I am headed out for the adventure of a lifetime. I am going to be starting the Appalachian Trail in early April. But I wanted to give an overview of the trail and its history before I go. I will be posting my trip on youtube as I go and I will be posting items on the website as I […]
The Tayamentasachta: A Center for Environmental Studies is owned and operated by the Greencastle-Antrim School District. The Center is located next to Middle School and used to provide practice experiences and educational resources for students and the community. The path at the creek goes directly to the school and is used by students and teachers for environmental studies classes. The […]
Rainbow Springs State Park is partly man made and partly nature. The site once was the home of mammoths, Native American, and a town named Juliette which helped mine phosphate in the area. But in the 1930s, it became a theme park with glass boat rides, a zoo, a monorail, a rodeo, and more. But the theme park closed in […]
Fannings Spring State Park and Fort Fanning Historical Park are two great places of beauty, wildlife, and history. Over 14,000 years ago, the park was used by the Paleo Indians for fishing, hunting, and enjoyment. Over 2,000 year ago, the Native Americans used this area for food, shelter, and enjoyment. The harbor would be used for Steamboats and a Fort […]
Choke Canyon State Park is full of wild life which can be spotted at every turn. It also has two different Units which include Calliham and South Shore, i.e. they are about a half mile to a mile apart. Calliham Unit The Calliham Unit is full of camp sites, cabins, hiking, a boat ramp, a beach, and so much more. […]
Trough Creek State Park is a place that I want to go back too. I loved my time here but I believe that my ankle was hurt because I know that I was limiting the hiking that I was doing. But as you can see from the three pictures above the place is lovely and this is just as you […]
Fort Hunter Mansion and Park is just outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The history of the area goes back over 9,000 years as a fishing village for Native Americans to a grist and mill settlement to a Fort to frontier village to part of the Pennsylvania canal system to a dairy farm. A walk around this park is a loop into history. […]
Burr Oak State Park and Tom Jenkins Dam is a place to get away from it all. It is a great place to boat, picnic, spend time with family, swim, and/or hike. But the different areas to picnic area almost unlimited. This is a perfect little area across from the lake but far enough away from other is enjoy family […]
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area is a special place for me. I spent several days here with Olive Oil bonding as she was only about eleven weeks old plus it was Thanksgiving Weekend. The place was just so peaceful that I did not want to leave but we had to as it was time to get back to Pittsburgh. The […]
The name is deceptive. You would think that you would be able to see Manatees but you can’t. Lake Manatee was dammed up to provide water to Manatees and Sarasota Counties which prevents access to the Manatees. But the park is still a great place to visit. It might not have Manatees but as I was walking around, I saw […]