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Local Scenery / Landscapes - 2sfp2/1/2004 |
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| Interstate 81, southbound lanes, December 2003. The view is late afternoon looking toward the southwest and the Locust-Quakake Valley, the Broad, Sharp and Blue Mountains off in the distance. Viewpoint is from the bridge over the Interstate on the Delano-Quakake road. | |
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| Condensation cloud over the Wapwallopen nuclear power plant on a still day in October, 2003. The viewpoint is looking northwest from "Nannygoat Hill" in Hazleton, PA. The intervening ridges are Green-Buck Mountain and the Nescopeck Mountain. Past the power plant in the far distance are the dimly seen Endless Mountains. | |
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| View of Ashland Mountain from the tourist Pioneer Mine end of the line "lokie" ride. | View of the Mahanoy Valley from the Ashland tourist mine site. View is to the northeast. In the far distance you can barely see the rounded rise of Delano Mountain or "Bear's Head". This rise is the highest point in the Anthracite coal fields, nearly 2100 feet above sea level. The town of Shenandoah, PA is the white patch in the middle distance. |
