“Despite all I have seen and
experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch
of snow.”
~ Edmund Hillary
~1919-2008
~ New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and
philanthropist who, on May 29, 1953 with Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing
Norgay, became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount
Everest.
In the shadow of the northern Blue Mountain Ridge, a frosted, frozen and snow
covered Leaser Lake glistens with winter’s artistry as a man walks his dogs
across the frozen water on a sunny February afternoon in New Tripoli,
Pennsylvania in this selective color shot.
I really enjoyed being able to
actually walk on the lake and take photos!
Leaser Lake’s namesake is Frederick
Leaser, an American patriot who in September 1777 with his farm team hauled The
Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown where it was concealed in Zion
Reformed Church for protection during the Revolutionary War. His homestead is
located one mile north of the lake.
Leaser
Lake was built by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for water-oriented
recreation and opened for public use in 1971. Lehigh County leases this area
from the state and operates and maintains the park. The land north of the lake
was purchased by the county in the early 1970s. It is entirely wooded and is
used for nature study and as an addition to the State Game Lands No. 217.
