We left the campground right away for the Catskills Visitor’s Center where we knew we could get internet service. Tony checked in with work, we found our route for travel today, then we took a short walk to the fire tower on site. There are six remaining fire towers in the Catskills and they are…

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Traveling does teach you new vocabulary, like the suffix -kill having nothing to do with death and a water gap not being a gap in water. The Delaware River cut a path perpendicular to a mountain range so it is called a water gap. It must offer the path of least resistance to road crews…

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We had quite a time getting to the Appalachian trail parking that is right off I-80 in the Delaware Water Gap. Yesterday we hiked up to see the gap from the Pennsylvania side, but today we wanted to hike different trails that are on the New Jersey side. First time trying to exit, we didn’t…

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With a name like World’s End and described as a “rugged outdoor spot for camping and hiking” this campground could not be passed by. On the way to World’s End State Park, we did pass Ricketts Glen State Park and have put that on our must-see-on-a-return-trip list as it has many waterfalls all on one…

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It started raining last night shortly after we got back to Usain from our showers and is still raining today. Time to don the water resistant hiking pants and boots and find the ponchos. We did the creek portion of the hike from yesterday to get a two-mile walk then returned to dry out. The…

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We are spending the night at a Harvest Host site in western Pennsylvania, south of I-80. Our travel today was beautiful with the fall colors on full display. All driving in Pennsylvania has been scenic, and I-80 was no exception. Each bridge shows a gorgeous valley view that could induce people to pull over to…

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Checking another national park (Kia-HOW-ga) off our list as this park is on our way home. There are no park-run campsites and the park is spread out between Cleveland and Akron and contains county-run and private areas. It’s high on the most-visited list, but I suspect that most visitors are local. This doesn’t appear to…

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We are on track to get back home this weekend to give me a bit of time before checking in for jury duty next week. We are only staying one night in this lovely state park. Definitely will return—more trails to hike and a beach to enjoy in warmer weather. Of course, the bacteria in…

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We stopped for the night at a small resort lake in Indiana. There are two campgrounds here along this lake, and one is a seasonal campground where you rent a spot for the whole season (April 15-Oct. 15), and the one we stayed in had some nightly spots, but lots of seasonal ones, too. Looks…

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From Blue Lake, Indiana, we were about eight hours away from home. That’s a long drive for the cats (and us) so we decided to check out a state park that is only four hours from home. This may be a future site for a family get-together. The campground is mostly wooded with a few…

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