myPics: Byzantine in the Poconos

During this muggy summer when Philadelphia's temperature hit the century mark, my cousin and I fled for the Poconos to a day of respite from the oppressive heat. We visited the town of Jim Thorpe and spent the day exploring the Carbon County borough. After a leisurely visit, we decided to take an as relaxed drive home via US 209 South to PA 309 South. We were only the road for about 15 minutes when we saw the golden domes of this Church poke up through the cluster of homes in the town of Lansford.

We drove around to find the best way to access the church, finding all the one way streets in the direction other than we wanted. Eventually, we stopped in front of the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church and were able to the snap a picture of the building, avoiding all the overhead electrical wires.  This is the fruit of our labor.