{"id":145040,"date":"2025-09-09T23:06:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145040"},"modified":"2025-09-09T23:06:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:06:18","slug":"solace-of-the-valley-by-joe-scrizzi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145040","title":{"rendered":"Solace of the Valley | By: Joe Scrizzi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photography by: Joe Scrizzi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Solace of the Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Just like the creek finds its way through stones and trees, we too can trust the flow of life to carry us exactly where we\u2019re meant to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ Korie Urban<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Location: Bushkill Stream \u2013 Jacobsburg Park \u2013 Belfast, PA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-columns-3 su-image-carousel-has-spacing 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