Archive for December 2015
Another Walk into Our Coal Mining Past. The Jeddo Tunnel And Another Long Abandoned Spur Of The D. S. & S. Railroad.
It was sunny and cold Sunday here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Winter is fast approaching and there are few song birds in the woods now. Insects, frogs, turtles and snakes are all gone and there are no flowers, shrubs or foliage to photograph or berries or mushrooms to pick. So. once again, I decided to hike…
Read MoreAnother Walk into Our Coal Mining Past. The Jeddo Tunnel And Another Long Abandoned Spur Of The D. S. & S. Railroad.
The Lehigh River Gorge: Rockport To Mud Run, Beautiful Scenery And More Railroad History.
It’s deer hunting season here in Pennsylvania so I decided to hike in the historic and scenic Lehigh Gorge since hunting is prohibited along the trail. I still wore some orange as a precaution. Better safe than sorry. I drove to the Rockport access which I have hiked before and you can read these blog…
Read MoreA Mild, For December, Sunset
I decided to take advantage of the mild weather we’ve been having and walk out and watch the sunset. We had temperatures near 50 degrees again today, well above average. i remember years here in Northeastern Pennsylvania when it was below zero already. And no snow either. Just a thin coating of ice on the…
Read MoreA Walk Into Green Ridge Past, The Landscape Has Changed So Much But The Memories Will Always Remain.
I returned from my trip to the “Big Apple”, New York City, on Saturday and decided to hike out my Central Park on Sunday, the reclaimed strip mines near my home in Green Ridge, Hazle Township. It was another very mild day here in northeastern Pennsylvania and I walked down the old trails which have…
Read MoreAlmost Winter, But Still No Ice, At The Nescopeck State Park
We finally got some colder weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Temperatures dropped into the low 20’s this morning with a steady northwesterly wind. It was mostly sunny when I decided to drive to the Nescopeck State Park this morning to take a near winter solstice hike. I walked down to Lake Francis which was entirely…
Read MoreCemeteries, Reclamation and Some Beautiful Scenery Near Upper Lehigh.
It was a clear and cold morning here in Northeastern Pennsylvania today and I decided to take advantage of the clear blue skies and great visibility and hike to someplace with a view. I decided to walk out to what is know as the “washout” on the mountain north of the old mining village of…
Read MoreWinter Arrives Soon: Some Macro Images On The Winter Solstice.
It’s the first day of Winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, although the actual solstice doesn’t officially occur for a few more hours, at 11:49 P.M. EST. in Northeastern Pennsylvania. This has always been one of my favorite days of the year, from when I first learned that on this day the sun reaches it…
Read MoreA Rare And Beautiful Early Christmas Morning Sky
As I have done all of my life, I spent Christmas Eve with my family sharing the traditional Polish Holy or Wigilia Supper. It was a nice time, although still with much sadness, since we lost our father two years ago. After everyone left I was sound asleep, stuffed with fried cod, cabbage, cheese…
Read MoreMushrooms, A Bald Eagle And Mild Temperatures At The PPL Wetlands. Can’t Get Much Better In December
We are having record warm weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania this December. There has been no measurable snow recorded and temperatures were in the 60’s yesterday. It was cooler today, in the low 40’s this morning but still well above normal. As a result of the warm weather, the grass has remained green, there have…
Read MoreMushrooms, A Bald Eagle And Mild Temperatures At The PPL Wetlands. Can't Get Much Better In December
More Ghosts Of Our Coal Mining Past, A Foggy Hike Near Tresckow, Carbon County.
Another mild, and foggy, day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I decided to take advantage of the warm temperatures and hike in the old coal mining area between Tresckow and McAdoo. I was born in McAdoo, and lived there for my first two years, It is the town where my mom and her family grew up.…
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