The Great Outdoors

Mid-May visit to Delaware Water Gap

By: 
Fran
Date: 
Friday, May 15th, 2009

The Delaware Water Gap is such a busy destination in the summer months, it's good

MtMohickon

Winter hike at Smedley Park

By: 
Fran
Date: 
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
It was a picture-perfect day for a hike, so we opted to spend a fewCrum Creek, Smedley

Hiking at Rolling Hill Park

By: 
Fran
Date: 
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
One of the area's best kept secrets is Rolling Hill Park in Gladwyne, a 103-acreHiking at Rolling Hill Park

Paul's second solo on the Tuscarora

By: 
Fran
Date: 
Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Because Fran had used her leave time recuperating from the flu, Paul had to go solo or not go backpacking at all. Going solo won out. On this trip he headed south from the parking lot.

On the Tuscarora, August 2008

Camping at Lake Fairfax, VA

By: 
Fran
Date: 
Friday, May 30th, 2008
It was obvious early in 2008 that it would be difficult to find much time for camping, so when we were headed to the Washington, DC, area for a memorial service for my aunt, we decided to see if there were possibilities for camping so we could be sure to have at least one weekend in the tent.Lake Fairfax

Not your Kennett Square mushrooms

By: 
Fran
Date: 
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
Deep in the woods of Granville State Forest in south-central Massachusetts, our eyes were opened to the magical world of mushrooms. (No, they weren't "magic" mushrooms.Mushroom

Sailing and our "Blue Boat"

By: 
Fran
Date: 
Saturday, November 11th, 2006

We rescued Blue Boat at a yard sale in the summer of 2004, and she rescued us from the temptation of a somewhat larger boat that is quite probably more than we can handle at this stage of our lives.

Blueboat

West Royce Mtn., August 2006

By: 
Fran
Date: 
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

With three days between a family reunion in southern Maine and another family get together at the Connecticut shore, we had just enough time to fit in some backpacking. What better place than the White Mountains to really get away from civilization?

West Royce Mountain

Canoeing at Tinicum

By: 
Fran
Date: 
Sunday, October 27th, 2002

A good spot for canoeing is the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. It offers very pleasant paddling along Darby Creek.

Canoeing at Tinicum
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