Tag: hiking
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Photographing 40-foot Falls in Archbald, PA just after Hurricane Ida
40-foot falls is a waterfall I had no idea existed until just this year despite living in this area of Northeastern Pennsylvania for the majority of my life. I heard about it from a YouTube video by Dale Keklock, a local historian of sorts that is painstakingly documenting the now moribund coal industry in our…
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Butterfly – July 2019
Butterfly – July 2019 Went for a hike last night to see the digger wasps again. The fields were full of butterflies.
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Hiking Aylesworth, Jermyn, PA – April 2018
Hiking Aylesworth, Jermyn, PA – April 2018 Eliza and I are forcing spring to happen by spending as much time outdoors as we can.
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Hiking in Seven Tubs Nature Recreation Area, Bear Creek, PA – April 2018
Hiking in Seven Tubs Nature Recreation Area, Bear Creek, PA – April 2018 On Saturday Eliza and I went for a hike around Seven Tubs, a series of “tubs” carved out of the bedrock by glaciers a few thousand years ago. Beautiful area, beautiful day.
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E18: Ground Digger Wasp
http://cdevroe.com/media/audio/e18.mp3 In late-July I stumbled upon a large mound of sand at a construction site that had several large wasps digging holes. I had never seen a wasp that large in my life. Turn your volume up for the tail end of this audio bit. Links Video: Ground Digger Wasps in Australia. Look a bit narrower…
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Field of gold – July 2017
Field of gold – July 2017 It is easy to take for granted the amazing landscapes that the area I live in affords. Much of what I see during my short hikes would be jaw dropping to lifetime city dwellers. I need to keep reminding myself of that.
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E17: Crickets in a field
In late-July I went for a hike and recorded this audio bit. http://cdevroe.com/media/audio/e17.mp3 Links Photo: The grass I mention Photo: The jake I mention Download MP3
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Not a dinosaur egg – July 2017
Not a dinosaur egg – July 2017 You have to wonder, though, what amount of water moving at what speed over what duration would it take to make this stone look like this? I’m no geologist but I’d say a lot, fast, and a fair amount of time geologically speaking.
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Weeds – July 2017
Weeds – July 2017 Summertime hikes offer a completely different experience to early spring hikes. Most of this grass was only a few inches high in early spring, about a foot or so in June, and in this photo in late-July it is at least 3-feet high.
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Turkey, Archbald, PA – July 2017
Turkey, Archbald, PA – July 2017 This young Jake wanted blood. He spotted me from about 50 yards away and decided to come investigate. I crouched behind a bush and got smaller and smaller to try not to intimidate him and he got within a single yard from me. I have it all on video.
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mapmywalk
Under Armour has a free app called mapmywalk that I’ve been using to map hikes that I’ve been taking recently. I really like it. It doesn’t rely on street maps but rather exact GPS coordinates to map the route I take. This helps me to map trails that I’m hiking that aren’t on any park…
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Slowing down my hike to see new things
I’ve spent a lot of time outdoors in my area. A lot. Especially when I was younger I was outside more than I was inside. And now that I’m older my main hobbies are hiking, kayaking and photography. All of which force me to explore. This weekend I was pleasantly surprised to have seen a…
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Jeff Mitchell hikes South Branch Trail
Jeff Mitchell, who has inspired me to hike in several locations due to his blog and books, somewhat recently hiked the South Branch trail of Lackawanna State Park. He writes: What a place to hike on a hot summer day, I thought. It was noticeably cooler in this deep, shaded glen along the creek. We…
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Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Frost Hollow Trail and Snowflake Trail
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in October 2016 – Approx. 3.2 miles – I ended up jogging most of these trails rather than my normal casual hike. Because of this I ended up not taking near…
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Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Kennedy Creek Trail, Basset Path, Abington Trail, Lee Hill Trail, Lakeshore Trail, Ranger Trail
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in early October 2016 – Approx. 5.2 miles – If you’re looking at the map, the trails I hiked on this particular day rest just southeast of Bullhead Bay on Lee…
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Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Campgrounds, Woodlands Ponds Trail, Big Bass Pond, Bull Frog Pond, North Woods Trail, Grouse Trail
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in September 2016 – Approx. 5 miles – For this hike I parked in the second parking area on Lake View Drive and began walking northwest into the campgrounds. Looking…
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Exploring Conservation Island in Promised Land State Park
It takes just over an hour for me to get to Promised Land State Park. (See also, park map.) Because it isn’t too close to home I’ve only been to this park twice. Once two years ago to kayak and again just a few weeks ago with Jonathan Edwards to do a little UAV flying and…
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Hiking Lackawanna State Park: South Branch Trail, Messimer Preserve, Grist Mill Road, 524, Abington Trail, Basset Path
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in September 2016 – Approx. 6.0 miles – I parked in the Cole Road parking area which, incidentally, is where I caught a snapper earlier this year. I began my trek…
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Creating your own hiking checklist
Have you ever bolted out the door to go hiking (or kayaking, photographing, cycling, it doesn’t matter) and when you arrive at your location you realize you forgot something at home? Say, a camera battery or a water bottle? Here is a simple way to reduce the number of times this happens to you: make a checklist.…
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Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Abington Trail, Joey’s Trail, Turkey Hill Trail, Ranger Trail
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in September 2016 – Approx. 6.0 miles – I parked my car in the small parking area on Rowland’s Road where Kennedy Creek and Abington Trails meet. I started walking south…
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Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Dam, North Woods Trail and Orchard Trail
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in September 2016 – Approx. 7.5 miles – I parked in the last parking lot along the main road of the park; Lake View Drive. It is the same lot…
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Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Ranger Trail and Rowland’s Road
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in August 2016 – Approx. 2.5 miles – This first hike I completed with my father one Sunday morning. We meandered our way over Ranger trail just off of Route…
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Hiking every trail in Lackawanna State Park
For several weeks I’ve been slowly tracing my way through the trails found within the confines of Lackawanna State Park and I’m just about halfway through my goal of hiking every trail. The park boasts over 18-miles of hiking and 15-miles of multi-use trials (hiking, horseback riding, biking) giving me plenty of places to explore. Counting…