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Winter Beauty, Part Two
By Producer, Kelly Meinhart
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is certainly an appropriate time to reflect on life and on the beauty
and wonder of nature. Winter 2003 is giving us ample time for that
reflection as many of us have spent a good deal of time indoors.
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been taking the opportunity to get outside after many of our recent
snowfalls to catalog some of the beauty that has been falling around
us, and have been enjoying the peaceful sounds of nature while on
my hikes along our waterways and in the woods. On a recent hike along
the Conodoguinet Creek, I walked along a pathway of snow four or so
inches deep. I was the first to makes tracks. But above, and all around
me, the birds sang a melodic tune that kept me company as I ventured
into the untouched beauty.
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A Winter Wonderland Photo Gallery 1 ]
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upstream I saw a large wading bird along shore. There it was, a Great
Blue Heron. I am always amazed at how certain birds stick around during
the cold winter months. I was too far away to get a photo, but you
can take it from me that he was just a moment of elegance along the
water.
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I have to admit that this winter has been a little rougher than some,
it has afforded me time to slow down and appreciate nature for all
her simplicity and subtle beauty. While traveling up the Susquehanna
River toward Williamsport, I discovered that the further up river
I traveled -- the more the river became a waterway of ice chunks.
These chunks were broken up and traveling down river. And as I stood
along the shoreline I could hear them cracking and breaking - as the
temperature changed and the water moved.
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A Winter Wonderland Photo Gallery 2 ]
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is just part two of my winter journeys. The final edition will air
next month and will take us to even more of Pennsylvania's winter
wonderlands, so be sure to come back, sit back and enjoy it with me.
And the next snowfall, which I'm sure won't be too far away, try to
get out and take a little hike, even if it is short - and enjoy the
peacefulness of being alone with nature and the quiet of the snowfall.
Be sure to check out these websites for more information about the Susquehanna River and the Conodoguinet Creek.
 Susquehanna River Basin Commission
USGS
Susquehanna River Trail
Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
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