“Sure I wave the American flag. Do
you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I’m
not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be.”
~ John Wayne
~ 1907-1979
Old Glory billows beautifully in
the sun-dappled late spring breeze on a gorgeous mid-June evening along the
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail) that hugs the
Kittatinny Ridge at Lehigh Gap. This flag can be seen atop mile marker 95, but
many flags such as this patriotically dot the trail.
In
the shadow of the Kittatinny Ridge, also called Blue Mountain, The Lehigh Gap
in Slatington, Pennsylvania, is a crossroads where the Lehigh Gap Nature
Center’s trails connect two historic trails – the Appalachian Trail and the
D&L Trail.
The
Appalachian Trail, a foot path, follows the ridge on both sides of the Lehigh
Gap, running 1,245 miles south to Georgia and 930 miles north to Maine. Running
from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and
Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.
I
just love this quote from John Wayne – the great, iconic American actor known
as “The Duke” – and thought it matched perfectly with the image, especially in
these times.
God
Bless America!
