Archive for December 2023
A Leafless, Lifeless, Quiet But Pleasant November Walk On The Greater Hazleton Rails To Trails.
I returned to another one of my favorite hiking trails, close to home, last Sunday, the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails located in Hazle Township in L:uzerne County. I began my hike on the eastern trailhead, near the village of Hazle Brook in Foster Township. I always hope to encounter one of the bears that…
Read MorePanama Day 7. Checked Off Another Bucket List Item On A Visit To The Panama Canal
Followers of my blog would know my desire to travel the world started in elementary school. As impossible as it seemed at the time ( my family was very poor), I wanted to see the Great Wall of China, Ayers Rock, the Pyramids, the Acropolis , the Panama Canal, and so many others exotic and…
Read MoreA Mink On Ice At The Susquehanna Wetlands
Once again the Susquehanna Wetlands surprised me with an unexpected, but wonderful wildlife sighting this past weekend. This time it was an American mink frolicking on the newly formed ice on one of the canals in the wetlands. The sun was rising in partly skies when I left my home in Hazle Township. However ,…
Read MorePanama Day 8. A Peaceful Morning Hike And Then Some Afternoon Chaos On My Last Day In Panama
It was partly cloudy with rain in the forecast when I awoke at the Panama Marriot Hotel on my last full day in Panama. I had planned to hike one more time in the beautiful Metropolitan Natural Park . I had learned during my short stay, there is always rain in the forecast in Panama…
Read MoreIce, (And A Very Little Snow) Arrive At The Susquehanna Wetlands
It was foggy at my home in Hazle Township in Luzerne early last Saturday morning. However, this week when I drove to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township, about 15 miles away, it was mostly clear. This was just the opposite of the previous Saturday when it was clear at my home and foggy in…
Read MoreMany Pleasant Memories And Some History On A Snowy December Morning Walk In Green Ridge
It wasn’t a lot of snow, not for December in my home in Green Ridge in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Two inches fell overnight last Sunday. However, it was enough to create a ‘winter wonderland” in my back yard and in my “Green Ridge” neighborhood in Hazle Township in southern Luzerne County. I am not a fan…
Read MoreAnother Weekend At Susquehanna Wetlands. This Time The Muskrats Put On A Show
As usual, I returned to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County last Saturday. There were no minks or otters in the wetlands, but a pair of muskrats put on a show for me this week. I arrived at the wetlands around 8:30 and once again had to walk in since the access road…
Read MoreMy First National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count At The Montour Preserve
I visited the Montour Preserve in Montour County for only the second time last Sunday. I was here once before, about ten years ago, to visit the Fossil Pit at the preserve with my niece and nephew. I was invited to join a group of birders on Sunday participating in the 124th annul National Audubon…
Read MoreA Quiet And Mild Christmas Morning Hike
It wasn’t a White Christmas this year here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Last year we had snow and below zero temperatures on Christmas. . Not this year, it was an unseasonably mild 40 degrees when I awoke on Christmas morning. In the past I would always visit my parents and aunts early on Christmas morning. They…
Read MoreFinally, A Bald Eagle Sighting On A Dreary Day At The Susquehanna Wetlands
It was another cloudy and dreary late December day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania last Saturday. And once again I decided to hike in the familiar Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township Luzerne County. I enjoy my hikes here since I know where the wildlife usually can be found, I just got to be either lucky, or…
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