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A January Walk Near My Backyard, A Lot Of History, Memories And Natural Beauty
Happy New Year folks. It’s been a busy week and I didn’t get a chance to get any posts up. Sorry. We got some more seasonably cold weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania these past few days, and today, finally, some sunshine. I walked out through some property I own, and love, remembering some of many…
More Ghosts Of Our Coal Mining Past, A Foggy Hike Near Tresckow, Carbon County.
Another mild, and foggy, day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I decided to take advantage of the warm temperatures and hike in the old coal mining area between Tresckow and McAdoo. I was born in McAdoo, and lived there for my first two years, It is the town where my mom and her family grew up….
Mushrooms, A Bald Eagle And Mild Temperatures At The PPL Wetlands. Can’t Get Much Better In December
We are having record warm weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania this December. There has been no measurable snow recorded and temperatures were in the 60’s yesterday. It was cooler today, in the low 40’s this morning but still well above normal. As a result of the warm weather, the grass has remained green, there have…
A Rare And Beautiful Early Christmas Morning Sky
As I have done all of my life, I spent Christmas Eve with my family sharing the traditional Polish Holy or Wigilia Supper. It was a nice time, although still with much sadness, since we lost our father two years ago. After everyone left I was sound asleep, stuffed with fried cod, cabbage, cheese…
Winter Arrives Soon: Some Macro Images On The Winter Solstice.
It’s the first day of Winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, although the actual solstice doesn’t officially occur for a few more hours, at 11:49 P.M. EST. in Northeastern Pennsylvania. This has always been one of my favorite days of the year, from when I first learned that on this day the sun reaches it…
Cemeteries, Reclamation and Some Beautiful Scenery Near Upper Lehigh.
It was a clear and cold morning here in Northeastern Pennsylvania today and I decided to take advantage of the clear blue skies and great visibility and hike to someplace with a view. I decided to walk out to what is know as the “washout” on the mountain north of the old mining village of…
Almost Winter, But Still No Ice, At The Nescopeck State Park
We finally got some colder weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Temperatures dropped into the low 20’s this morning with a steady northwesterly wind. It was mostly sunny when I decided to drive to the Nescopeck State Park this morning to take a near winter solstice hike. I walked down to Lake Francis which was entirely…
A Walk Into Green Ridge Past, The Landscape Has Changed So Much But The Memories Will Always Remain.
I returned from my trip to the “Big Apple”, New York City, on Saturday and decided to hike out my Central Park on Sunday, the reclaimed strip mines near my home in Green Ridge, Hazle Township. It was another very mild day here in northeastern Pennsylvania and I walked down the old trails which have…
A Mild, For December, Sunset
I decided to take advantage of the mild weather we’ve been having and walk out and watch the sunset. We had temperatures near 50 degrees again today, well above average. i remember years here in Northeastern Pennsylvania when it was below zero already. And no snow either. Just a thin coating of ice on the…
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