Little Farm on the River

This is an RV park that has a few cabins. It is located in Indiana on the Ohio River. If this is what you like to do, I highly recommend this place! It is very nice, quiet, we'll cared for... We stopped on our way to Texas. 

Colton Point State Park

It was November when I went to visit this park, so it was pretty much deserted. It seems like a nice park. Campsites were right on the park road. Vault toilets, but I'm not sure about showers. I wouldn't guess this is a great place for camping with small children. Between the placement of the campsites and the dangers of camping along the edge of the PA Grand Canyon. Also no pet camping. It looked like it had great picnicking and the view was beautiful. The park was also very well cared for. If you are here to bike the the Pine Creek Trail then this seems like a good choice.

Pennsylvania Grand Canyon

Leonard Harrison State Park - There is not a lot of hiking here and no camping, but that is not why you come to Leonard Harrison State Park. You come for the view. Obviously fall is the best time to see the PA Grand Canyon but it is beautiful anytime of the year.

Hills Creek State Park

This park is just north of rte 6 between Wellsboro and Mansfield, PA. We stayed in a cabin this last fall, 2013. There is not a lot of hiking here but the park was very family friendly. Nice but close together campsites. Plenty of roads for biking. Beach for swimming. Big bathrooms, good facilities for doing dishes. I can't wait to go back and stay in a yurt or camping cottage. This park is only about 35 minutes away from Leonard Harrison State Park and the Pine Creek Gorge Rail-trail. The PA Grand Canyon is absolutely worth the trip.

Sunfish Pond County Park, Bradford County, PA

Sunfish Pond is adding a few new camping sites. A new road to access these sites was added, also.

My New Backyard

Horned Grebe

It has been a while but I have since moved to PA! This is a pic of a Horned Grebe. Spring migration has been very interesting so far. I even had a couple Arctic Terns visit the pond!

Laurel Acres Park

Took Pippa and Bex to a small county park in Burlington County, NJ. We let Pippa play in the dog run, saw a mommy duck with her babies, and found a big frog. We couldn't take the nature walk through the woods because the Advantix i ordered for Pippa hasn't come yet. Lovely day was had by all! Next weekend is Lackawanna State Park for my birthday. Can't wait to get together with my big sisters :)

Schuylkill Trail

Heading out to the Schuykill Trail - John Bartram Trail. This will be my first time out on this rail-trail. I bought a Novara bike from REI. I was a little reticent about purchasing a store brand but was pleasantly surprised. It had everything I wanted, aluminum frame, hybrid, step thru, 3 sizes to choose from and was a really cute yellow! I am quite short and was excited to find a bike I liked in a size small. Will let you know how trail was, tah!

A Little NJ County Park

Ok, I am gonna add a lovely little NJ park. Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area. A big name for a tiny park meant for birdwatching and quiet reflection on the beauty of nature. It is so tidy and easy to get around. Wide flat trails, easy to access observation platforms, and even binoculars. Excellent park for any one, but especially handicapped or the elderly who have some trouble with more rustic trails and parks. I hope I explained that well, I mean no disrespect but I just recently recovered from an injury to my achilles tendon. The thing that upset me the most was the thought that I would not be able to visit my parks! This one was just what I needed.

Round Top Park

Hey, it may be a township park, but it is still a PA park! A special park on top of a mountain overlooking The Valley.

Nockamixon State Park

After visiting family in the Endless Mountains I wanted to visit a park close to home to enjoy the fall colors. The lake at Nockamixon is so large I figured after such a dry summer the trees there had the best chance for a nice color show. I was not dissappointed. I saw loons, a crane, ducks and a few turkey vultures. The day use side of this park is extensive, tons of parking, picnic tables and hiking/biking trails. The only thing this park did wrong was to put the awesome modern cabins on the opposite side of the lake, away from the day use area. This lake is big, so the trip around is a bit far. I got to enjoy a long weekend here a year or so ago.

Neshaminy State Park

I got myself a nice state park calendar for 2010. September was featuring Neshaminy SP. It ended up being a 20 car drive from my home. It has a really fun looking pool, with big sliding tubes and water sprinklers. I went to walk along the Delaware River with my daughters and our dogs. The paths were flat and easy. The river was accessible at many points on the River Walk. A very nice day was had by all!

View from my GPSP campsite. The site was level but the gravel they used made it difficult to hammer my tent stakes in.

Gifford Pinchot State Park

We spent the weekend at G. Pinchot S. P. This was our first time at this park, as we usually head for the Poconos for tent camping. The park was easy to find, with signs to keep you from getting lost. I almost always reserve a site, this time it was  lakeside. I highly recommend reserving a site, the good sites are usually all filled on the weekends. Check in was simple, they just asked if you had a reservation, if so, what site number, and if you needed directions to your site.

Batona Trail

...and this little doggie ended up in my backpack!

Batona Trail

This little doggie walked the whole way, ...

Apple Pie Hill

Fire tower on Apple Pie Hill. You can climb to the top but not in the building. That is my son way up there, I was not about to join him.

Batona Trail

Wetland flowers along the Batona Trail.

Batona Trail in the Pine Barrens

We hit the Batona Trail this weekend. Just a short jaunt. 1 kid, 2 teenagers and 2 tiny dogs and all we brought to eat were some Doritos, almonds and Propel. Forgot the dog treats but it turns out that tiny dogs will eat Doritos:) We started at the Carranza Memorial and went up to Apple Pie Hill. It was about 3 miles one way. The trail is pretty easy except when trekking through soft sand on the roads. It wound nicely next to some wetlands, but an almost total lack of wildlife.
We met up with lots of other people enjoying the Pine Barrens, campers, hikers and dirt bikers. Just about the nicest group of people I have met out in the woods, everybody said HI, even the dirt biking teenagers. Just remember if you do go use bug spray with DEET, we came home tick free but that is not always the case.