Great Falls National Park

This past Sunday, October 27th, I made an early morning visit to the Great Falls National Park located in Virginia. The falls are able to be seen from both the Maryland side of the Potomac River but the Virginia is much more photogenic. I woke up around 4:00 AM and headed out hoping to arrive…

Ricketts Glen

This past Monday, October 14th, I took a day off from work and made a trip up to Red Rock, PA and hiked through Ricketts Glen State Park. I haven’t been to the park since my childhood years when my family would take our pop-up camper to various locations throughout the Northeastern United States.  I…

Corn Bales

Today was a good day for me. The sunset gods were smiling down on South Central Pennsylvania and gave us a spectacular show. Luckily tonight I had a worthy scene to include with it. It all started when I picked up my son, Chase,  from school around lunch time. He had a half day of…

Tucquan Glen

This past Sunday I drove down to Holtwood, PA and visited Tucquan Glen. Tucquan Glen is one of near 30 preserves maintained by the Lancaster County Conservancy. There are three main trails, each slightly more than a mile long, that follow the Tucquan Creek from River Road to the Susquehanna River. The area is beautiful…

Dover Air Force Base

Earlier this month we made a trip down to Dover, DE to spend the day with Lyndsay’s brother, Zach, before he was deployed to Afganistan. Luckily Zach isn’t out on the front lines risking his life for our country, but that doesn’t mean his job isn’t important. He is what is referred to as a…