August 18, 2008 – Hiking

Another beautiful day so we decided to do more hiking on the Moccasin Trail.

Some sites along the way:

Overall, our hike was 7.5 miles – not bad for 2 old folks.

We had planned a nice relaxing afternoon but since I broke our coffee pot carafe – off we went to search for a replacement – not an easy task with a space saver.

But we did have a great campfire evening.

August 17, 2008 – More Kayaking

Another beautiful day for kayaking! Today we headed to the lower end of the lake:



Going down the lake, the water was like glass – so beautiful to paddle thru. Coming back was a different story. The wind picked up and since we are in an inflatable kayak, it took some work just to keep us straight. (Hey, good workout for our arms/shoulders, etc.)

And another site moving day. We will be here until Tuesday morning and then we head to the PA Grand Canyon.

Of course another campfire night!! (I think we are going to build some type of fire pit when we get home, just to continue these campfires.)

August 16, 2008 – Kayaking in Cowanesque Lake

Another absolutely gorgeous morning!!

Kayaking on the lake:

(I have really missed camping in PA!)

And today is my cat, Elliot, birthday – he is 16 years old. I wonder how many that is in cat years! So Happy Birthday, Elliot!

Late afternoon, we went to Tioga – they were having a parade and festival. Since we were early, we took a short ride to the Tioga-Hammond Lakes – Connecting Channel Overlook:

And we saw this fellow as we headed back for the parade:

The parade was great – how about this car:

We had supper at one of the local pubs, then stopped by the carnival. What a great evening.

August 15, 2008 - Touring the Lake

Hate to say it but today was moving day again – to the Meadows Loop.

After we moved and set up, we decided to tour the lake/dam – all the overlooks, etc.

Some views:

This is below the dam:


Notice the beautiful skies!!! We have finally dried out – bins, motorhome, etc. – Yippee!!

After a quick trip to Wal-Mart to pick up some items, we enjoyed sitting out in the sun, watching the sun set and the skies change. Here is a picture of our new site (the lake is in the background and the campfire in front):

August 14, 2008 – Campsite at Lakeside

Since our site had been reserved for tonight, we moved across the street. What until you see this:

We are right on the lake – it is beautiful!!



But alas, we could only get this for one night. We will have to move tomorrow to the Meadows Loop so we decided to check it out and some of the other areas of the campground. We found a little pond between some of the campsites – sorry no pictures – I did not bring my camera.

We did have a little rain this afternoon but not enough to stop us from having a campfire. And Bill and Lois (two of the workampers here) joined us for a great evening!

August 13, 2008 – The Moccasin Trail

Our big adventure today was the Moccasin Trail. The trail is 4 miles (8 round trip) and goes along the lake and on some of the old country roads. We only did 5 miles round trip and here are some pictures along the way.

We also did our walks around the campground and met a few of the work-campers here. They do such a great job! This is one place that we will consider volunteering.


And since it was so beautiful, we had a great campfire night.