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…

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A 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…

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A 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…

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Some 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…

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