I was sitting in my backyard watching this bee, wondering why it was just clinging to the outdoor furniture. I noticed the curled wings. Later it died and fell to the ground.I’m wondering if this is because of Varroa mites, which I was learning about at this website:https://www.honeybeesuite.com/
When the New York Central System was sold off to form Conrail in the 1970’s, a lot of history was lost. Who wanted to store an office building basement worth of old documents? And today these may be one of a kind.My neighbor was gracious enough to let me remove some maps and elevation profiles […]
West of Wilkenweir on the H-S Trail A quick note about my book progress before head out – I’m spending a lot of time walking on the Horse-Shoe Trail and am learning a lot. Today, for instance, I’ll drive to Welkinweir and fill in a couple of gaps of the Horse-Shoe […]
This is just a short post with what’s up – What I’m up to, what I’m working on, and what I’m reading this month. This past weekend, my daughter and I biked from the Trexlertown velodrome to Bowers Park. We stopped at Jason’s Bike Shop, shown here. Our route two-lane roads passed by wheat fields […]
Green Lane Reservoir and Peace Valley Reservoir both have lots of trails. Green Lane has a developed section with a bandstand, picnic area, small lake and campground. In the surrounding areas, there are miles of rustic hiking, equestrian and mountain bike trails around the reservoir that work well for day hikes. There’s boat rental on […]
I used Natural Earth as a short cut for a few recent maps. But this morning I wanted to try a bilinear resampling of the SRTM elevation data. I like the result.In this version, I added a few more route options and a couple of campsites. The Speakeasy is supposedly developing a campsite. It’s just […]
It’s great to have friends who want to bike north from Philadelphia to Binghamton, New York. I was thinking about this, and it’s about 230 to 240 miles. You can go west through Tunkhannock, past Lake Carey where I lived as a kid. Or you can take the D&H Trail north from Simpson. This is […]
Dordogne, in France, captures my imagination. It offers a contrast to most anywhere in Pennsylvania. Rather than towns choked by in-fill development and suburban sprawl, the architecture and the agrarian or wooded landscapes work together to provide cultural and outdoor experiences in close proximity without the dominance of car traffic. I value the French village […]
“How do you feel?” Sandi asked this morning. I’d just gotten the Covid vaccine yesterday.”Great!” I replied. Only I wasn’t thinking of the vaccine. I was thinking about the effects of the last couple of weeks on my body – mostly vegetables and no processed sugar.On our drive home from getting the vaccine we listened […]
We visited Tempe, AZ, so I decided to focus on Arizona’s landscape for a few days. While there, I started working on some maps to convey the sense of my experience. We went out on a pontoon boat through the Salt River Canyon, but much of Arizona is desert, so I learned more about these. […]