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  • The McDade Trail: Jerry Lee’s to Hialeah

    October 19, 2020 A “thru-hike” of the McDade Trail in Northeastern Pennsylvania Day 2 = 16 miles See Day 1

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    October 31, 2020
    Hiking, Pennsylvania, Photography
    autumn, Delaware National Forest, Hiking, McDade Trail, Nature, Pennsylvania, Photography
  • The McDade Trail: Milford Beach to Jerry Lee’s

    October 10, 2020 A “thru-hike” of the 31 mile McDade Trail in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Day 1 = 15 miles See Day 2

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    October 31, 2020
    Hiking, Pennsylvania, Photography
    autumn, Delaware National Forest, forest, Hiking, McDade Trail, Nature, Pennsylvania, Photography
  • The Boots

    The dark chestnut leather Has dried and cracked Wrinkled like an elephants hide With centuries-old dirt Etched into every crease Specks of golden ground Creating patterns, drawing maps Of all the dusty trails they’ve trodden Miles born into memories The brown and yellow laces have frayed The metal hardware clasps left rusted The treads worn […]

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    April 25, 2020
    Appalachian Trail, Backpacking, Hiking, U.S. Travel, Writing
    Appalachian Trail, Backpacking, Hiking, mountains, old leather boots, poetry, wanderlust
  • Capturing Spring in a Jar: Preserving Dandelions

            I have decided to preserve dandelions this year, inspired by Ray Bradbury’s spectacular story, “Dandelion Wine.” I want to capture a bit of the magic and promise that these early blooms provide. In the book, Bradbury describes the wine made from the blossoms as “summer in your hand,” “the essence of this […]

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    April 12, 2020
    Cooking/Baking, Gardening, Homemade
    cooking, Dandelion Wine, dandelions, flowers, food, Gardening, Homemade, Nature, Ray Bradbury, weeds
  • Spring’s Arrival Approaches with Sprouting Flora Throughout the Forest

    There is so much to see as the Spring revives the still and slumbering earth in the Northeastern woods of Pennsylvania. The weather has been warming and the days are slowly getting longer. I have been out walking just about every day. I am going to continue to seek out emerging plants and figure out […]

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    April 7, 2020
    Hiking, Pennsylvania, Wildlife
    Hiking, Nature, Pennsylvania, Photography
  • Migrating Snow Geese Flock to Middle Creek

      The Snow Geese are arriving early this year! Today about 130,000 snow geese were recorded at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Kleinfeltersville, Lancaster County, PA. The temperature never rose above freezing but that didn’t stop people from arriving to the bird watching sites to witness the majesty up close.

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    February 15, 2020
    Pennsylvania, Wildlife
  • Paris, France: Seeking nature in the city of lights

    Paris has a resident population of just over 2 million people. It is one of the foremost travel destinations in the world, hosting 40 million tourists per year. It is a very busy and exciting place, which can be overwhelming to a solitude seeker such as myself. So while I toured this big, beautiful city, […]

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    March 25, 2019
    Environmental Sustainability, World Travel
    Nature, Paris, Photography
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