Wayback machine: Blue Rocks campground, May 2008
We've started a nice tradition in recent years of going away for a little family vacation over Mother's Day weekend. The kids usually have fewer activities scheduled, making for a rare springtime weekend during which we can get out of town.
Last year we went to Blue Rocks campground near Allentown, nestled up against the crook of the Allegheny Mountains. I think I posted some pictures from this trip before; since we're about to head out camping again, I thought I'd take the risk of repeating myself.
The campground featured an extraordinary glacial field of granite boulders. We explored it for a good bit of time, and were fascinated with the fact that we could hear but not see an underground stream running beneath the rocks:
I need to show these pictures to the kids before we leave tomorrow evening, so they remember that when we're camping they are good helpers:
We did a lot of hiking that weekend. The campground was adjacent to the Appalachian Trail, so we hiked up there one day. We also visited Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, and made a point of seeking out the more difficult trails:
We love camping! In fact, we need to make an effort to go more often. (Hmm, same thing I said when Chels and I went to NYC the other week.) We'll get at least one more chance this season, I think, while we're in North Carolina this summer.
Last year we went to Blue Rocks campground near Allentown, nestled up against the crook of the Allegheny Mountains. I think I posted some pictures from this trip before; since we're about to head out camping again, I thought I'd take the risk of repeating myself.
The campground featured an extraordinary glacial field of granite boulders. We explored it for a good bit of time, and were fascinated with the fact that we could hear but not see an underground stream running beneath the rocks:
I need to show these pictures to the kids before we leave tomorrow evening, so they remember that when we're camping they are good helpers:
We did a lot of hiking that weekend. The campground was adjacent to the Appalachian Trail, so we hiked up there one day. We also visited Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, and made a point of seeking out the more difficult trails:
We love camping! In fact, we need to make an effort to go more often. (Hmm, same thing I said when Chels and I went to NYC the other week.) We'll get at least one more chance this season, I think, while we're in North Carolina this summer.
