Archive for December 2019
Freezing Rain, Sleet And Snow On The Rails To Trails
The calendar shows there still are four weeks until Winter but, as is often the case here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, freezing winter weather often arrives in November. And it did today. The temperature was 32 degrees when I began my hike at the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails trail. A light drizzle was falling and…
Read MoreA December Walk At The PPL Wetlands
It’s early December and we are approaching the Winter Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere. In two weeks, December 21, the shortest day, the sun will once again begin its slow return north. In the middle latitudes of Northeastern Pennsylvania the light cast by low December sun makes for some beautiful landscape photography. The skies…
Read MoreGhosts Of Summer In November At Locust Lake State Park
Last month I drove to Locust Lake State Park in Schuylkill in the hopes of spotting the bald eagle that I saw this last summer. I had heard it was still occasionally seen at the park. It was sunny at my house in Hazle Township but clouds had started to move in when I arrived at…
Read MoreA New Face In The PPL Wetlands: A Juvenile Bald Eagle
After seeing the pair of bald eagles last Saturday, I returned to the PPL Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County on Sunday. It was partly cloudy and seasonably cold with temperatures in the mid 20’s. It was 9 a.m. when I arrived but the low December sun still cast shadows as I began my walk…
Read MoreSome Late December Sun At The PPL Wetlands
The sun was near its lowest position in the sky last weekend here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It was a week before the Winter solstice and I decided to again hike in the PPl Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County. I hoped to see the pair of mature bald eagles or the juvenile one I had…
Read MoreThe Winter Solstice, And Winter, Arrives In Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Winter Solstice arrived at 11:29 p.m. last Saturday here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The shortest day of the year and the beginning of Winter here in the Northern Hemisphere. And it arrived as it should with cold and ice. I decided to again hike in The PPL Wetlands and River Lands in Salem Township, Luzerne…
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