Archive for August 2025
Summer Is Half Over: Photos From My Hikes In Community Park.
It’s hard for me to believe another Summer is half over. They go so fast for me anymore. I did get to enjoy it, I always do. Summer is my favorite season. I did a lot of hiking ( and a last minute wonderful adventure in Greenland). I also had a chance for a few…
Read MoreNo Bears But Another Great Hike In State Game Lands 119 And To Moosehead Lake.
Early Saturday morning I decided to hike in State Game Lands 119 in Dennison Township, Luzerne County. I saw a bear in my backyard for the first time in 4 years on Wednesday evening. I love seeing these beautiful creatures and wanted to try and see another one. I have seen many bears on my…
Read MoreWood Ducks, All In A Row , Catbirds And Cicadas On A Hike In the Susquehanna Wetlands.
As usual I had a lot of choices where to hike when I awoke last Sunday morning. I enjoyed my long overdue hike in the State Game Lands 119 on Saturday. There were many other places I didn’t visit in awhile. But the Susquehanna Wetland called me back again. I know there were many wood…
Read MoreMemories Of My First Camping Trip And A New Baby Brother On A Long Overdue Visit To Hickory Run State Park
Hickory Run State Park is one of five State Parks located within 15 miles, as the crow flies, from my home in the Green Ridge section of Hazle Township in Luzerne County. I am blessed to live and grow up near these parks but, being honest, I did not spend a lot of time in…
Read MoreSunshine, Cicadas, And Herons At The Sultry Susquehanna Wetlands And Riverlands
After a cool and rainy Spring and early Summer, August arrived with sunshine and warmer days. Last Friday I decided to hike in the brilliant afternoon sunshine in the Susquehanna Wetlands and Riverlands in Luzerne County. It was humid with a temperature in the mid 80’s when I arrived at the deep green duck weed…
Read MoreBack At Hickory Run State Park : A Shaky Walk On Boulder Field And A Hike On The Boulder Field Trail
I returned to Hickory Run State Park in Kidder Township Carbon County on Saturday morning. My hike the previous week brought back many wonderful memories, and reintroduced me to this 16,000 acre park and it’s natural beauty. I decided to first visit Bouder Field, a National Natural Landmark and a Pennsylvania State Park Natural…
Read MoreBirds, Butterflies And Bees On A Mid Summer Hike In The Susquehanna Wetlands.
I was back in the Susquehanna Wetlands on Sunday. I enjoyed my Saturday return visit to Hickory Run State Park, one of 5 State Parks near my home in Luzerne. County. There are so many great trails to explore in these parks. However, I like hiking the familiarity I have in the wetlands. I enjoy…
Read MoreThe Migratory Song Birds Are Gone Or Leaving And It’s The Season Of The Insects At The Susquehanna Wetlands
Insects have always fascinated me. My first memory of an insect encounter was when I was 3 years old. I know this because it was the first Summer in our new home in Green Ridge. There were many orb weaving spiders ( my parents called them garden spiders) in the abandoned flower gardens in the…
Read MoreA Hike On The Quiet And Remote Cherry Springs Loop Trail in Ricketts Glen State Park
It’s been almost a year since I last hiked in Ricketts Glen State Park, another one of the beautiful State Parks near my home in Luzerne County. I decided to return on Saturday and explore a new trail in the 13, 000 acre park located at the edge of the Allegheny Plateau in Columbia, Luzerne…
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