Our family took our first summer trip this to Pine Grove Furnace State Park Cumberland County PA.  We had two reasons for going, one was to visit the new Appalachian Trail Museum and the other was to take our smaller kids on a “hike” on the trail.
We arrived just after 1pm on a Saturday [...]

Wow! It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here! It’s certainly not for lack of traveling and fishing. I’ve been hitting the waters of Pennsylvania almost every weekend in search of great fishing. This past weekend I had a unique opportunity to join three other anglers who specialize in Kayak fishing for a 3 [...]

If you are planning to take advantage of Pennsylvania’s great outdoors this summer maybe consider a weekend of canoeing straight through the heart of the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania.
Located in Tioga County, near Wellsboro, the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania offers outstanding canoeing and camping in one of Pennsylvania’s most scenic regions.

To experience that first streak of 60 degree weather is to experience a jolt of adrenaline. While it’s not exactly hot, it sure feels like it is after months and months of snow and ice. I’ve seen people in shorts and t-shirts already. This weather makes me want to do one thing [...]

There are few stores where men outnumber women two to one. Fewer still that feature freshwater aquariums, a mountain, a shooting gallery, wild game meals and a gun library. If you hunt or know someone who does, then you already know that I am referring to Cabela’s, which bills itself as “the world’s foremost outfitter.”
Pennsylvania’s [...]

Most of the time putting on races and riding bikes doesn’t seem to jive. Now and then; Bingo! Lately there’s been more bingo than usual,which is great for one’s psyche and doesn’t hurt the waistline (though Thanksgiving didn’t help!). Mostly it is due to the Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic this guy and [...]

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 [...]

My son and I loaded up the kayaks and headed for Raystown Lake to chase some largemouth bass. We hit one of the no wake zones (Shy Beaver) and had a great time exploring the area and even paddled up some of the small tributaries of the lake. We didn’t catch any trophies today but [...]

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 [...]