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A Mouse Eating a Potato Chip and Other Photos from Hiking at Ricketts Glen

October 11, 2021 by Susan Burkholder 4 Comments

A deer mouse eating a potato chip

Sometimes you take a long hike to see one waterfall, but at Ricketts Glen, you can take one hike and see eighteen waterfalls in one afternoon. Last Saturday, several of my siblings and I took nine of my oldest nieces and nephews hiking at the state park located about two-and-half hours north of here. We hiked 3.2 miles (the main Falls trail at Ricketts Glen). Several of us enjoy photography and took our time taking photos. Here are some of my shots. After about a mile downhill, you … [Read more...] about A Mouse Eating a Potato Chip and Other Photos from Hiking at Ricketts Glen

Filed Under: Family, Nature, Travel Tagged With: hiking

Down to the River

November 12, 2019 by Susan Burkholder 4 Comments

Riverside

November's leaves make the mountainside slippery. We're going down to the river, to a remote campsite on the banks of the West Branch Susquehanna River. Four months ago, a friend named Elmer perished at that campsite beside the river, not because of the rushing water, but because of a falling tree. He died when the leaves were full and green, and now when autumn has drained the color from the mountains, we're going to visit the campsite in memory of him. There's sixteen of us picking our … [Read more...] about Down to the River

Filed Under: Community, Faith, Travel Tagged With: Christianity, Friends, hiking

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