Off the Beaten Path: Wildasin Meeting House and Burial Grounds in Hanover, PA

I’m not sure what it is about Bob and I… but we are sort of adventurous travelers.  No, no, not in like, a mountain-climbing-cliff-diving-shark-swimming kind of way.  More like a pulling-off-the-highway-to-check-out-the-World’s-Largest-Ball-of-Twine-a-la-Clark-Griswold kind of way. So last month while we were camping at Codorus State Park, we started to kick around ideas and even consulted Google … Read more

Camping in Codorus State Park (Hanover, PA)

Last week we had the chance for a quick, 2-night getaway.  We were dropping Lily Bean and our niece off for a slumber party with their grandparents.  It was either drive 3 hours back home (only to make the trip again two days later) or find somewhere sort of nearby to hunker down. I was … Read more

Paradise Fishing Preserve in the Pocono Mountains

Fishing.  You know – that sport that requires quiet, patience and many times leaves you empty-handed even after hours of trying to catch “the big one?”  That’s all fine and good, right?  I have always enjoyed fishing – it’s peaceful and relaxing. Oh but wait.  Now I have a kid. Kids are pretty much not … Read more

Camping Overnight at Mount Pocono Campground

Earlier this week, Bob and I noticed that the weather looked like it was going to be beautiful over the weekend. Highs in the low 80s and not too much humidity. We have been wanting to take Lily on her first fishing trip for, um, a couple years now but it just hasn’t happened. So … Read more