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Florida Day Three: Everglades: Deer, Alligators, A Bald Eagle And A Spectcaular Sunset On The Old Ingraham Highwayi
I decided to return to the Everglades National Park and hike on the Old Ingraham Highway Trail again on Saturday, my third day in Florida. I love hiking and exploring. The start of every hike is an adventure. I am always excited, hoping to see something new and unusual, or, just enjoy and appreciate the…
Florida Day Four: Exploring A Hammock In The Everglades And Then Watching Some Eagles In Key Largo , The Philadelphia Kind
It was another mostly cloudy and chilly morning on Sunday in South Florida. I was back in the Everglades National Park at dawn and watched the sun rise through an opening in the clouds over marshes and reed covered waters of the Taylor Slough. I was back on the Old Ingraham Highway Trail near the…
Florida Day Two: A Couple Of Hikes And A Cool Nightjar On The Abandoned Aerojet Road.
It was cold, by Florida standards anyway , when I awoke in my hotel in Florida City. Saturday morning. It was 50 degrees with a strong northerly wind. It was not the best weather for viewing wildlife but you never know what you will see if you hike with your eyes peeled. And, for me, …
Florida Day One: The Everglades: The Old Ingraham Highway And Royal Palm Visitor Center
Well it’s 5:30 a.m. Friday morning and I am writing this after just waking up in my room in the Best Western Gateway to the Keys hotel in Florida City. I was exhausted after a busy day of travel and hiking yesterday. In my previous blog I left off heading to the Everglades National Park….
Exploring A New Trail In A New Year, A Hike On The D & L Trail From The Cementon Trail-head In Lehigh County
Before last Saturday I never heard of the tiny town of Cementon in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. I learned a lot about this small town along the Lehigh River, and the surrounding area, since then. I hiked five miles in the cold and wind on the D & L trail in Cementon on Saturday morning….
A Foggy And Rainy Year End Hike On The Snow Covered Greater Hazleton Rails To Trails.
Rain was in the forecast Saturday here in Northeastern Pennsylvania so I decided to stay close to home and hike on the Greater Hazleton Rail to Trails. It is located about 3 miles from my home in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. It is a wonderful trail and a great place to hike throughout the year….
A Christmas Morning, And A Couple More Year End Hikes, At The Susquehanna Wetlands.
We had a white Christmas here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. There was still about three inches of snow on the ground in my backyard in Hazle Township in Luzerne County on a cloudy Christmas morning. After taking my usual 2 mile morning walk through my neighborhood I watched my turkeys in my backyard. I used to…
Snow And Ice On MY First Hike Of Winter At The Susquehanna Wetlands
Winter arrived with snow and cold here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It was a frigid 8 degrees at my home in Hazle Township in Luzerne County. As usual. despite the weather, I decided to drive the 20 miles to the Susquehanna Wetlands and see if any critters were stirring in the artic cold. The weak December…
An Unplanned Visit To Riverview Park In East Penn Township And Another, Short, Hike Along The Lehigh River.
I was back hiking along the Lehigh River on Saturday morning, at the Riverview Park in East Penn Township in Carbon County. This was not were I planned to hike on the first day of Winter. During the week I planned to explore the Wild Creek and Penn Forest Reservoirs in Carbon County on Saturday….
My Second Christmas Bird Count At The Montour Preserve
I returned to the Montour Preserve early Sunday morning to participate in my second National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count. The Montour Preserve, obviously, is located in Montour County, and is part of the Bloomsburg Circle of the National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count. A circle is an area where participants work under the supervision…
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