Author Archives: Trail Rocker

Today Barbara and I took a nine mile ride on a train being pulled by the Great Western #90, 2-10-0 steam locomotive built in 1924. This train ride travels through the heart of Amish country in Pennsylvania. All of the railcars have been restored to their original condition. Back in 1863 President Lincoln traveled byContinue reading “Strasburg Rail Road”

Barbara and I landed in Hershey, Pennsylvania last Monday. The Thousand Trails (TT) Park where we are staying is one of the nicest we have had the pleasure of visiting. It has been raining a lot since we arrived, but yesterday I had a chance to get out and take a hike around the park,Continue reading “Hershey”

This past Sunday, Barbara and I travelled west from Bloomsburg to Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. We visited a cave known as Penn’s Cave. What makes this cave different from our previous cave adventures is that this cave is only accessible by boat. The entire cave floor is covered by three to five feet of water. TheContinue reading “Penn’s Cave”

Yesterday Barbara and I travelled from the southern part of Pennsylvania north. We landed in the town of Bloomsburg at the Indian Head RV Park. This was the only RV Park we could find that had space for us over the Memorial Day weekend. We will be here until Monday when we head south toContinue reading “Memorial Day Weekend”

Yesterday Barbara and I traveled east to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. It was the winter of 1777-78, shortly after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  The British had taken over the capital of the new republic, at that time the city of Philadelphia.  To avoid capture the Continental Congress had moved out of the capitalContinue reading “Valley Forge”

Every 17 years these curiously, interesting looking insects emerge in the eastern portion of the country in very large numbers. Right now, where we’re staying in Gettysburg, it’s difficult to walk outside without stepping on one. And over the past few days, I’ve seen several shows on TV showing how these creatures can be edible.Continue reading “Cicadas”

Today Barbara and I travelled west to the Flight 93 National Memorial. For those of you who may not remember, this was the plane that was brought down by the passengers short of it’s intended target, Washington D.C., on September 11, 2001. There is still speculation today as to the exact target, but it isContinue reading “Flight 93 National Memorial”

This evening I put out some wild bird seed to see if I could get some of our feathered friends to pose for me. I believe it worked. What’s leftover will disappear thanks to the squirrels.

Yesterday Barbara and I visited the Gettysburg Battlefield.  This is a beautiful historic park, but due to the events of July 1863 it made the day very solemn for both of us.  It has been reported that approximately 620,000 soldiers died during the Civil War.  While at the visitors center I noticed a discrepancy inContinue reading “Gettysburg Battlefield”

Yesterday Barbara and I made the long journey from Fayetteville, West Virginia to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. When we left the RV park in Fayetteville our GPS indicated we had 318 miles to our destination. The first 288 miles were uneventful, but the last 30 plus were frustrating, to say the least. Once we got off ofContinue reading “Gettysburg Battlefield RV Park”