Gettysburg Farm RV Resort in Dover, Pennsylvania

I walk around Gettysburg Farm RV Resort to get the lay of the land.

The Trading Post

Ducks at The Trading Post

The Laundry

                                      

At this time, only two people at a time are allowed to use the coin-operated machines.

The Playground

Mini  Golf

Basketball Courts 

The Swimming Pool

The Pavilion...

... is not available for group gatherings at this time.

Horseshoe Pits & Shuffleboard Courts

Fun Hopscotch Courts

A Tractor & Antique Hay Tedder

Old pieces of Farm Equipment are displayed around the Resort.

On to the animals...

Turkeys

Goats & A Sheep

Chuck, the Llama

Star walks over to greet me.

The animals are very friendly here and they expect to be fed, all day long...

One of the Cows

Check out the swank Patio.

Cottages for Rent

Patriotic Lawn Ornaments

Campsites near Conewago Creek

Our Drive Southwest to Dover, Pennsylvania

 

Leaving Timothy Lake South Campground

Come Back Soon!

We again start our day's

drive on  US Route 209

South.

The road ahead is empty

at 10:30 am.

We follow US Route 22 West 

toward Bethlehem & Allentown.

I take a turn driving... 

... while Eric puts his feet up.

Traffic moves smoothly past

this new bridge construction.

We follow the sign to Interstate

83 South towards Harrisburg

& York.

I love taking pictures of this

arched bridge over the

Susquehanna River.

US Route 15 South takes Eric

& me towards Gettysburg.

84 Lumber has more locations

than I  ever imagined.

We pass farms & ...

... Corn Fields.

Pennsylvania Route 94 goes to

to Hanover & York Springs...

... & Pennsylvania Route

234 East.

Eric points out the upcoming

Oxbow on Conewago Creek.

We drive through

East Berlin...

... & wait for a fellow RVer to

enter our next campground.

We are staying at Gettysburg

Farm RV Resort for a few

weeks.

Eric & our motorhome after

we've settled in.

It doesn't look like it now,

but rain is coming.

We have a 50 amp electric service, with good voltage, along with water and sewer hookups.

The heavy rain has arrived.

A giant puddle covers

the road.

The power went out about 9:30 pm

& I took this photo from our RV.

Our solar-powered batteries keep

the lights on in our motorhome

while we wait for the

 power to return.

The outage lasted about two hours.  Tomorrow we'll explore our new neighborhood.

It's a Date! @ Tolino Vineyard in Stroudsbury, Pennsylvania

Eric & me in front

of Tolino Vineyard

in Stroudsburg for

our Wine Tasting

Date.

We chose mid-afternoon on Thursday to avoid crowds.

French Doors lead to

the Bar & Tasting

Room

Tolino Wines are available

for tasting.

Currently, group tastings are

not available at the Bar.

Businesses must encourage customers to keep their distance at this time.

Tolino also has Pennsylvania 

Beers on tap.

Eric and I make our wine selections and head outside...

... where we sit at an intimate

table for two.

Eric ordered Tomato Pie to accompany his wine selections.  I ordered a Cheese Plate to share.

We shared eight different Tolino Wines: Chardonnay, Lilly, Vidal Blanc, Catawba, Merlot, Cab Franc, Rad Red, and Sunnyside.  Lilly and Sunnyside were our favorites.

Sharing new wines and lounging in Tolino's tiny back yard on a warm summer afternoon was perfect!

A Midweek Hike Around Hidden Lake in Middle Smithfield, PA

Eric & I chose Hidden Lake

Trail because it doesn't

include a waterfall.

The Waterfall Trails are VERY popular and we know that weekend hikes on these trails are too crowded for us.

This Trailhead is almost

empty at 10:00 am.

Eric looks at the map of

the Recreation Area &

the inset for this Trail,

on the lower right.

We're sharing a set of Trekking Polls because our research shows the Trail is a bit hilly. 

Eric & I apply bug repellent

for our walk in the woods

around Hidden Lake.

Our first view of

the lake.

The Trail crosses an old

stone wall.

Remnants of old farms can be found throughout the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

Indian Pipe is a plant. 

It is not in the

Mushroom Family.

Fungi grow on this decaying log.

I could be Coriolus hirsutus.

The Trail leads us to a 

boarded-up building.

I like this pic.

Eric on a narrow bridge

across a wet spot.

 

Eric & me at the

southern end of

Hidden Lake.

We find a Magnolia bloom. 

I wonder if there was a 

farmhouse nearby...

A Halloween Pennant Dragonfly

hovers in the tall grass.

We carefully cross exposed

bedrock.

Eric & I examine the Spider Web in the upper right.

We pass hikers and picnickers as we return to the Trailhead.  It's almost noon and the parking lot is nearly full.