Winding Through An October Morning ...

“In the entire circle of the year there are no days as delightful as those of a fine October.”

                      ~ Alexander Smith

                         ~ Scottish poet & essayist

                            ~1829-1867

Game Preserve Road winds through the historic Schlicher Covered Bridge, bathed in the morning light, on a gorgeous late October day at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

 

Schlicher’s is an historic wooden covered bridge in North Whitehall Township. It is a 108-foot-long, Burr Truss bridge that crosses the Jordan Creek and was constructed in 1882. It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was closed for a time for needed renovations.

 

At Guth's Bridge In June ...

“A picture is nothing but a bridge between the soul of the artist and that of the spectator.”

         ~ Eugene Delacroix

          ~ 1798-1863

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.
Manassas Guth Covered Bridge is the star of this painterly and serene scene that I captured on the first day of summer, June 20, 2020.

Manassas Guth Covered Bridge crosses the Jordan Creek in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. The historic wooden bridge was constructed in 1858 and rebuilt in 1882. It is a 108-foot long Burr Truss Bridge with vertical siding. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and is part of Covered Bridge Park, Orefield, Pennsylvania.

The bridge is also known as Guth’s Covered Bridge and Guth’s Bridge.