Ice and Snow can be Beautiful too, a Late Winter Walk in the Lehigh River Gorge.

Ice and Snow can be Beautiful too, a Late Winter Walk in the Lehigh River Gorge.

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I enjoyed the beauty of the tropics this past week during my visit to Belize and, will admit, I wasn’t looking forward to returning to the record breaking cold in my hometown in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  I was planning to just do some walking in town today since I had a lot of unpacking and chores to take care of.

I was visiting my brother when my nephew Mike asked me if I would take him to see the ice and waterfalls in the Lehigh Gorge. I had taken him there a few years ago and he wanted to return. Good choice Mike. Although it was cold, and we were the only folks down there,   we really enjoyed the frozen beauty of the  river and ice formations.  The Lehigh was completely frozen over in spots as was Buttermilk waterfalls. The ice formations on the rocks of the gorge was huge and beautiful. Loved the shades of gray and blue.  Realized you don’t have to go to the tropics to see the beauty in nature, it is everywhere. I’ll admit it is getting harder to deal with the cold as I grow older but still fun to get out there and enjoy it. The photo above is my nephew at the river.

We headed back just in time to beat the snow.  I took a short video of  my walk during the afternoon in the wind and snow so my new friends in Belize can see what real cold weather is about. They were freezing when the temperature got into the 60’s. It was -7 degrees on my way home from the airport last night. This is the link to the you tube video. http://youtu.be/jxrfKEnRv4s

No matter were we live, there is nothing we can do about the weather except to try and enjoy it the best we can. And, I’ll admit it isn’t easy here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I’m counting the days until Spring. Here is a link to some more photos of the ice formations from the Lehigh gorge today.  https://flic.kr/s/aHsk818mirlehigh Gorge 030

2 Comments

  1. Mike Skokoski on February 21, 2015 at 9:26 pm

    The gorge looks beautiful in the wintertime, the ice formations are really cool. Mike had a great time and really enjoyed the hike.



    • fskokoski@gmail.com on February 22, 2015 at 12:18 pm

      Yes it did, Mike made a good decision. Loved the blue tints in the ice. Not going to melt anytime soon either. Gobblers were back today and they are getting irritable with each other. Almost a few fights.