Winter Gold At The Bridge ...

“There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.”

             ~ Pablo Picasso

               ~ 1881 ~ 1973

The golden hour of a beautiful late February day illuminates patches of snow and the Little Lehigh Creek to the right of a path at Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania, that leads to the Interstate 78 bridge that drapes above the peaceful parkway in this painterly, HDR image I shot as sunset loomed.

The busy interstate that drives above the bucolic setting is an interesting juxtaposition, but the bridge does nothing to detract from the serene paths, natural scenery and the Little Lehigh Creek, seen at right, that flows through the length of the parkway.

Interstate 78 is an east-west highway running 144 miles from northeast of Harrisburg through Allentown in Pennsylvania, and western and northern New Jersey to the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan in New York City.

 

Gold Rush ...

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”

  ~ Rabindranath Tagore

           ~ 1861 ~ 1941

It’s a late winter gold rush as a beautiful golden hour accented by clouds rushes across the landscape March 1, 2022 at one of the highest elevations of Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

 

Bridging Phillipsburg ...

“Praise the bridge that carried you over.”

         ~ George Colman

          ~ English dramatist

            ~ 1762 ~ 1836

The historic town of Phillipsburg, New Jersey can be seen behind the historic Northampton Street Bridge, commonly called the Free Bridge, which spans the Delaware River as sunset looms on a beautiful mid-May evening.

I presented the image in sepia to enhance the nostalgic effect.

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.

Phillipsburg, a Delaware River Town, was established March 8, 1861 and named for William Phillips, an early settler of the area.

The Free Bridge can also be seen from across the river at Delaware Canal State Park, Easton, Pennsylvania near the Forks of the Delaware Trailhead of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (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.