Showing posts with label towpath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label towpath. Show all posts

Saturday, January 1, 2022

Bucks County's Delaware Canal and Towpath: Landscape Photographs in Four Seasons

"To everything (turn, turn turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven..."
-Pete Seeger

For those of us in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the Delaware Canal State Park is a local gem, spanning about 60 miles between Bristol and Easton. The canal was first built in the 1830s, and for about 100 years, it was primarily a means of transporting coal. Today, the park is a wonderful place for walking, fishing, running, bicycle riding, and watching animal life.

For landscape photographers, the canal and towpath offer endless possibilities. Over the years, I have photographed different sections of the park during each of the seasons, in a range of weather and lighting conditions, each offering a different king of beauty. I have photographed the the park with colorful fall foliage and spring flowers, as well as during winter snow storms. I've photographed foggy mornings when the path seemed to disappear, and mornings when the rising sun peeked through the trees at the side of the towpath.

The combination of water, trees, bridges, reflections, and the winding path offer a seemingly endless range of photographic possibilities. Often there are surprises, such a heron looking for breakfast, a hot air balloon, or a uniquely colored sky. What follows are some my photographs of the state park taken over the past seven years. They cover the section of the canal between Yardley in the south and Upper Black Eddy in the north, all within Bucks County. I have grouped them by season.

I hope your 2022 path is filled with contentment, peace, happiness, and good health. 

SUMMER:

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park,
New Hope, July, 2020.

Uhlerstown Covered Bridge, Tinicum Township,
August, 2019.

Delaware Canal State Park,Virginia Forrest Recreation
Area, Solebury Twp., September, 2015.

Centre Bridge, Solebury Twp., September 2021.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, August, 2021.


AUTUMN:


Yardley, south of Black Rock Road, November, 2021.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, October, 2021.

Lumberville, September, 2019.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, November, 2021.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, December, 2020.

Yardley, north of Black Rock Road, November, 2021.

Centre Bridge, Solebury Twp., November, 2021.

Yardley, north of Black Rock Road, October, 2018.

Yardley, north of Black Rock Road, October, 2015.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, December, 2018.

Yardley, north of Black Rock Road, November, 2020.

Yardley, north of Woodside Road, December, 2021.

Yardley, south of Black Rock Road, November, 2021.

WINTER:

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, February, 2021.

Yardley, south of Black Rock Road, March, 2015.

Yardley, south of Black Rock Road, March, 2020.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, February, 2021.

Yardley, south of East Afton Avenue, December, 2020.

Yardley, south of Black Rock Road, February, 2021.

Yardley, south of Black Rock Road, January, 2020.

Yardley, north of East Afton Avenue, February, 2021.

Centre Bridge, Solebury Twp., January, 2021.

Yardley, south of Black Rock Road, February, 2021.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, January, 2016.

Lumberville, December, 2020.

SPRING: 

New Hope, April, 2020.

Upper Black Eddy, May, 2017.

Centre Bridge, Solebury Twp., June, 2021.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, April, 2021.

Erwina, April, 2020.

Delaware Canal State Park,Virginia Forrest Recreation
Area, Solebury Twp., May, 2020.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, April, 2021.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, April, 2019.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, May, 2021.

Erwina, April, 2020.

New Hope, March, 2021.

Centre Bridge, Solebury Twp., April, 2020.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, June, 2020.

Northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, 
New Hope, April, 2021.

Centre Bridge, Solebury Twp., June, 2021.

New Hope, June, 2021.

Yardley, north of Woodside Road, June, 2021.



Friday, March 5, 2021

Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Winter Landscape Photographs, 2021

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection."

Abraham Lincoln 

(March 4, 1861, First Inaugural Address)


During the past few winters, our snowblowers have had a bit of a break, but I have missed the beautiful Bucks County winter landscapes. This year, we were rewarded with some beautiful, classic winter days, with loads of fresh snow, a partially frozen Delaware River, and some wonderful sunrises and sunsets.  What follows is a collection of some of my favorites Bucks County spots, including: The Delaware Canal and Towpath, Lake Afton, Washington Crossing Historic Park, The Delaware River, several Bucks County bridges, New Hope, the driveway to Doylestown's Fonthill Castle, Core Creek Park, and Lumberville. I took all of these photographs between December 29th, 2020 and March 1st, 2021. Grab a mug of hot cocoa and take a look.

The Delaware Canal and Towpath before sunrise,
Yardley, Pennsylvania. (12/29/20)

The Lumberville-Raven Rock Bridge with the rising sun,
over the Towpath. Lumberville, Pennsylvania. (12/29/20)

Lake Afton before sunrise, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (12/30/20)

Patterson Farm sunset, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (12/30/20)

Fonthill Castle driveway, with rising sun
Doylestown, Pennsylvania. (1/23/21)

Sunrise at Washington Crossing Historic Park,
Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. (1/24/21)

Delaware River and West Trenton Railroad Bridge
at sunrise, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (1/27/21)

New Hope-Lambertville Bridge crossing the partially 
frozen Delaware River, at sunrise, seen from
Lambertville, New Jersey. (1/30/21)

New Hope-Lambertville Bridge crossing the partially 
frozen Delaware River, with the rising sun, seen from
New Hope, Pennsylvania. (1/30/21)

Frozen Lake Afton in falling snow, with hockey players
and schmoozers, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (1/31/21)

The Van Sandt Covered Bridge in falling snow,
New Hope, Pennsylvania. (2/2/21)

Delaware Canal, towpath, and the Thompson-Neely Camelback bridge,
in falling snow, in the northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, New Hope, Pennsylvania. (2/2/21)

Thompson-Neely Mill, in front of the Bowman's Hill Tower, in
falling snow, in New Hope, Pennsylvania. (2/2/21)

Pennsylvania Route 32, facing south, in falling snow, near the historic Thompson-Neely House, and the northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park, New Hope, Pennsylvania. (2//2/21)

Partially frozen Lake Afton, in falling snow,
Yardley, Pennsylvania. (2/7/21)

Creamery Road in falling snow, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (2/7/21)

 Patterson Farm in falling snow, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (2/7/21)

 Sunset behind the statue of George Washington crossing the
Delaware River, Washington Crossing Inn,
Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. (2/8/21) 

 Delaware Canal and Towpath in fresh snow. Delaware Canal
State Park, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (2/11/21)

 Delaware Canal and Towpath in fresh snow. Delaware Canal
State Park, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (2/11/21)

  Historic Taylorsville Store, reflected in a puddle at the side of General Washington Memorial Boulevard (route 532), Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. (2/16/21)
 Lake Afton in snow, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (2/18/21)

 Core Creek Park in falling snow, Langhorne, Pennsylvania. (2/19/21)

  Core Creek Park in falling snow, Langhorne, Pennsylvania. (2/19/21)

  Roadway in Core Creek Park in falling snow, Langhorne, Pennsylvania. 2/19/21
 Washington Crossing Historic Park in snow, at sunrise, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. (2/20/21)
 Reflections in the partially frozen Delaware Canal,
Yardley, Pennsylvania. (2/23/21)

 Reflections on the golf course at the Yardley Country Club,  
with melting snow and mist, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (2/27/21)

 Sunset at Patterson Farm, Yardley, Pennsylvania. (3/1/21)