Kittatinny Color Pop ...

“For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.”

     ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson

      ~French photographer

      ~1908-2004

It’s a Kittatinny color pop as evening shadows begin to fall during an early November sunset across the Kittatinny Ridge, also called Blue Mountain, in this artistic shot I captured along the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail) at Lehigh Gap.

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).

Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.

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.

 

November Comes Softly To Wehr's Dam ...

 “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”

              ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

                          ~1896-1940

The afternoon sun pirouettes on the waters of the Jordan Creek as they spill over Wehr’s Dam in this painterly, HDR image I shot November 1, 2021.

The Jordan Creek continues to then flow beneath Wehr’s Covered Bridge at Covered Bridge Park, Orefield, Pennsylvania.

The dam, built in 1904, is next to Wehr’s Covered Bridge, which dates back to 1841.

The boardwalk of the Jordan Creek Greenway can be seen behind the dam.

Fall's Full Swing At Walter's Park ...

“Some of the days in November carry the whole memory of summer as a fire opal carries the color of moon rise.”

              ~ Gladys Taber

                ~ 1899-1980

 ~author of 59 books, including the Stillmeadow books, & columnist for Ladies’ Home Journal & Family Circle

Surrounded by the brilliant fall foliage of early November, the swings at Walter’s Park, Phillipsburg, New Jersey stir memories of summer fun on a beautiful autumn afternoon.

Yet who says swings are just for warm weather? Not me!

The picturesque Walter’s Park is home to a pool, pavilion, picnic areas, half-mile walking track, basketball court, fitness equipment, play pieces for ages 2 to 12, baseball field, soccer/football field and tennis courts.

The current swimming pool, built in 1955, is set to be replaced in 2022.

 

Fall Across The Forks Of The Delaware ...

“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.”

  ~ Norman Maclean

  ~ 1902 ~1990

 ~ American author and scholar noted for his semi-autobiographical novella “A River Runs Through It and Other Stories” (1976) that was adapted into a motion picture in 1992; and the book “Young Men and Fire” (1992).

Fall reflects across the Forks of the Delaware, the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers where Easton, Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg, New Jersey meet, as sunset looms on a beautiful late October afternoon.

Phillipsburg and Easton are both historic Delaware River Towns. Easton was founded in 1752. Phillipsburg was established March 8, 1861 and was named for William Phillips, an early settler of the area.

Pops of the Easton skyline can be seen at left. At right is the Delaware River Toll Bridge, the historic Northampton Street Bridge – commonly called The Free Bridge – and the iconic Jimmy’s Doggie Stand in Phillipsburg.

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.

I shot this from my vantage point at Delaware Canal State Park, Easton near the Forks of the Delaware Trailhead of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail). The Forks of the Delaware is where the Lehigh River merges into the Delaware River.

 The trail is positioned between the Delaware River and Delaware Canal, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978. The site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.

Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.