Archive for November 2019
November Sunshine At The PPL Wetlands.
November means shorter days and colder temperatures here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. And it has been cold. We had some near record breaking temperatures this past week. It has been a few weeks since I visited the PPL Wetlands in Salem Township so I decided to hike there on Saturday. I wanted to see how the…
Read MoreA Late October Hike On The Greater Hazleton Rail To Trails.
October, as described by the poet Henry Ward Beecher ,”… is the opal month of the year . It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month.”. I found this to be true on a couple hikes on my local Rails to Trails a couple of weeks ago, before the cold and…
Read MoreBald Eagles At The PPL Wetlands
Last week I saw two bald eagles while hiking in the PPL Wetlands in Salem Township. It is always an awe-inspiring experience to see bald eagles on my hikes. So I returned to the wetlands on yesterday in hopes of seeing them again. Last week I scared them as I began my walk. I had…
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