Pennsylvania - 2005

10051DSC02166.JPG (107391 bytes) A big stop for us in the Reading area is always Hawk Mountain.
Climb from the Hall of the Mountain King, as this area is know.

The trail to the top of Hawk Mountain is well maintained, with steps up the steeper sections.

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10170503DSC02165.JPG (111981 bytes) The top of Hawk Mountain consists of a bolder field, on which everyone sits.  The hawks generally come from the hills straight ahead.  Each hill, and each bump on the hills are names, so that you can say "red tail over number four".
Some of the hawk watchers. 10170504DSC02163.JPG (109411 bytes)
10170505DSC02161.JPG (67059 bytes) And some of the hawk watchees.  I.E. hawks.
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10170507DSC02170.JPG (123843 bytes) Recent tallies.
This is our home, in Reading.  This is in the parking lot at Country Meadows, where Margie's father lives.  Notice the dumpster as our neighbor. 10180501DSC02174.JPG (93387 bytes)
10180502DSC02175.JPG (94695 bytes) This is Country Meadows.  Our Ramber is just to the left.  Margie's father's unit is on the second floor, off to the right.
The Tulpohoken River.  Within walking distance of Country Meadows, across the street.  Margie's father watches the geese here. 10180503DSC02171.JPG (102738 bytes)
10180504DSC02173.JPG (125385 bytes) The bridge.. Margie's bike.
Up the Tulpohoken is Blue Marsh, a Corps of Engineers reservoir. 10180505DSC02178.JPG (118423 bytes)
10180506DSC02177.JPG (117033 bytes) Our "toad", with canoe, at Blue Marsh.
Blue Marsh 10180506DSC02179.JPG (119775 bytes)