growing season as well as calendar year. It has long been a time for reflection. Halloween, or All Hallow Eve, has ancient origins and now begins the Christian traditions of honoring the dead. The Catholic tradition includes All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s…
Read MoreGirard Manor And Torbert’s Glen: Long Gone And Almost Forgotten, Another Walk Into The Past.
I visited the Phinneyville Valley in East Union Township, a beautiful farming area in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Known for it’s unspoiled beauty few folks know about the extensive history of the area. “Torbert’s Glen, a wild, romantic and attractive pleasure resort, is visited during the summer and autumn by large numbers of people from various localities…”…
Read MoreGirard Manor And Torbert's Glen: Long Gone And Almost Forgotten, Another Walk Into The Past.
Leaves And Other Fall Stuff.
It was a sunny an unseasonably warm day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Perfect for walking but unfortunately I had to work and only got out for an hour before the sun sets around 5 p.m. It was enough time to capture some on the remaining color in the leaves. Some of the trees are naked…
Read MorePPL Wetlands: Getting Ready For The Long Winter Sleep
It was cloudy, and cooler than it has been this past week, but the temperatures remained in the low 50’s, still a nice day for November in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I decided to head to the PPL Riverlands and Wetlands one more time before before the snow and cold arrives. It won’t be long now. …
Read MoreA Fall Walk On The Railroad. And A Lot Of History Along These Old Tracks.
It was sunny and cold this morning, a perfect day for a fall hike. I decided to walk the railroad tracks from near the old mining patch town of Hazel Brook down to the Pennrose Reservoir near Weatherly. I had planned to drive my jeep out to the railroad track but found the old mining…
Read MoreA Windy November Hike On The Railroad Tracks.
November weather finally arrived here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It was a blusterly day, with temperatures dropping into the 30’s on a strong northwesterly wind. With the events in Paris heavy on my mind, I decided to stay close to home and hike the local railroad tracks near my house. I have been hiking these tracks…
Read MoreAnother Railroad Hike Under Sunny, But Cold, November Skies.
It was a sunny, but cold, November morning this past Sunday here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I saw the first ice of the season on the local ponds. I decided to again hike along some local railroad tracks. This time I decided to walk a stretch of tracks I haven’t been before, on the south western…
Read MoreBackyard Critters On A Cold Sunny November Day In Northeastern PA
It turned colder overnight here in northeastern Pennsylvania. A cold front brought clear blues skies and more seasonable temperatures, mid 30’s, to my backyard this morning. So I was surprised to see this robin still hanging around in my backyard. Although some robins spend the winters in the creeks and along the rivers I never…
Read MoreA Hike On An Abandoned Stretch Of The D. S. & S. Railroad, Known To Me As The Stony Mountain Black Road.
Another cold and mostly sunny day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, but today I was able to get out and enjoy that sunshine. I decided to hike out the Stony mountain black road, as it was known by the folks living in Green Ridge, my hometown, when I was growing up. As I have now learned…
Read MoreA Hike On An Abandoned Stretch Of The D. S. & S. Railroad, Known To Me As The Stony Mountain Black Road.
Coal May Not Be King In Northeastern Pennsylvania,Anymore, But It Still Is Here.
It was a cold and windy day last Sunday and I decided to investigate the massive piles of earth I saw near some old strip mines near McAdoo on my hike the previous Sunday. I parked in McAdoo near the house where I was born. I walked out the railroad tracks my grandfather first took…
Read MoreCrystal Ridge: More Coal Mining Photographs And A Lot Of Memories Of My Dad.
It was a cloudy, but mild, late November day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania yesterday. I was thinking a lot about my dad lately, the holidays are hard without him. I decided to visit the woods where he first took me and my brothers when he taught us to pick mushrooms and instilled in me a…
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