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 Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins is just down the street from Homosassa Spring and a great place to add if you are around the area visiting the other Springs in the area. It is a great place to have a picnic or a walk around the learn about the history. The historical value is unbelievable. There is limited parking at […]
Palo Duro Canyon State Park is in the second largest Canyon in the United States at 120 miles long and between 600 and 800 deep. The park is beautiful from the moment you enter to the time that you leave. My first stop was the El Coronado Lodge and Visitors Center which has a wonderful view of the canyon below. […]
In 1823, the Cove of the Withlacoochee was once give to the Seminole Indians in the Treaty of Moultrie Creek. The agreement required that they give up farms and cattle ranches that they had worked and move. The Seminole Indians were partly, Native American that had lived in Florida and partly runaway slaves which had joined the Native Americans. Five […]
Cimarron National Park is 108,175 acres of grasslands that was once a site of the pioneers heading west ward. Loaded in southwest Kansas, the National Park was once park of Santa Fe Trail this was area was called the Cimarron cut off which took pioneers through the Comanche territories but to a reliable water source. The trail below was created […]
In the middle of no where, a little State Park called Little Beaver State Park offers you a wonderful opportunity to find a peaceful place to relax and enjoy the smell of a slice of heaven on earth. At the entrance to the park, they have this wonderful dam with the sound of the water rushing down the stream. It […]
Lake Hope State Park is full of unexpected delights. It beauty, hiking, and history surround the park is completely overwhelming. It takes days to see it all properly. The lake is 120 acres with a host of bluegill, catfish, largemouth bass, and crappie just waiting for a fisherman to come catch for a lovely dinner over a nice campfire. The […]
Strouds Run State Park is a great place to see the wild life up front and personal. As I drove in, I saw deer and I think a turkey but it was some kind of big bird. As you arrive, the Blackhaw Accessible Trail is a nice little trail to check out the wild life. I could hear frogs and […]