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Laurelight.com is your source for photos and info on events and activities in and around Johnstown, PA, featuring lightscapes and landscapes from Pennsylvania's beautiful Alleghenies and Laurel Highlands..
It's all about the light...
"What a delightful prospect it must have afforded...when the morning sun first touched with its rays the summit of the Allegheny, and in its setting, flooded the heights of the Laurel Hill with a sea of gold, and bathed the whole intervening country with its soft and mellow light." - Hon. Wm. H. Koontz, 1895
Hikles and Cycles Archive
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Hiking the Laurel Highlands Trail
Posted on 2011.07.23 Saturday | No Commentstime 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 -
A Winter’s Day, Johnstown PA, 02.07.2010
Posted on 2011.04.19 Tuesday | 1 CommentDrove 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. -
Along the Johnstown Inclined Plane Hiking Trail
Posted on 2011.04.12 Tuesday | No CommentsEnjoying one of Johnstown PA’s best-kept secrets A few years back, the Lovely Miss Brenda and I rode the Johnstown Inclined Plane down to the FolkFest (now the Ameriserv Flood City Music Festival) while The Boy (Budd/Zach), who was along for the ride, insisted on... -
Johnstown PA’s Colonel John Joseph Tominac Memorial Bridge
Posted on 2011.03.26 Saturday | No CommentsIn Johnstown, PA, bridges span dimensions, not only spatial, but spiritual, temporal and emotional as well. I had the opportunity to explore these dimensions on my recent hike up the new Pegasus sewer line from Conemaugh Borough to Bonair (or is it Bon Air?), when I got up close and personal, taking photos of the Colonel John Joseph Tominac Memorial Bridge between Woodvale and Franklin. -
Woodvale From Above
Posted on 2011.03.26 Saturday | No CommentsTurning my back on the Borough and downtown Johnstown, PA, I tromped through the crusty snow along the hillside overlooking the Woodvale neighborhood. -
A Few Photos of Old Conemaugh Borough
Posted on 2011.03.25 Friday | No CommentsHere are some photos of Johnstown PA: Conemaugh Borough. From the minute I parked the car in front of 709 Railroad the images started jumping in front of the lens. -
Clear Shade Wild Area in the Snow
Posted on 2011.01.30 Sunday | 1 Comment...I fell into the Clear Shade Creek? As if there isn't enough trouble to get into around Johnstown, PA, I headed up to the Somerset County division of Gallitzin State Forest and the Clear Shade Wild Area. Over 2 miles from the truck, 19 degrees, and 2 1/2 feet of snow. -
Foliage From the Hills
Posted on 2010.12.06 Monday | No Comments...there are plenty of foliage photo ops in and around Johnstown, PA, but the locals and tourists alike know that you can really see some spectacular sights once you range out into the hills... -
Charles F Lewis Natural Area in the Fall
Posted on 2010.10.29 Friday | No CommentsJust a few miles north of Johnstown, PA, through the Conemaugh Gap on PA Route 403, (that's Cramer Pike to the locals), sits a gem of a natural resource on the steep slopes of Rager Mountain. Spectacular views, challenging trails, boulder fields and the many small waterfalls along Clark's Run make the Charles F Lewis Natural Area a noted destination for outdoor lovers -
Opening Day – Pennsylvania’s Trout Season 2009
Posted on 2009.04.25 Saturday | No CommentsThey're pulling trout out of the Stonycreek just minutes outside of Johnstown, PA. Here are the photos...
