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Bucks County Parks: Where to Spend a Winter Day

by Louise Feder on January 12, 2022

It’s that time of year again – the holidays are over, school is back in session, and here in Bucks County we’re finally getting snow… plus some seriously low temperatures. But the cold shouldn’t be a reason to stay inside for the next few months! There are so many great parks to explore in our area, and visiting them in the winter is a completely different experience than any other season. Read on…

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Whatever Floats Your Boat - A Guide to Kayaking in Bucks County

by Alexandra Lashner on June 16, 2021

Bucks County has a handful of parks and nature centers that offer varying kayaking opportunities for novices and boating enthusiasts alike. If you own a kayak, you’ll want to make sure you have the following items handy in your boat: An appropriately sized life jacket A rescue whistle, in case of emergency A current boating permit In most Bucks County parks, you will need to show a launch permit…

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Capturing Aerial Images of Bucks County

by Paul Loftland on December 13, 2016

I needed to get a bird’s eye view of landmarks and points of interest in Bucks County. This is possible with technology using unmanned aerial vehicles, a.k.a., drones, but I wanted to show a different view of Bucks County by getting high in the sky while taking video, 360 Virtual Reality panoramas and photos of locations in Bucks County. Since some areas are no-fly zones for drones, the only solution to capture these images was to take them from a helicopter…

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Kris S.'s #BucksCountyMoment: Core Creek Park Sunset

February 1, 2016

My wife and I are in Princeton and regularly find our way out to Bucks County to explore. On this day, we were headed out to Holland to see our friends' new house they just moved into. We left their place just in time to rush over to Core Creek State Park to see if I could grab a nice colorful winter sunset over the lake. Our timing was just right, and so was the location, the sunset was very…

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Brian's #BucksCountyMoment : Tyler State Park

June 28, 2015

"Residing in Levittown, my wife and I try to escape work every now and then by walking either Tyler State or Core Creek Parks. Recently I have been getting a little into photography as a hobby, especially with all of the apps available for photographers. This particular day last Spring I wanted to try out our new Nokia. Walking the trails I saw the creek running beneath the bridge and decided to…

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