Tobyhanna in Autumn Colors

The trees in the Poconos are beginning their grand showing of autumn colors just in time for October. Over the weekend we were so smitten with gold, magenta, and scarlet that I completely forgot to take pictures until the last day of our visit.

Monday morning at Tobyhanna was cool and beautiful. The trees are just turning, and we had a few moments of breezelessness when the water stilled enough to see the clear reflection of autumn colors against the blue morning sky. My photos cannot possibly convey the peace of the morning.

In case you aren’t a forest bunny like me, I encourage you to take an afternoon to visit a local park, or drive a couple hours to a forest, or even just go spend an hour with a tree in your yard. You may be surprised by what you hear, if you just sit back and listen a while.

Parks of the Poconos

We explored many a state park around the Poconos. You’ve seen a little of Tobyhanna, and today I’m sharing a few more images. The top image may well be my favorite image from the entire weekend! In this and the two subsequent images by the frozen Tobyhanna Lake, you can see just what an improvement my new camera provides! I’ve never been able to successfully zoom in and capture such close-up detail as this!

The last two images are from Hickory Run State Park. Hickory Run is loads of fun – there is a lot to see and do there, and there are some unique features, including the “Boulder Field.” The Boulder Field is the result of glacial stresses acting on nearby rock formations. As the glacier put pressure on the rock faces, boulders cracked off and rolled down to settle in this “field.” The field is over 400 feet by 1800 feet, and over 12 feet deep! According to the information panel near the site, this field has remained essentially unchanged for over 10,000 years.

The image of the creek is actually a piece of the Sand Spring Run, one of many waterways in the Hickory Run State Park. I could have sat next to it all day and just listened!