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1. The town in the gap is Jim Thorpe - once called Mauch Chunk - but renamed when the world's greatest athlete was buried there
2. The area inside the V shape mountains is Panther Valley where I taught middle schoolers for 33 years
3. The Philadelphia Phillies play here
4. The Philadelphia Eagles play here
5. The Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers play here
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This morning Drew dropped me off at the Syracuse Airport at 8 AM - the temperature was also 8 degrees and the wind was 30 miles per hour. It was so cold that the sun had a rainbow of ice crystals around it. I was flying in a small propeller driven airplane so we flew very low and I got some nice pictures. We flew over the Panther Valley where I taught school for 33 years. We also cruised over Jim Thorpe - Lehighton - Allentown - and downtown Philadelphia.
After a brief stop - I flew from PHL to Charlotte. In Philadelphia it was a balmy 20 degrees and by Charlotte it warmed up to 40. After the final leg of the trip - we landed in warm - sunny - 75 degree - Tallahassee. Lulu picked me up with the top down.
One of the nicest things about being a retired trailing spouse is the travel. You can take your time - select off peak flights - and search for bargains. Also you do not have to hurry home for classes on Monday mornings. By the way - Tamaqua and Panther Valley started school two hours late today - because it was too cold. It makes one appreciate the quiet Monday mornings in Tallahassee.
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