Archive for June 2024
A Hike On The Little Falls Trail On My First Visit To Promised Land State Park In Pike County
I enjoyed my hike to Bruce Lake in Pike County two weeks ago. I loved the pristine beauty of the lake. that was formed by glaciers during the Ice Age. The lake existed before humans walked in North America. Mammoths and giant sloths could have swam in it’s clear waters. I decided to return to…
Read MoreExploring More Of The Trails In Promised Land State Park.
After my long and enjoyable hike to Bruce Lake on Saturday, I was looking forward to exploring some more trails in the Promised Land State Park on Sunday morning. And I didn’t have to go very far to do this. There was a trailhead on the Boundary Trail just outside my door where I was…
Read MoreA Bear, Some Birds And A Beautiful Day In The Bruce Lake Natural Area And Promised Land State Park
I was up early last Saturday morning in my room at the Rex Hotel, adjacent to the Promised Land State Park in Pike County. After brewing my first pot of coffee ever, I left the quaint hotel as the sun was rising in the eastern sky. It was only a mile drive from my hotel…
Read MoreA Couple Of Sunny Spring Hikes On The Greater Hazleton Rails To Trails, Ending With A Drenching Rain
This past month I was able to get a couple of Friday afternoon hikes on another one of my my favorite trails, the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails in Luzerne County. This 6 mile trail has trailheads on Route 93 and the Hazle Brook Road. Three weeks ago it was a beautiful sunny Friday afternoon…
Read MoreA Cool And Quiet June Hike In The Susquehanna Wetlands And Riverlands.
Once again I missed a weekend hike at the Susquehanna Wetlands and Riverlands in Salem Township in Luzerne County. I try and visit my favorite hiking trails at least once a week in the Spring and Summer. There is so much growth and new life in the Spring in wetlands that you can see the…
Read MoreLooking For Mountain Laurel In The State Game Lands In Carbon County
I was disappointed last Friday when I found very few of the mountain laurel shrubs blooming along the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails near my home in Luzerne County. Last year’s display of our State Flower was spectacular there. However, I remembered two years ago there wasn’t a great display of the mountain laurel flowers …
Read MoreA Sunny Hike On The Last Sunday In Spring At The Susquehanna Wetlands
It was another cool June morning last Sunday. It was hard to believe, but it was also the last Sunday in Spring. It went so fast, and seems to get faster each year now. I decided to enjoy the brilliant sunshine and last hours of the Spring back at the Susquehanna Wetlands in Luzerne County. …
Read MoreSummer Arrives With Heat And Humidity At The Susquehanna Wetlands
I love the Spring, but Summer is my favorite season. I love the heat and humidity. And this year Summer arrived with both. We were in the midst of a heat wave last weekend, the first weekend of Summer. I decided to return to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County. And, I decided…
Read MoreAnother Hike In The Heat And Humidity In State Game Lands 119 In Carbon County
The heat wave continued on Sunday morning here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I was up early again to get my hiking in and try and beat the heat. I have not seen any black bears visit my backyard in Hazle Township Luzerne County this year. And I only saw one bear , briefly, on my hike…
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