Pennsylvania, or “Penn’s Woods”, is absolutely covered by trees: many, many trees. Also traversed by a landscape of long, parallel ridges alternating with valleys, it can make a case for one of the best locations for viewing as the leaves change colors in autumn. Over 200 different species of trees grow throughout the state. Some of the trees actually begin changing color as early as August, such as the smooth sumacs or staghorn sumacs, with their brilliant red colored leaves in late summer contrasting vividly with everything else around that is still very much green. With the exception of the coniferous trees, the rest of the species all slowly evolve into their own brilliant displays through September and early October, usually reaching a peak somewhere around the middle of October give or take a week depending on the temperatures, weather conditions, and latitude, and altitude. The Fall Foliage Train of the Bellefonte Historical Railroad plans its trek every year according to the time of peak colors in the central portion of Pennsylvania. Running on a round trip from Bellefonte to Tyrone, it passes through the Spring Creek Gap and then follows the valley of Bald Eagle Creek, in between towering ridges of brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows. The Wild Images Team caught the Fall Foliage Train of the Bellefonte Historical Railroad one year, and waited for the exact moment to capture a colorful ridgetop backed by a blue sky and white clouds, framed by the open window of the train car through which other riders are also enjoying the view. The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos throughout Pennsylvania, including the postgame fireworks over the Andy Warhol Bridge, the colorful bursts of Independence Day fireworks over the Ohio River, the view as delicate flowers bloom in the Laurel Highlands, and the very early lantana at the University Park Flower Gardens, each of which is available for sale in our store. Our blog posts from Pennsylvania have documented the Halloween moment when hundreds of witches converged on Mellon Park and then later performed a choreographed dance routine, when The Wild Images Team attended an interfaith wedding ceremony during which our Coordinator Christina Orban was a bridesmaid, a look inside of the ornate St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica, the side yard greenhouse vividly reflecting light displays, the scene dominated by vibrant strands of holiday lights on a tree, the many hues of a very festive holiday house along McColly Street, the colorful view of the Bellefonte Historical Railroad Fall Foliage Train, the burst trails of fireworks over the Allegheny River, the red, white, and blue trail fireworks over the Roberto Clemente Bridge, the palette of colors with fireworks bursting over the Ohio River, the hundreds of American flags flying over Blairsville Cemetery, the fall leaves surrounding the Tyrone Division of the Pennsylvania System World War I Monument, the many colors of a flower soaking up sunshine, and the dichotomy created by a floral battle of yellow versus red. During our trips to New York on the other side of the state we have captured many photos such as in the Corning Museum of Glass antique cruets and dishware overlap, then in New York City itself the sudden snow squall over the Garment District, the scene of the Sherry-Netherland towering over a sculpture, and the opposite directed festive view of West 58th Street, each of which is available for sale in our store. Our New York blog posts document the Corning Museum of Glass plate of colorful giant glass fruit, the intricate stained glass vines and bubbles over a figure, and the suspended glass knives in front of a red stack tower, then in New York City itself the Empire State Building shining like a beacon, the perpetual hustle and bustle of Times Square, the impressive bronze Alice in Wonderland sculpture, the memorial bronze statue of legendary Balto and its accompanying dedicated to the indomitable spirit plaque, the animated bronze animals and the Delacorte Clock, The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina with Spongebob SquarePants, the festive view of a large toy train in Rockefeller Center Station, the late night giant holiday lights on the sidewalks, and the piles of giant holiday ornaments in Liholts Pooley Pool.
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