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A Perfect July Morning For Hiking and Fishing At The PPL Wetlands

A cold front came through Northeastern Pennsylvania last  Friday bringing blue skies,  less humidity and much cooler temperatures to our area for the weekend. Perfect walking weather. On Sunday I drove to the PPL River lands in Salem Township to take advantage of the beautiful July weather.  I left my nephew Mikey at Lake Took-A-While…

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Summer Heat And Another Hike With My Macro Lens

The Fourth of July celebrations are one of the highlights of summer  in the United States. This year summer co-operated, for most of the day anyway, here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It was hazy, hot and humid when I awoke. My kind of weather. And perfect for celebrations and picnics. I wanted to beat the heat…

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A Walk In The Heat And Humidity With My Macro Lens At The Greater Hazleton Rails To Trails

July arrived like it should, in my opinion anyway, with hazy sunshine, heat and humidity. I love the Summer and I love the heat. It was already 70 degrees when I took my early morning walk Sunday. Later, I decided to stay close to home and hike on our beautiful Rails to Trails. The temperature…

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A Close Encounter With A Fawn At The PPL Wetlands

We finally had some Summer weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania on Saturday.  Temperatures  climbed into the mid 80’s. I decided to walk in the PPL Wetlands in Salem Township  with my nephew Mikey.  I usually hike alone, it makes it easier to see and photograph the local critters. However, my nephew Mikey, at 17 years…

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Early Summer At The Lehigh Gap

The forecast called for some rain in the afternoon Sunday  here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It was the first weekend of summer.  I left my home a early and drove to the Lehigh River  near the Lehigh Gap.  I parked at the entrance to the Lehigh and New England Trail in Bowmanstown and began my walk…

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Norway Day Nine: Tromso: My Last Walk In This Beautiful Arctic City

I awoke a little later than I usually do on my last full day in Tromso . Once again the 24 hours of daylight affected my sleeping. I did not sleep much. I was happy it wasn’t raining.  I still changed into my rain gear, it seems it always rains in northern Norway, and was…

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Despite The Clouds And Rain, A Nice June Walk On The Rails To Trails.

It looks like I can’t escape the rainy weather. It followed me from my recent trip to Norway where I had 10 days of rain.  It was another rainy start here in Northeastern Pennsylvania this morning. But it’s June and the woods in June are always beautiful even in the rain. I decided to stay…

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Norway Day One. Off To The Land Of Ice And Snow On My Birthday

I wanted to get away for my birthday this year. It will be my 60th year on this planet today. Unbelievable. That is a lot of years. And, like all of you, I’ve had some good ones and some  bad ones.  But this last  year was the worst of my life.  I am still having…

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Norway Day Eight: An Fun And Informative Drive In Search Of The Midnight Sun

It was Thursday evening  and I  had two more opportunities to see the midnight sun in Norway.  I left my hotel around 8:30 p.m. and walked about a 1/2 mile through the  empty streets of Tromso. I was walking to the meeting place where I would   join up with my midnight photography tour arranged by…

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Norway Day Eight: Tromso: Two More Lakes And A Botanical Gardens

After returning to my hotel I had breakfast and decided to visit Tromso’s famous Botanical Gardens. In reviewing the maps I also noticed a couple of lakes in the area. So I was off to explore some more of the arctic city of Tromso.  I had no Norwegian currency so I had to purchase a…

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