Archive for September 2025
A Return To Quaint And Historic Havre de Grace, No Paw Paws But Beautiful Scenery And A Lot Of Insects.
I returned for my second visit to Havre de Grace, the town along the Susquehanna River where it enters the Chesapeake Bay last Friday. The ancient Susquehanna River flows through Northeastern Pennsylvania and its meandering course takes it about 10 miles north of my home in Luzerne County. Visiting Havre de Grace where the Susquehanna…
Read MoreA Great Hike In Elk Neck State Park Maryland Until I Took A Tumble
When I awoke early Saturday morning in Havre de Grace my mind was focused on where I was going to hike and what I was going to see near the Chesapeake Bay that day. . Little did I know how different my world would be when I retired that evening. There are no guarantees in…
Read MoreStepping Back In Time At The Stepping Stone Farm And A Hike In The Susquehanna State Park In Maryland
I didn’t sleep well my last night in Havre de Grace in Maryland last weekend. I had injured my shoulder on a fall in Elk Neck State Park that morning. I wasn’t sure if the extent of the injury, but I decided to still hike in the Susquehanna State Park before picking up some…
Read MoreFlowers, Ferns, And A Few Feathered Friends On A Fall Hike At The Susquehanna Wetlands
Fall doesn’t start for two more weeks on the astronomical calendar. However, on the meteorological calendar it began September 1. ( meteorological calendar Summer is June , July and August, Fall is September, October, and November). And there were plenty of signs of Fall on my five mile hike in the Susquehanna Wetlands on Saturday. …
Read MoreA Few Birds And Flowers On A Late Summer Hike On The Greater Hazleton Rails To Trails
It was still Summer on the calendar, but it felt a lot more like Fall on Sunday morning at the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails in Luzerne County Sunday. I decided to hike close to home, and on a rock and stump free trail because of my recent shoulder injuries. I drove to the eastern…
Read MoreA Late Afternoon Hike In The September Sunshine At The Susquehanna Wetlands
September is mushroom season here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Usually I would be roaming the woodlands looking for hens of the woods ( we call them ramsheads in the hard coal region) chicken of the woods, honey mushrooms (also know popinkies or stumpies in the hard coal region) and the boletus I learned to identify as…
Read MoreA Late Summer Hike On The Greater Hazleton Rails To Trails
Last week I saw a bear cub run across the road on my drive to the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails. So ,after attending the wake of a good friend early Saturday morning, I decided to stay close to home and hike on the nearby Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails again, hoping to see a…
Read MoreA Quiet Walk In The Beautiful Penn Forest Tract Of The Weiser State Forest In Carbon County
I returned to the Penn Forest Tract of the Weiser State Forest in Carbon County last Sunday. I had hiked here twice before and thought I may see some migration g song birds, a bear or some mushrooms in the deep woods along the trails. It was a cool morning, with temperatures in the mid…
Read MoreBeautiful Fall Foliage, And A Rare Trumpeter Swan Sighting, On A Hike To Bruce Lake In Pike County.
I returned to hike in the Bruce Lake Recreational Area last Saturday. It is located in the Delaware State Forest in Pike County, adjacent to the Promised Land State Park. Bruce Lake is now my favorite lake in Pennsylvania. I have loved lakes since I first visited Lake Irene in the Community Park located near…
Read MoreWildflowers, Birds And A River Otter On The Last Day Of Summer At The Susquehanna Wetlands.
I returned to the Susquehanna Wetlands on Sunday, the last official full day of Summer on the calander. This year, as it often does, Fall arrived much earlier metrologically. Cooler weather and the onset of the Fall colors on the foliage began around Labor Day. It was a partly cloudy and seasonably cool morning with…
Read MoreSome Early Fall Color And Lot Of Grasshoppers On The Greater Hazleton Rails To Trails.
It was beautiful Fall afternoon on Friday. Cumulus clouds floated in blue skies with mild temperatures in the mid 70’s. After checking some of my aspen scaber bolete mushrooms spots, and finding none, I decided to hike on the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails near my home in Luzerne County. I always see some of…
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