Mother, Run, Hike

Ah!! Summer now seems so far away! it is dark, and rainy here right now... so fall is in full swing! Back in the summer, I remember sitting in the sun cursing at how hot it was, and then I remembered that by December, I would be wishing for a hot day. Here is to the memories of the summer hiking. May 2015- Hiking at Pine Grove Furnace - I love Pine Grove !! that park is amazing! First, it is a beautiful park, with a lot of space and things for people to do. With the big lake on one side for swimming and the beach, and the Lake on the other side for boating. We packed a picnic and sat by the beach with our food. It was quiet, but full of happy noise at the same time. We spend some time at the beach playing with the sand and a Frisbee. The day was warm, and the breeze was cool on our face. It was a fantastic day! We also went for a short walk around the rental places they have there, made us want our own home inside the park.         Wild...

So, at the beginning of the year, Roger and I started with big plans to hike tons of parks and explore more places, then in June we started half marathon training and our hiking was decreased. However, before that, we got to hike some pretty awesome spots! Colonel Denning State Park We hiked The Flat Rock Trail at Colonel Denning state Park after my Hershey 10K, what was at that time the longest distance I had run. My legs were not very tired, and I was determined to keep moving through the day, but I did hurt my toe nail during the race, likely because my shoes were too small. My toe was throbbing and I started to think it was broken, but that didn't stop me from going hiking. And the 2.5 mile climb to Flat Rock was completely worth the pain. The view from up there was amazing! Most parts of the hike were going uphill, so we had to stop to catch our breath a few times. The view was so amazing, that we would definitely go back, hopefully this time with no painful and thr...

I have desperately wanted to go see the falls at Ricketts Glenn  all summer, but the Half marathon training was taking a lot of our time and energy. Back in September, I declared to Roger that we were going to see the falls at Ricketts Glenn and that was that, we would adjust our training for the long run after hiking the 7 miles, but that we will make it out to the falls. Then as we were driving up, I said “you know, we haven’t made it out to the PA Grand Canyon yet, we really need to check it out”. And he responded “Can we go now?” We were on the road already, had packed for a 7 mile hike and schedule the entire day for traveling and hiking, so after a little research on the iPhone, we decided change of plans, we are going to PA Grand Canyon. Only, we were off to the wrong place.   Hiking Road Trip I can’t read and drive, it makes me very dizzy. We were on route 15 driving along Susquehanna River, going about 70 mph, with no place to stop and study the i...