Archive for March 2018

Blue Skies And Sunshine Along The Lehigh River.

I returned to the Lehigh River on  Sunday. It was the last weekend of Winter  but it  wasn’t feeling like Spring was only a few days away. It was another cold start. The temperature was 30 degrees with a steady northwesterly wind when I arrived at the parking lot in Weissport.  This time I decided…

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Sunshine And A Lot Of Birds At The PPL Wetlands

Susquehanna river at PPl wetlands

It’s almost April but there is still almost a foot of snow on my deck. Most areas atop the mountain were I live still have a heavy snow cover. The last Nor’easter dropped 9 inches of new snow this last week and hit areas to the south and east of here even harder. Spring is…

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A Frigid Spring Walk On The Roaring Creek Trail

Although the calendar says it is Spring,  it sure felt a lot more like Winter  Sunday morning here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The skies were clear but it was a frigid 19 degrees. A strong northwesterly wind made it feel even colder.  There was still snow on top of our mountain so I again decided to…

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