Apropos of nothing

A new location for the blog of Jeanne L. Kenney, thepixchick! She moved from Tumblr to Wordpress in 2013, and then from Wordpress to Blogger in 2015. Nature photos and more.

Fro her profile description:

Emotional idealist, belly laugher, animal lover. Living with metastatic breast cancer since June 2014. I am a lifer.

Apropos of nothing
http://www.thepixchick.com/

The Dad Poet

David J. Bauman describes himself as a "father, poet, and lazy birder," and a "lover of red wine and black coffee."  His blog covers all his interests and more.

The Dad Poet
https://dadpoet.wordpress.com/

Kozlansky.com

Some nice folks I met at lunch at the 2015 NEPA Blog Con.

kozlansky.com

Where nature & art meet to entertain, educate and inspire.

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Endless Mountain Experience

I needed to take a few days off from blogging.  I had reached my maximum blogging energy unit usage updating 3 blogs last week.  It's been a nice vacation, but now it's time to get back to work.

Today I present to you, the Endless Mountains Experience blog.

Endless Mountains Experience

http://endlessmountains.wordpress.com

"Hiking, Backpacking, Paddling, Camping, and Exploring Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains...and beyond"

I forget exactly where I came across this blog, I want to say Twitter, but I forgot to write down the source in my post.  From the about (snipped):

"My motivation to write this blog and write the book “Hiking the Endless Mountains” (http://www.amazon.com/Hiking-Endless-Mountains-Northeastern-Pennsylvania/dp/081170677X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320875565&sr=1-1) has been driven by not only a desire to chronicle my travels, but to also show people how special and unique the Endless Mountains are, and that this region needs to be protected.

Natural gas drilling and development has begun to spread throughout the Endless Mountains.  While these activities can bring great economic opportunities, it can also threaten our environment and natural resouces if not properly managed.  I am not against drilling, but I feel there must be a balance.  I am very concerned how so much of our public lands have been leased for drilling; this is land held in the public trust for all people.  If excessive drilling on public lands is allowed, it will result in the destruction of tens of thousands of acres of forests, habitats, and beautiful natural areas.  Our state forests and game lands attract millions of visitors from around the world to enjoy the outdoors (and spend their money in our communities).  But who will want to hunt, fish, kayak, backpack, camp, hike, or bike ride among rigs, gas wells, and compressor stations?  Who will want to visit parks and forests bulldozed for drilling?  We must preserve these special places for not only future generations, but also this one."

A great thing about blogs such as Endless Mountains Experience is that you can take a tour of a part of Northeast PA without leaving the comfort of your favorite arm chair.  And if you happen to find something that interests you on the blog, you can take a trip to see it in person!  The photos in this blog are amazing, and I'm sure do not do justice to the beauty and serenity that Endless Mountains has to offer.  Head over to the blog and check it out!

~Michelle

From the Mailbag: Trailscapes

We received an email recently from Tami Quigley from the Lehigh Valley asking if we could spotlight her blog.  She was one of the many bloggers nominated in the Morning Call MyChoiceVoice blogger awards back in March.

Hello, if you would please list my blog, Trailscapes (http://trailscapes-tami.blogspot.com) on NEPA. I became aware of NEPA recently when you mentioned Trailscapes as one of the blogs nominated in the Morning Call blog contest.

I am based in the Lehigh Valley and my blog revolves around photos of nature, which I think is something everyone can enjoy. Thanks! Tami

Trailscapes
http://trailscapes-tami.blogspot.com
Twitter:  @tamitrailscapes

From the About:  Trailscapes is a place to find the beauty of nature in my original photos and videos of nature set to music. Find the beauty, inspiration and whimsy in nature! There's beauty all around us, we just have to look for it in the simplest things!

Be sure to check out Tami and all of the other talented bloggers from the Lehigh Valley!

~Michelle

Sweet Valley Sunrises

If you've been reading NEPA Blogs for a while, you know that co-administrator Michelle is the Queen of All Media, social and otherwise; that she is a working mom who is also a blogger, a tweeter, a student, and is heavily involved in the Northeastern Pennsylvania community; and she is responsible for the revival of NEPA Blogs last year and its continued growth and expansion beyond being just a blog.

But what you might not know is that she has a thing for sunrises. She loves to capture sunrises in photos, several of which have graced the NEPA Blogs header in the past year. And for the past few months she has been posting these images to a new Tumblr blog, Sweet Valley Sunrises.


Michelle's Sunrise Tumblr Photo Blog
http://sweetvalleysunrises.tumblr.com/

No two sunrises are ever the same, and the nature of sunrises changes throughout the year. Follow along as Michelle shares these subtle changes on her blog, Sweet Valley Sunrises!