Be a Dunderhead

Be a Dunderhead!  No, not the old type of dunderhead, but the new type as in fans of  the hit NBC television show The Office which is set in Scranton.  In general, people seem to either love or hate this show.  I admit I had to watch a few episodes before I could decide if I loved it or hated it.  Here was a show that was alternately shocking, funny, offensive and occasionally made me squirm.  Yet, the characters are fascinating and well played, and the humor is there without an offensive laugh track trying to tell me when to laugh.  The themes are topical, and the faux documentary style is fresh along with much else about the show's style.  Watching The Office is not indulging in warm milk and cookies, it's chips and hot salsa washed down with cold beer.  I guess I'm a Dunderhead!

Peeping Toms

Whatever they are, they must really love to read!
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Wyoming Valley as Seen from Montage Mountain

This is the view half way down Montage Mountain, looking west across the Wyoming Valley.    At the bottom of the mountain, hang a right for Scranton, The Electric City, or make a left to get to Wilkes-Barre, The Diamond City.
(focal length 26.8mm, f4.5, 1/640, ISO 80)

Sno Mountain in Summer

This view of the top of Sno Mountain ski area is from halfway up Montage Mountain at The Shoppes at Montage.  The slopes in the picture may look like a big bunny run to some, but they  drop over a thousand feet into an unseen depression behind the clock tower.   Alpine adrenaline addled extreme skiers will be yawning at the 1,960' peak, but Sno Mountain offers some of the best downhill skiing in Pennsylvania with seven lifts and thirty runs, a quarter of which are for experts.  

(focal length 45.5mm, f/5, 1/320, ISO 125)

Scenic View From the Northwest

This is a view from the northwest side of the valley where the Endless Mountains begin.  The Pocono Mountains begin on the far side of the city.