Showing posts with label route 309. Show all posts
Showing posts with label route 309. Show all posts

Saturday, February 22, 2014

winter snow

 ** Beautiful snow (even if we've had TOO MUCH of it this year) **

3rd photo below is the mountain range view,
but from the other end of town, at a higher elevation.



Here's the mountain range. 
The arrow below, indicates that dip in the range we've seen often in my mountain photos. It's where the Cross Valley Expressway (Rte 309) cuts through, connecting the "Back Mountain" (Dallas, Trucksville, etc.) with Kingston (parts seen below) on the far side of the Susquehanna River. Can't see the river here.
You  see  a bit of the corner of the city of Wilkes-Barre, close to us.
(((I posted a map in an earlier post)))

A couple of winter snow shots.
PRETTY nice if I say so myself.

This is on the turnpike. I-476 
A typical scene, where the highways (and many other roads) cut through the rocky mountains,
creating interesting patterns, and lovely contrast when there's snow.



Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Winter sunset

We only got light snow in the #Wilkes-Barre, PA area Wyoming Valley#nepa this  afternoon (predicted 1-3"). Now it's breezy and the temps are dropping to the teens tonight, and a predicted high of only 26 (yikes!) tomorrow. But what a beautiful #sunset outside just a few minutes ago! 

Look how far over the sunset moved to the left!
During the Summer, the sun used to set all the way over in that dip in the mountains to the far right. That's where rte 309, the Cross Valley Expressway, cuts North towards Dallas, PA after it crossed the Susquehanna river. You can't tell here, but the altitude is much higher there - quite a climb up and through the mountains.