“A
good photograph is knowing where to stand.”
~ Ansel Adams
~
1902-1984
As
sunset looms on a gorgeous October day, the historic Northampton Street Bridge,
commonly called The Free Bridge, can be seen across the Delaware River looking
toward Phillipsburg, New Jersey from Delaware Canal State Park, Easton,
Pennsylvania near the Forks of the Delaware Trailhead of the Delaware and
Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail).
The
Delaware River Toll Bridge can be seen at left, and at right the iconic Jimmy’s
Doggie Stand.
The
Free Bridge that spans the two states was completed in 1896 and survived
massive flooding from Hurricane Diane in 1955. It underwent a thorough restoration in 1990 and
is one of my very favorite places to photograph.
Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L
Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in
Pennsylvania.
