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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..
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"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
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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. -
A Mighty Walk, Part 2
Posted on 2011.01.24 Monday | No CommentsStopped in the Incline Tourist Shack to warm up for a few minutes, then continued on my way. Should have used the facilities there, because, by the time I got halfway down Luzerne Street my bladder was screaming so loud... -
A Mighty Walk, Part 1
Posted on 2011.01.24 Monday | No CommentsSo, since it was too cold to shoot, and too cold to walk, I naturally grabbed the camera and headed out: through Moxham, out Valley Pike, Franklin Street through Kernville, -
Wander Moxham: Winter 2011
Posted on 2011.01.15 Saturday | No CommentsWandering and photographing the neighborhoods of Johnstown PA for half a century. Here's Moxham during the winter of 2010-11. -
Blues gathering at Voma
Posted on 2010.12.19 Sunday | No Comments‘Bout Time we Get Some Stinkin’ Blues in This Town Blues Gathering at VOMA this evening. Where were you?? We had a blast without you, but it just wasn’t the same. Thanks for a great time Adam. Personnel includes: Frank Genovese: guitar and vocals Scott... -
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... -
Foliage Around Town
Posted on 2010.11.20 Saturday | No CommentsThe Allegheny Highlands show some impressive fall foliage. Among the reasons for moving back to Johnstown, PA: I can look out my bedroom window and see sights that some people will travel hours and hours and miles and milse to see. -
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 -
Flood City Music Festival ’09
Posted on 2010.01.09 Saturday | No CommentsKudos to JAHA and Ameriserv for taking a huge risk by turning the Johnstown FolkFest inside out. -
Windber Hospice Benefit Horse Show
Posted on 2009.09.27 Sunday | No Commentsthe Windber Hospice Benefit Horse Show held at the Greater Johnstown Saddle Club in Salix, and sponsored by the Saddle Club and the Golden Star Horse Farm of Windber.




