Archive for September 2023
My First Visit To Brady’s Lake In State Game Lands 127 In Monroe County
Until last Saturday, I had never heard of Brady’s Lake. It is located only 37 miles from my home in Luzerne County in State Game Lands 127 in Monroe County . It is late August and I am usually roaming the woodlands near my home searching for wild edible mushrooms. However, the weather had been…
Read MoreA Visit To The Delaware State Forest In Pike County, And 20,000 Year Old Glacial Bruce Lake
This past Saturday, like the week before, I again visited another lake I had never heard of before. This time it was Bruce Lake in Pike County. Located in the Delaware State Forest Bruce Lake is a natural lake created when the glaciers melted 15, 000 to 20,000 years ago. There are over 2,500 lakes…
Read MoreA Quick September Hike In The Susquehanna Wetlands, And Then A Successful Search For Mushrooms
It’s September already. How did that happen? It seems like it was just yesterday when I was waiting for the first robin to return. Well it did happen. Summer is nearing it’s end. . It is September. And September is usually the peak mushroom season here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I enjoy foraging for edible wild…
Read MoreLate Summer Walks In Community Park , One With A Great Blue Heron
Late August and September are the peak months of mushroom season here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. So most my afternoons are usually spent foraging for the many species of edible wild mushrooms I love to find, eat and share with family and friends. But, I was still able take a couple of hikes in the Community…
Read MoreA Cloudy But Pleasant September Hike In The Susquehanna Wetlands
It was cloudy here in Northeastern Pennsylvania last Saturday, not the best weather for wildlife photography. A few of my birding friends texted me about the first sighting of flamingos in Pennsylvania. They were seen on a pond in Franklin County , about a 2 1/2 hour drive from my home in Hazle Township in…
Read MoreBeautiful Trails, A Lake And A Lot of History But No Wildlife At Ricketts Glen State Park
It’s been a year since I last visited Ricketts Glen State Park. This was too long. I need to visit this wonderful park more often. It is about 40 miles, and a one hour drive, from my home in Southern Luzerne County. It located atop the edge of the Allegheny Plateau in Luzerne, Colombia and…
Read MoreAs Usual, I Found Some Wildlife At The Susquehanna Wetlands
I returned to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Luzerne County last Sunday. I enjoyed hiking in Ricketts Glenn State Park on Saturday but I was disappointed not seeing a lot of wildlife. I lke sharing the critters I see on my weekly hikes here in my blog and on social media. . So I decide to…
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