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Category: 2022 Spring
Cape May, New Jersey
5/5-8/2022 The shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line, lucky for us there is an active ferry line which travels the straight line from Cape Henlopen Delaware to Cape May New Jersey. The land route around is many miles. The cost to float the camper is actually reasonable, $40, then add $8 … Continue reading Cape May, New Jersey
Air Mobility Museum, Dover Delaware
05/04/2022 There is a fabulous air museum located at the southern edge of the Dover Air Force base, the Air Mobility Command Museum. We were greeted upon entry by one of the many informative volunteers, who are mostly retired service personnel. On the tarmac there is a large collection of Airforce planes, with a … Continue reading Air Mobility Museum, Dover Delaware
Trail of the Whispering Giants, part 2
05/04/2022 There it is, at a prominent location a beautiful totem pole, I think that must be,… Rain showers are forecast, it’s a good afternoon to tour down the Delaware coast to the parks on the narrow barrier sand. Passing this large carving, I need to stop on the return north and find out … Continue reading Trail of the Whispering Giants, part 2
Cape Henlopen, Setting & History
Cape Henlopen, on the northern tip of the Delmarva (three state Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) peninsula, was used by the military to fortify the entrance to Delaware Bay. Eleven observation towers, height 39-75’, were built as lookouts for potential seaborn threats. Clusters of gun emplacements are located around the property, as are ammunition batteries, Fort … Continue reading Cape Henlopen, Setting & History
Cape Henlopen, DE
5/1-4/2022 Today, Cape Henlopen is a Delaware State Park with a great seashore campground, bike and hiking trails, unspoiled beachfront and dunes, and a couple of freshwater ponds. The bike trails have a great mix of scenery, and are a great draw for the campers and day trippers. The campground has areas for tenting … Continue reading Cape Henlopen, DE
OhioPyle, PA
4/30/2022 Ohiopyle is a large park, with other protected forest lands nearby. In the center is park headquarters, and the village of Ohiopyle. An active dual rail track runs past the village following the Youghiogheny (Yough) River Valley on the river’s north side. Another track previously followed the south side, and is now part … Continue reading OhioPyle, PA
“Let’s Roll”
4/30/2022 – Flight 93 Crash Site, Pennsylvania I have been to the 911 site in NYC twice, the first time was in November, two months after the stunning event. There was only a pile of devastation, with a few remaining trails of smoke and heavy equipment attempting to disentangle. There was a long banner … Continue reading “Let’s Roll”
Falling Waters
4/29/2022. Falling Waters, Mill Run, PA A visit to the Falling Waters home has been on my destination list for many years. This destination planted a stake in our travel plans from the beginning. We arrive on Thursday afternoon, Linda checks the website, all tickets but one are sold out for both Friday and … Continue reading Falling Waters
Western Pennsylvania
4/28-30/2022 Destination, Ohiopyle, PA. Driving out of Greenbrier Valley West Virginia, follow US 60 west to begin. Our visit to West Virginia confirms this is the “mountain state”. All of our driving here has been up, down, all around, hill and dale, and steep sloped mountains. These mountains do not have the elevation of … Continue reading Western Pennsylvania