From a Flight on Saturday, June 9, 2012...

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What a weekend (June 9th and 10th),

with both days dedicated to flying.

Saturday morning was spent 5,000 feet over the

Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania with the intent of

shooting a complete array of photos featuring the remains

of the Bethlehem Steel Works and the relatively new

Sands Casino and Hotel built adjacent to the

Steel Works plant, among other areas of interest

that looked appealing.

As always, I hope you enjoy "The View from Above"

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#1 - Many Delaware river crossings
between Easton, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ

#2 - The vast Lehigh Valley
(Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton),
PA, looking northeast

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These next (7) photos are of the

Sands Casino and Hotel in Bethlehem, PA

#3 - Overall view looking west with
the "Sands" Casino in the center

#4

#5

#6 - Sands Casino (left) with
Defunct Bethlehem Steel (right)

#7 - A remnant of the Bethlehem Steel
plant; an iron truss, now used to
hold the "Sands" sign

#8

#9

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#10 - The Lehigh river as is winds
around Bethlehem, PA

#11 - Rail yard near Allentown, PA

#12 - Looks like a Railroad Turntable
once existed at this location
near Allentown, PA

#13 - Intersection of Route 22,
Route 378 and Airport Road
in Bethlehem , PA

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These next (2) photos are of

Lehigh Valley International Airport in Bethlehem, PA

#14

#15

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#16 - Corporate offices adjacent to
Lehigh Valley airport and Route 22
in Bethlehem, PA

#17 - An unknown complex of buildings
near the Lehigh river
in Bethlehem, PA

#18 - An unknown complex of buildings
near the Lehigh river
in Bethlehem, PA

#19 - High rise building near
Lehigh Valley airport in
Bethlehem, PA

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These next (2) photos show what's left

of the Bethlehem Steel plant in Bethlehem, PA

#20

#21

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#22 - A rail yard on the site of the former
Bethlehem Steel plant in Bethlehem, PA

#23 - Former Bethlehem Steel corporate
offices on a hill in Bethlehem, PA,
overlooking the plant

#24 - School bus yard in Allentown, PA

#25 - Queen City airport in Allentown, PA

#26 - The vast Lehigh Valley of PA,
looking northeast from Allentown

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These next (4) photos are of Dorney Park

in Allentown, PA

#27 - Overview of the park
looking southeast

#28 - Monstrous helix of the
Steel Force coaster (red track)

#29 - Talon coaster (yellow track)

#30 - Hydra: The Revenge coaster
(lime green track)

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#31 - A church in Emmaus, PA

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See you after the next flight !!!

From a Flight on Sunday, December 11, 2011...

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It was a gem of a day with visibilities as far as the eye could see,

and I've captured some eye-pleasing photos for your viewing pleasure.

#1 - Cooling Towers in the Distance at the
Limerick Power Generating Station in Pottstown, PA
.

#2 - Santa Claus says Merry Christmas
from this home in eastern PA
.

#3 - Remnants of a Corn Maze in eastern PA
.

#4 - Lowes delivery trucks await
their cargo in eastern PA
.

#5 - Junk yard in eastern PA
.

#6 - Storage yard for concrete forms
near Reading, PA
.

#7 - Quarry adjacent to the concrete
forms storage yard
.

#8 - Looks like an institution / university,
near Reading, PA
.

#9 - Reading, PA
.

#10 - Reading, PA
.

#11 - Reading, PA
.

#12 - Row houses in the distance in Reading, PA
.

#13 - A close-up view of row houses in Reading, PA
.

#14 - Pagoda atop a mountain range overlooking
Reading, PA (not seen in photo)
.

#15 - Nice road pattern at this cemetery
in eastern PA
.

#16 - One of the many new housing developments
dotting the farm fields northeast of Reading, PA
.

#17 - Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA
.

#18 - Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA
.

#19 - A water-filled quarry along side of a
sky blue sports field in eastern PA
.

#20 - I really enjoy these Pennsylvania landscapes
.

#21 - Distribution centers galore in the
Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania
.

#22 - Distribution centers galore in the
Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania
.

#23 - More pretty Pennsylvania landscapes
.

#24 - Storage facility near Allentown, PA
.

#25 - Dorney Park's newest coaster, Stinger,
under construction in Allentown, PA
.

#26 - The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley,
Center Valley, PA
.

#27 - The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley,
Center Valley, PA
.

#28 - Rest area along the Pennsylvania Turnpike
northeast extension in Allentown, PA
.

#1 - Many facilities are going solar these days,
and this one is no exception near Allentown, PA
.

#29 - Easton, PA (looking east)
.

#30 - Easton, PA with its many
Delaware river crossings
.

#31 - Storage facility in Phillipsburg, NJ
.

#32 - A massive cemetery along Route 22
in Phillipsburg, NJ
.

#33 - Numerous homes along Route 22
in Phillipsburg, NJ
.

#34 - "Pilot" truck rest stop along I-78
near Phillipsburg, NJ
.

#35 - A balloon was spotted over the hills
of Warren County, providing passengers
with a splendid view

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See you after the next flight...