Archive for September 2022
Still No Bears In The State Game Lands 119 In Luzerne County
I decided to hike in State Game Lands 119 in Dennison Township Luzerne County again on Sunday. This is the first Summer in ten years I haven’t seen a bear on my hikes in theses game lands. I don’t usually hike here this late in the Summer. I am usually looking for mushrooms in other…
Read MoreMy First Hike In Tobyhanna State Park In Monroe County And No Bears Here Either
Well I didn’t hike in the Susquehanna Wetlands this past Saturday. I changed my usual routine. Instead, I hiked in Tobyhanna State Park. Located in Monroe County it is about 55 miles from my home in Luzerne County. It was my first hike in this park. My pursuit of the elusive black bears brought me there. …
Read MoreAn Early September Hike In The Susquehanna Wetlands
September is usually the peak of mushroom season here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I would be out foraging for my favorite edible mushrooms most September weekends. Not this year. We had little rain this Summer and there have been hardly any of my favorite wild mushrooms growing in our woodlands. So I decided to once again…
Read MoreWildlife And Wildflowers: Late Summer Hikes In Community Park
It’s hard to believe Summer is almost over. The month of August went so fast. It was a busy month for me but I still managed to get in a few afternoon hikes in the Community Park near my home in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. I just hadn’t had time to share some of the…
Read MoreNo Mushrooms But A Pleasant September Morning Hike Around Leaser Lake in Lehigh County.
It was a beautiful September morning last Saturday in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. And September is the peak of wild mushroom season here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As many of you who follow my blog know, I love foraging for wild edible mushrooms. I have been doing so since I was a young child. Many of…
Read MoreLondon Day One. A Long Day And Long Lines At Westminster Abbey To Pay Respects To The Queen.
Being one who enjoys history, and, having been fortunate to have attended Pope John Paul II ‘s funeral, the election of Pope Francis, and three Presidential inaugurations, it didn’t take me long to decide to travel to London to pay my respects to Queen Elizabeth II after learning of her passing. I am usually not …
Read MoreLondon Day Two: A Walk Past Buckingham Palace , And Floral Tribute To The Queen Elizabeth II At Green Park
Although I didn’t sleep much or well , I was still up early Friday, my first full day in London, hoping to return to Westminster Abbey to pay my respects to Queen Elizabeth II where she was Lying-In-State. It was a cool, mostly sunny morning with temperatures in the low 50′ s when I left…
Read MoreLondon Day Two: The “queue” Extends For Miles, As A Nation Shows It’s Love For Queen Elizabeth II
It was still early Friday morning, my second day in London on my trip to pay my respects to Queen Elizabeth II. After leaving Green Park and Buckingham Palace I continued my morning walk and headed toward Westminster Abbey where Queen Elizabeth II was Lying-In State. I crossed the Mall which was closed to traffic…
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