Archive for June 2026
No Hordes Of Horseshoe Crabs But A Nice Visit To Slaughter Beach, Delaware.
I visited Slaughter Beach, in our first State , Delaware, for the first time last weekend. I almost spent the weekend at Longwood Gardens, in Pennsylvania, another great weekend get away, but a friend reminded me of the yearly spawning of the ancient horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay. Horseshoe crabs and the ocean sounded…
Read MoreStill No Horseshoe Crabs But A Beautiful Sunrise And Sunset At Slaughter Beach And Hike At Prime Hook National Wildlife Preserve In Delaware
The sun rose at 5:38 a.m. at Slaughter Beach, Delaware on Saturday morning. I was up before 5 a.m., and after few cups of coffee at my hotel in Milford, I drove the 12 miles to the beach to watch it rise. I just made it to the main public access parking lot near the…
Read MorePitch Pines, Birds, Bracken Ferns And An Old Friend, Exploring Cape Henlopen State Park In Lewes , Delaware
I was up before the sunrise again in Milford, Delaware on Sunday . This time, however, I was in my car driving to Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes and so I didn’t get to watch it rise. It was about a 30 mile half hour drive to the park . The skies were clear…
Read MoreBack In The Wetlands Along The Ancient Susquehanna River In Pennsylvania
As those of you who follow my blogs would know I love wetlands, swamps and marshes. Every Winter I travel to Florida and I roam the vast wetlands in the “ river of grass ‘ in the Everglades. This past month I visited and explored the wetlands near Concord Massachusetts on my visit to Walden…
Read MoreFinally, I Found The Horseshoe Crabs On A Walk On Isolated Pickering Beach Delaware
I was up early 0n Monday morning. I was driving to Pickering Beach before the sunrise . It was about a 1/2 hour drive from my hotel in Milford, Delaware. I was taking the advice of the pleasant and talkative waitress who served me dinner at Meding’s Seafood on Sunday evening. She told me Pickering…
Read MoreA Quick Hike Through The Tall Trees In Scenic And Historic Killens Pond State Park In Delaware
I ws up early again on my last day in Delaware. I decided to hike in the Killens Pond State Park, located only 10 miles from my hotel in Milford and explore some of the woodlands of Delaware. I had been exploring the beaches the last three days. It was a 20 minute ride through…
Read MoreSunshine, Deep Blue Skies, Mountain Laurel And Song Birds At Tank Hollow In Carbon County
We finally had a Saturday with no rain here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. There has been at least some rain every Saturday for weeks. I decided hike out to the overlook at Tank Hollow in State Game Lands 141 in Carbon County and check out the mountain laurel bloom. Mountain laurel is our State Flower. It…
Read MoreWalking In The Footsteps Of Thoreau And Emerson: Another Walk Around Walden Pond
It was mostly sunny clear and mild with temperatures around 60 degrees when I woke up at the Residence Inn in Concord Sunday morning last month . I was eager to take the 4 mile drive to Walden Pond and explore the paths and woods made famous by Henry Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. It…
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