Yeah, partly sunny and we could have breakfast at our picnic table. Went for a 5 mile bike ride around the park. The roads wound by the lake and beach area and there wasn’t a lot of traffic. We haven’t done much biking lately so 5 miles was a good starter for us and it was pretty flat.
Well time to go hunt up a fishing license. I was really excited until they told me it would be $26.70 for a one day non-resident. I think my mouth hit the floor (most licenses are between $9 - $15). We nicely said “thanks but no thanks” and left. We went to do some errands and of course on the way back stopped at…. Ann Maries for ice cream (that helped with the disappointment).
The park is really pretty and I would recommend it but wait until they are fully open (end of June). A lot of the facilities weren’t fully open and they didn’t have their full cleaning crew on board. We used our own bath facilities while we were here (too many bugs).
We have decided we need to slow our travel pace down a little and stay in some places a little longer. We are both tired and feel right now like we are racing through our trip and we don’t want to do that. We haven’t learned yet how to just sit at the campsite , relax, listen to the birds, and smell the roses (or peonies which seems to be what everyone is growing out here).
Showing posts with label Pennsylvannia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pennsylvannia. Show all posts
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Pymatuning State Park -Jamestown PA
On the road again. Decided to head for Jamestown, PA on Rte 62 out of Sheffield which is also a Scenic Byway and then onto Rte 322 NW to Pymatuning which is close to the Ohio border. We will stay at Pymatuning State Park. They have a good size lake there and the fishing is suppose to be good. (Still haven’t fished in PA, but it is close enough to home I can get it later.) It’s still cloudy and I think the weather is starting to work on us…isn’t there any sun?
We got a really nice site right on the lake. The lake is huge and hopefully we can get the Fold Cat out on it. We got the RV all set up and discovered that when we set up the Brake Buddy we didn’t turn off the automatic lights on the HHR. Of course when we went to unhook the car the battery was dead. Ken got out the jumper cables and we were back in business in no time.
Tip for new RV ers - use a checklist when you hook up your tow vehicle so you don’t forget the little things!).
There is no Wifi or cable in the park and there were too many trees for the satellite to work. Sat at our picnic table and just as we were ready to relax the wind came up and we had our 1st Thunderstorm. It was a good one too! After the storm went through we had a beautiful sunset as you can see in the picture.
We got a really nice site right on the lake. The lake is huge and hopefully we can get the Fold Cat out on it. We got the RV all set up and discovered that when we set up the Brake Buddy we didn’t turn off the automatic lights on the HHR. Of course when we went to unhook the car the battery was dead. Ken got out the jumper cables and we were back in business in no time.
Tip for new RV ers - use a checklist when you hook up your tow vehicle so you don’t forget the little things!).
There is no Wifi or cable in the park and there were too many trees for the satellite to work. Sat at our picnic table and just as we were ready to relax the wind came up and we had our 1st Thunderstorm. It was a good one too! After the storm went through we had a beautiful sunset as you can see in the picture.
Saw some fish jumping in the lake tonight. so we know they are there. We hope to ride our bikes through the park tomorrow.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Rainy days in Pennsylvannia
First rainy day, guess that’s part of camping too. Funny we went out this morning and found the wire for cable TV hanging in a tree next to the coach. Hooked it up and now we have a link to the outside world. Watched the weather to find out the next few days are going to be rainy too.
Went to check out the Kinzua Dam area. Again the visitor center was still closed, but we walked around (no rain is going to stop us!). Talked to a couple of guys who were fishing, but having no luck. Continued down scenic route 59 and stopped at the overlook to the dam. Nice view of the Allegheny Reservoir. Just a little way down the road we found the Longhouse Scenic Rd. Very pretty drive through the forest. Unfortunately didn’t see much wildlife today.
We stopped in Kane for Chinese food and met a group of local folks. They asked us where we were from and of course we told them of our plan for the next 2 years. She had been in Alaska 50 years ago with her husband. They went by van and camped in a tent. I can’t imagine what it would have been like up there back then. She doesn’t travel any more and was very excited for us!
Went back to camp, played cards ( I won) and got ready to head out tommorrow.
Went to check out the Kinzua Dam area. Again the visitor center was still closed, but we walked around (no rain is going to stop us!). Talked to a couple of guys who were fishing, but having no luck. Continued down scenic route 59 and stopped at the overlook to the dam. Nice view of the Allegheny Reservoir. Just a little way down the road we found the Longhouse Scenic Rd. Very pretty drive through the forest. Unfortunately didn’t see much wildlife today.
We stopped in Kane for Chinese food and met a group of local folks. They asked us where we were from and of course we told them of our plan for the next 2 years. She had been in Alaska 50 years ago with her husband. They went by van and camped in a tent. I can’t imagine what it would have been like up there back then. She doesn’t travel any more and was very excited for us!
Went back to camp, played cards ( I won) and got ready to head out tommorrow.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Allegheny National Forest PA
Leaving NY this morning and heading to Pennsylvania. Took Rte 89 South to Rte 14 towards Elmira and into Pennsylvania. It was a pretty drive. Once into PA we took Rte 6 W which is a scenic road. We had a long drive today through the Allegheny National Forest. Beautiful scenery and very hilly, windy, narrow roads. However, we wouldn’t have it any other way as we don’t like interstates!
We stopped in Sheffield PA which is in heart of the park. We stopped at several visitor centers and they were all closed (only open on weekends). There is suppose to be good fishing up near the Kinzua Dam, but we weren’t able to get any information.
After a long driving day we pulled into Whispering Winds Campground in Sheffield. We found it through our Passport America Directory. What a dump, don’t stay here! The campground has a trashy appearance, the sites are small and far from level! We booked 2 nights because we wanted to fish tommorrow. Played two handed Gin tonight (Ken won).
Went downtown to the grocery store. It was like stepping back into the 1950’s and it was really a cute place. Got what we needed for dinner as all of the restaurants are closed for the holiday.
Hopefully the fishing is good!
We stopped in Sheffield PA which is in heart of the park. We stopped at several visitor centers and they were all closed (only open on weekends). There is suppose to be good fishing up near the Kinzua Dam, but we weren’t able to get any information.
After a long driving day we pulled into Whispering Winds Campground in Sheffield. We found it through our Passport America Directory. What a dump, don’t stay here! The campground has a trashy appearance, the sites are small and far from level! We booked 2 nights because we wanted to fish tommorrow. Played two handed Gin tonight (Ken won).
Went downtown to the grocery store. It was like stepping back into the 1950’s and it was really a cute place. Got what we needed for dinner as all of the restaurants are closed for the holiday.
Hopefully the fishing is good!
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