I was up and about early this morning of May 17th. I planned to head to the Black Moshannon Forest area to see what I might do…hike…fish… ?? I traveled through Renova, Pennsylvania and headed south towards the Black Moshannon Forest. I was blessed to see many beautiful landscapes along the way. I stopped at various places [...]
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Black Moshannon
Posted in Hikes, Wildflowers on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Headin’ East in God’s Country
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Bird life wakes me at five in the morning. Cardinals; robins and a host of warbler music makes for a great alarm clock. The crows, also, announce a new day by 5:30 A.M. The mountains were engulfed in fog. I decided to travel east towards the Alvin R. Bush Dam area and visit some other [...]
Loving Nature
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature, Wildflowers, Wildlife on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t sleep well! Suzie, my 14-year-old springer, needed to go for nature calls twice. Laurie had forgotten to turn her cell off and, for some reason, she had two texts. of course I was wakened both times. (One text was a sale ad and the other was a wrong number!) Unfortunately, when awakened, I [...]
Gobbler!!
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature, My Family on April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I left later than I would normally to listen for gobblers. However, a walk on a beautiful morning was my primary reason for heading to State Game Lands 247 near Center Hill, Pennsylvania. I wanted to further test my clothes against ticks too. I had sprayed an ingredient on them about a month ago and [...]
Beautiful Morning
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature, Wildflowers on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, Larry Delaney and I planned a hike last week, but the chance of rain forced a “rain check.”However, this morning proved just the opposite with a cloudless blue sky beckoning to be walked in. The site we chose this fine morning was the Armstrong Rails To Trails area from Mosgrove, Pennsylvania north to Templeton. [...]
Permethrin..(A Preliminary Test)
Posted in Hikes, Wildlife on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My hike today was for many reasons. I wanted to enjoy the beautiful spring weather; get some exercise; look and listen for wildlife; photos and to perform a test. As you know, the deer tick issue has become a major problem in Pennsylvania. I love being outdoors, but removing and eliminating 30, 40 to over [...]
State Game Lands 287
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The day, for mid-March, was to reach into the lower seventy degrees. I decided to head out for a hike and see what I could discover. The Sate Game Lands I decided to patrol was an area where I had been too previous. The only difference today was I was going to cover additional [...]
Cherry Run Hike
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature, Wildflowers on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, Frank Maus and I elected to travel the Cherry Run area for a hike. (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)The weather was like spring and to not utilize such a day would be a sin! The hills at the area I chose to hike are destined to be stripped for coal soon, so I [...]
Redbank Creek Journey
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Since our retirements, my friend Frank Maus and I have been doing some muskie fishing and hiking. Today, after a discussion we walked along trail known as the Redbank Valley Trail. The trail, although not yet completed, proved to be a great scenic trail. The trail runs along Redbank Creek. RedbankCreek divides the counties of Armstrong and [...]
The Mighty Allegheny River
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wow! Can you believe this weather for the end of January? The temperatures are to reach into the 60 degree mark. So, how could I stay home this day with weather seemingly spring-like? The answer is.. I couldn’t! I had some errands to run so I incorporated the trip into a nice walk along [...]
