January 2012
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Wissahickon Nature Notes
One of my regular hikes is from home in the Wissahickon section of Philadelphia into the Wissahickon Valley - an entrance to this section of the Fairmount Park system lies only a half-block from my front door. From home I make for the Blue Stone Bridge where I pick up Forbidden Drive and then the foot / bike path along the western bank of the creek to the 100 Steps and home.
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December 2011
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My 2011 in Numbers
Nights Away: 35
Days Camping: 6
Films Viewed: 35
Most Watched TV Programming: Cycling
Lowest Temperature Experienced: -27 F (Jackson, WY, February 2)
Hottest Temperature Experienced: 103 F (Philadelphia, July 22)
Weather:
Sun - 194 days
Clouds - 85 days
Rain - 53 days
Thunderstorm - 16 days
Snow - 7 days
Fog - 5 days
Flurries - 2 days
Freezing Rain - 1 day
Hail - 1 day
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