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  • Photo of a Meadow Atop the Conemaugh Gap

    Hiking the Laurel Highlands Trail

    Posted on 2011.07.23 Saturday | 1 Comment
    time to tackle the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. A nice thing about wandering around Johnstown and PA's Southern Alleghenies is that, no matter how alone you think you are, no matter how far out in the wilds you may be

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  • Photo of Thunder Shirts at Johnstown PA's Thunder in the Valley

    Thunder Sights

    Posted on 2011.07.21 Thursday | No Comments
    My favorite Thunder activity? Simply looking. No matter where you turn, there's always something else worth seeing at Johnstown PA's Thunder in the Valley

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  • Photo of Johnstown PA's Thunder in the Valley VOMA Kids' Corner

    Thunder in the Valley VOMA Kids Corner

    Posted on 2011.07.08 Friday | 1 Comment
    Emphasizing the family-friendly nature of Johnstown's Thunder in the Valley motorcycle rally, organizers presented the Kids' Corner. Hosted by the Venue of Merging Arts (V.O.M.A.), Kids' Corner offered face painting, airbrushed tattoos, braiding, those cool inflatable jumping thingees, a big ol' hi-slide, and all other sorts of fun and games for kids and their families.

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  • Photo of Faces and Folks From Johnstown PA's 2011 TITV

    Thunder in the Valley – Part I

    Posted on 2011.07.08 Friday | No Comments
    And now, (almost) live from Downtown Johnstown PA, the first of 4 galleries covering the faces and folk, bikes and likes, and places and spaces of Thunder in the Valley.

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  • Photo of Johnstown PA Commuity Day at Sandyvale Cemetery

    Johnstown Community Event 2011

    Posted on 2011.07.06 Wednesday | No Comments
    On the last Monday in May, I found myself scrambling down the verticle slope of Johnstown PA's Yoder Hill, below Grandview Cemetery, to photograph the US Army Silver Wings Command Exhibition Parachute Demonstration Team out of Fort Benning, Georgia. What a pleasure it was to photograph these crack paratroopers from above as they floated down to the grassy surface of Sandyvale Cemetery.

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  • Johnstown PA's Roxbury Bandshell

    Johnstown PA’s Roxbury Park and Bandshell

    Posted on 2011.06.18 Saturday | No Comments
    From the day that Johnstown PA's Roxbury Bandsehll was saved, a recreational domino effect has rippled along the Stonycreek and Conemaugh Valleys and up over the surrounding Laurel and Allegheny ridges.

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  • Photo of Grandma's Peony

    Grandma’s Garden

    Posted on 2011.06.07 Tuesday | No Comments
    Well, it turns out the family's lived in Moxham for nigh on a hundred years now, and in this particular house for almost 80, so that should qualify the garden for a Johnstown story.

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  • Photo of Johnstown PA Through the Stonycreek Valley

    The Johnstown Collection

    Posted on 2011.06.01 Wednesday | 1 Comment
    For those who just came in, a brief summary of our raison d'être: In the shell of a nut, and minus the backstory, the primary purpose of laurelight is to capture images showing the beauty and character of Johnstown, PA and the surrounding region; and to share those images with

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  • Photos of the Cash Revue at Johnstown, PA's VOMA

    The Cash Review at VOMA

    Posted on 2011.04.19 Tuesday | No Comments
    I've been following the Cash Review ever since, and when they played Johnstown PA's VOMA earlier this month, I was there, in the balcony once again, camera in hand, eager to share the experience with you through photos and video.

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  • Photo of Stonycreek River and Ferndale from Plainfield Ave, Johnstown PA

    A Winter’s Day, Johnstown PA, 02.07.2010

    Posted on 2011.04.19 Tuesday | 1 Comment
    Drove the length of the city and then some last February on a snow squall day and grabbed some photos up and down the valley. Johnstown PA shore can be purty at times.

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