Costume

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Originally uploaded by P_Linehan.

PhotoFriday challenge. Shippensburg March to Destiny reenactment. July 2008

Beans on the Ramble Trail

Beans on the Ramble Trail
Originally uploaded by P_Linehan

I went on another walk with Beans in Caledonia Park. The Ramble Trail is one of the easiest along the creek.

Meditation

Meditation
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Photo Friday .
I like the symmetry. I was floating in a kayak in a cove at dusk. A very peaceful time.

Taken at Lake Cochnawagan in Monmouth, ME

White

Photo Friday Challenge: White
Outside an antique shop in Canaan, Maine. May, 2008

Enjoy the ice storm

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Originally uploaded by P_Linehan.

Last week we had an ice storm. There was very little damage and we didn't even lose power. When I wanted to take a picture of the scene Tigger refused to move, so I added him to the picture.

Maybe it's better with Tigger in it?

Charcoal Hearths

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Originally uploaded by P_Linehan.Yesterday I hiked on the Charcoal Hearth Trail at Caledonia State Park. Five of the old hearth sites are marked along the trail that goes around the hill.

The hearths were part of the charcoal production necessary for the iron industry in the 1800's. All that's left of the hearths now are the flattened areas, usually about twenty or so feet in diameter. There is also a network of trails that were necessary to haul out the finished charcoal.

Here is another one of the hearths:

This is a picture from Penn State Mont Alto showing a hearth. The caption says it was the last hearth in 1905. But this was at least fifteen years after the iron industry ended. Maybe it was a forestry student project?

The trail starts at the entrance to the park along Rte. 30 in Fayetteville, PA. It is also the site of the Caledonia Furnace that was owned by the abolitionist Senator, Thaddeus Stevens. The original was destroyed by the Confederate Army on the way to Gettysburg.

Follow this link to the rest of the pictures.

Sunset at the Park

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Originally uploaded by P_Linehan.

We decided to take the dog for a last walk before evening and were rewarded by this fabulous sunset. The white line in the bottom photo is a backlit jet contrail.