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No Bears, But A Few Birds, Insects And A Fish Eating River Otter At The Susquehanna Wetlands In Luzerne County
I returned to my favorite nature hiking trails in the Susquehanna Wetlands in Luzerne County last Saturday. Not only to see the wood ducks, birds, insects and other critters that live there. This time I was also looking for bears. I had found a lot of bear scat on my previous hikes in the wetlands. …
No Bears, But A Lot Of Other Critters On A Couple Of August Hikes In The Susquehanna Wetlands.
I returned to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Luzerne County last weekend. This time I wasn’t looking for the bald eagles, river otters, wood ducks, migratory birds or many other critters that live in the wetlands along the ancient Susquehanna River. . This time I was looking for a black bear. On a previous hike, two…
A Lucky Early Elk Sighting And Then A Day Exploring Benezette And Saint Marys In Elk County
I was up at 5 :30 a.m. in Saint Marys in Elk County, Pennsylvania Saturday morning. I was here in elk country to try and see some of the elk heard that still roam freely in the forests near here. Although I was exhausted from my long day of travel on Friday , including spending…
It Wasn’t Easy, But I Finally Made It To Benezette In Elk County, Pennsylvania
It’s hard to believe it was over 40 years ago I first planned to visit to Benezette in Elk County, Pennsylvania. I read about this town and the elk heard that lived in the nearby forest in a AAA tour book when I was in law school. I was planning a trip across the country…
Cicadas And Cicada Killer Wasps: A Sign Summer Is At It’s Peak At The Susquehanna Wetlands
I love the sound of cicadas. I have heard their buzzing, high pitched droning and whining sounds on my travels all over the world. There are over 3,000 species of cicadas. Most are annual cicadas but here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania we also have a few of the 13 and 17 year periodic …
A Tale Of Two Seasons. Two Very Different Hikes In Locust Lake State Park In Schuylkill County
It’s been almost 6 months since the last time I hiked in Locust Lake State Park in Schuylkill County. It was on the 1st day of February and it was a lot different then the hike I took this past weekend. It was a cold and windy Winter day. It was not a pleasant hike….
Mid-Summer Hikes In The Susquehanna Wetlands In Luzerne County
Much needed rain was in the forecast last Saturday. The rain was predicated to start around 11 a.m. I decided to take a quick hike in the Susquehanna Wetlands before the rains arrived. This private nature perverse along the Susquehanna River, is located about 10 miles north, as the crow flies. from my home in…
Exploring The New Trails In The Catawissa Recreation Area Addition To The Weiser State Forest.
I was in the Weiser State Forest again last weekend. This time I was in Schuylkill County. I hiked on the recently opened trails in the 725 acre Catawissa South potion of the Catawissa Recreation Area. The Catawissa Recreation Area is an almost 6000 acre addition to the Weiser State Forest in northern Schuylkill County…
No Bears, But A Few Birds And Butterflies In The Penn Forest Tract Of The Weiser State Forest
I decided to hike in the Penn Forest Tract of the Weiser State Forest early Sunday morning. I was again on a quest to find a bear. I had hiked in the Susquehanna Wetlands in record breaking heat the two previous days. A cold front with some heavy thunderstorms came through overnight and it was…
Heat And Humidity, And A Few Critters, On The 4th Of July Weekend At The Susquehanna Wetlands
It’s hard to believe a month has passed since my last visit to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Luzerne County. June flew by and July arrived with record breaking heat and humidity. Spring and Summer pass too quickly for me. I was off of work for the 4th of July holiday and returned to the wetlands …
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