Sunset Mirrors The Lehigh ...

“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.”

           ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                ~1803-1882

A gorgeous mid-December sunset mirrors in the Lehigh River along the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail), Easton, Pennsylvania. The faint lights from buildings along the river can be seen in the distance.

 

I captured this after setting off from the Forks of the Delaware Trailhead of the D&L Trail at Delaware Canal State Park.

 

The Forks of the Delaware is the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers where Phillipsburg, New Jersey and Easton meet; it is where the Lehigh River merges into the Delaware River.

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

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.