Despite having visited Promised Land State Park for a decade or more, I only learned of the Little Falls trail last year, while scrolling through pages of recommended hikes in Northeast PA. To be fair, I think I did know about it at one point, but had forgotten – the

Autumn on the Water

The Francis Walter Dam sits just south of the confluence of the Lehigh River and Bear Creek, a towering arc of concrete that holds back

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Scranton in Autumn

For something different, a visit to downtown Scranton, PA, last autumn.  I am wholly and without doubt not a city person; too much concrete, too

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Autumn

The question of when autumn begins seems to raise strong opinions.  There’s the calendar date, which in my opinion falls too early, when the days

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Forgotten Graves

BRENT PENNINGTON – Abandoned Catholic cemetery in Owego, NY, on the afternoon of 26 August 2023. BRENT PENNINGTON – Abandoned Catholic cemetery in Owego, NY,

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Nescopeck Birds

In addition to the loon, my visit to Nescopeck State Park this past spring included encounters with several other bird species, including a new addition

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