Looking Back
A dusting of snow up here.
Taken on Monday January 2, 2012 at Pine Cobble.
Blue Skies on the Cobble
Abandoned Coal Facts
There are 215,430 acres or 337 square miles of abandoned coal mines in Pennsylvania.
92,231 acres are dry strip mine, 6,710 acres are strip mine filled with water. 86,317 acres are coal mining refuse, 722 acres of it is currently burning. Underground coal fires burn on an additional 2,609 acres.
Data Source: Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Polygons, 2019 – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. http://www.pasda.psu.edu/uci/DataSummary.aspx?dataset=459
When will the sun die? | Space
If you worry about when the sun will die, never fear: that moment is billions of years away.
The sun gives energy to life on Earth, and without this star, we wouldn't be here. But even stars have limited lifetimes, and someday our sun will die.
You don't need to worry about this solar death anytime soon, though. Like all stars, a churning fusion engine fuels the sun, and it still has a lot of fuel left — about 5 billion years' worth.
January 26, 2019 9:11 pm Update
Elegance is highly overrated.
Switzkill
Bridge
Notice the ice shanties in the distance.
Taken on Sunday January 27, 2013 at Cheney Mountain.