Three bits: My racing buddies all got together at the River Town Race Series (RTRS) season awards luncheon, held at Danville High School. Participants of the 2009 RTRS were awarded for their accomplishments in the series.  It was really cool to see everyone with whom I’d brushed elbows throughout the year.  The food was as [...]

As fall begins to wind down, I’m finding myself seeking opportunities to squeeze in one last “outdoor experience” – like a visit to a local attraction, a bike ride through the countryside, or a picnic lunch with a special someone. Because the truth is, if you live in Pennsylvania, you know that once the cold [...]

Two of the last four weekends have found me heading west from Bethlehem to the hills and valleys of Michaux State Forest near Carlisle, PA for bike gigs. Iron Cross kicked off PA’s unofficial bike month with the largest mass start cyclocross race in the world shown here navigating the Death Spiral; yours truly [...]

Worlds End has been an on and off family tradition for a very long time. Mom grew up just down the road in Sonestown where Grandpa Hertz served as principal and around the corner from Eagles Mere where Grandma worked at the Cresmont, a one-time resort from the days when interstates were being [...]

Each time family or friends come to visit us, we always have the same dilemma: “What do we do with them?” Thankfully, we now have a good answer to that question because we found the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon.
Located in Wellsboro, the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania (Pine Creek Gorge)  was formed by the glaciers during the [...]

One nice thing about living close to Philadelphia is that no matter what I feel like doing I can usually find it, and last Sunday I felt it was time to take in a good dose of nature and I discovered a place to do it located only minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport. Now you might be [...]

Thanks for tuning in. A lot of what you’re going to see here is probably going to have something to do with bikes because a lot of what I do has something to do with bikes. I’m going to do my best though to temper this pursuit, keep you awake and ready to [...]

At 7:05 PM Wednesday I officially returned to the East Coast. My Rocky Mountain fly fishing trip wore me out. I was tired and hungry, but I was home. Now, with a new sense of exploration, I plan to hit some of the Pocono Mountains’ best streams and rivers. And with [...]

My husband & I just celebrated our first anniversary, and he planned a big surprise for me. He told me to pack for an overnight stay, but didn’t tell me where we were going.
Well, it ended up that he got us a room at the Lancaster Arts Hotel, which I have been dying to go [...]

The fog was thick on the lake when I arrived at Lackawanna State Park.  Standing by my car, it looked as if the shoreline was the edge of the world, and only nothingness lay beyond, where the water should have been.  Aside from a few crows, as far as I could tell, I was the [...]