One of our favorite spots to visit in Hershey PA is ZOOAMERICA.  Much quieter than its next door neighbor Hersheypark, the zoo is open all year round or you can visit it on the same day you visit Hersheypark as part of your park admission.  We love visiting in the fall and winter when the [...]

For my oldest daughter’s 16th birthday we stayed closed to home but filled her day with some of her Pennsylvania favorites.
I started the morning off with stopping at the Pennsylvania Bakery to pick up some cannoli – her favorite sweet.  If you are ever in Camp Hill, make sure to stop by and sample their [...]

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.

Taking advantage of another 80 degree day, it was off to a local trail- the Hazleton, PA rails to trails. Since it was only eight miles, I took my six year-old son, Matthew with me and his tag-a-long. Gearing up with a six year-old gives a new perspective on biking. Complete with [...]

Growing up in Vermont, the only winter visitors we really got were tourists heading for the ski slopes.  Nobody was overly fond of them, as they weren’t very interesting, just something of a nuisance.

It’s a different story in northeastern Pennsylvania, where the winter residents are bald eagles!  I’d hazard a guess that outside of [...]

I never presume to think that I’ve “seen it all,” no matter how frequently I visit a place. But in truth, once I get a good feel for a place, most surprises are fairly small. Which makes the big ones all the more incredible.
Saturday was cold – 28 degrees cold – at sunrise, [...]

My father-in-law belongs to a hunting club that maintains a cabin halfway between Morris and this place in Tioga County. For the past few years, my family has been traveling “up county” for weekend getaways at the cabin. It’s like camping, but with running water, a fully-stocked kitchen, a poker table, beer on tap and—since [...]

It only takes a one-hour drive to see some of PA’s finest animals, as long as that drive is in the Pocono Mountains.  Our wildlife is out and about and hunters in this 4-county region are salivating.  Take, for example, my drive to The Black Walnut Inn last week. After only about 20 minutes of [...]

I love photographing wildlife, and more than that, showing others wild animals in their natural habitats.  A week ago, I had the thrill of showing six children a mother bobcat with her kitten feeding on a deer carcass.  My daughter photographed them, and I videotaped them.  For the complete story, more photos, and video footage, [...]