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No Bears, But Some Birds, Bugs And Snakes At Egypt Meadows And Bruce Lake In Wayne County.
We are blessed here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. There are so many beautiful parks , rivers, lakes and mountains where we can visit, hike and explore nature. One of my favorite is Bruce Lake near the Promised Land State Park in Wayne County. Created by the retreat of glaciers in the last Ice Age, it has…
Great Trails In A Mature Oak Forest In Rocky Ridge County Park In York.
Before last Saturday afternoon, I never heard of Rocky Ridge Park in York County, Pennsylvania. On Friday I drove to York County to visit the Susquehanna Riverlands State Park. It was my first visit to one of Pennsylvania’s newest state parks. I hiked in the park Friday afternoon and took another 6 1/2 mile hike …
My First Visit To The Susquehanna Riverlands State Park In York County
I spent another weekend hiking along the ancient and scenic Susquehanna River. Not on the trails in the Susquehanna Wetlands in Luzerne County, but this time I was 125 miles down river, in the Susquehanna Riverlands State Park in York County. Susquehanna Riverlands State Park is one of the three new state parks established in…
Not Much Mountain Laurel In Bloom But A Lot Of Migratory Birds On A Hike On The Greater Hazleton Rails To Trail.
A year ago there was a spectacular display of mountain laurel on the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails. (I had to review my blog from last year to remind me. You can read it by clicking on the bold link in the last sentence.) As I mentioned in my blog on my hike to…
Walking 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…
Sunshine, 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…
A 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…
Finally, 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…
Back 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…
Pitch 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…
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