Woodford (4NK4) → Hazleton (KHZL).
Apologies, it took me a bit longer to continue posting! Despite this I hope you will still enjoy this little project. Let’s continue!
1. Cortland, New York:
The first town we visited today, Cortland was founded after the Revolutionary War as part of the Central New York Military Tract, an area designated for settlement by New York’s veterans to compensate them for their service.
2. Whitney Point Lake, New York:
This reservoir at Whitney Point, New York is state-owned and inhabited by multiple native fish species. Reading up on it I stumbled across the Pumpkinseed Sunfish (which sounds adorable!), a carnivorous species that is very effective in destroying mosquito larvae.
3. Port Dickinson, New York:
Once a major port on Chenango Canal, Port Dickinson is nowadays one of Binghamton’s suburbs. Due to its location on Chenango River it was hit by multiple severe floods since its founding, which even prompted the US Army to dig several channels to reduce the impact on the community.
4. New York - Pennsylvania State Border:
Following Susquehanna River we passed Kirkwood Airfield and Hogback Hill and arrived in Pennsylvania, our second US State on our way to the US capital of Washington D.C.
5. Pass near Bell Mountain, Pennsylvania:
This pass in front of us leads into Wyoming Valley where both Scranton and Wilkes-Barre are located. But that is not the important fact about this picture. More important (for me) is that it preceeded a CTD and I had to restart from nearby Seamans (9N3) to continue this flight. Still, a pretty view!
6. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania:
Founded as a coal town Wilkes-Barre grew in importance during the Industrial Revolution and became home to many immigrants who came to work in the coal industry of Pennsylvania. Due to its reliance on one ressource, Wilkes-Barre went into decline after World War 2, accelerated by a distaster that flooded most of the valley’s coal mines and made them inaccessible.
7. Landscape near Hazleton, Pennsylvania:
The city of Hazleton was originally a coal town like Wilkes-Barre and had its fair share of mining disasters. Yet today it is best known for its large Hispanic and Latino community, which formed after a massive immigration wave at the beginning of the 2000s and settled mostly in Wyoming Street.
