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| Nice private camping site! |
I'm doing a lot of posting today since I seem to have fallen behind. Last Friday, June 3rd, we packed up Willie and were on our way to Jim Thorpe PA. Ken and I love that quaint little village with the scenic train ride and the wonderful Lehigh Gorge Rails to Trail for bike riding and hiking. We camped at the Jim Thorpe Camping Resort right outside of the small village. It is a quiet, small campground that is convenient to the rails to trail and to several nearby State and County Parks. From the campground you can walk or ride into Jim Thorpe, but the hill is a Killer! You definitely have to walk that part of the ride. You can also get on a beautiful trail behind the CG that goes to Munch Chuck County Park complete with a lake for fishing, boating, or renting of canoes and kajaks. It really is a lovely area.
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| The train did its job flattening Ken's quarter. Another event off the "bucket list". |
On Saturday Ken and I rode our bikes on the Rails to Trail for about 14 miles, stopping to eat our picnic lunch. I heard the scenic train coming around the bend and immediately Ken ran up to the track to place a quarter on the rails. He had recently mentioned to our friends how he always wanted to do that as a kid, and never had the opportunity, so he had it on his small "bucket list". The amazing part was that most of the bike trail was way below the tracks and not able to be reached from the trail. Also, there were 2 rail tracks so we didn't know which one the train would be on. Fortunately he picked the right track and the quarter managed to stay on the rail. After the train left the area we found the flattened quarter and Ken was able to remove that event from his bucket list!!! Who says we don't get lots of enjoyment out of the little things in life!!!!!
Our son-in-law and niece were participating in a triathlon on Sunday at Beltzville State Park, about 8 miles from our CG. That was our main reason for going camping this weekend - to be able to be spectators and supporters at the race. (Our niece had gastric by-pass surgery the Christmas of 2010 and has lost 140 and we wanted to see her achieve this milestone!) So, they were all staying at a hotel near our CG. We picked up our 4 year old grandaughter Bria and her sister, Cali so that our daughter and her husband could enjoy an evening out and we would have the opportunity to have Bria and Cali have supper with us and then sleep in Willlie. My sister and her husband were in the area too, so they joined us for hot dogs and s'mores around an open fire. Our campsite was right across from the playground so our grandaughters had so much fun. It was a special time for us too!
We had to get the little ones up at 6:15 Sunday morning to get to the race. Michele did the sprint triathlon and Dane did the Olympic one. It is basically the same race but the Olympic one has longer distances. Both of them did extremely well. Michele beat the time she had hoped to complete it in by about 25 minutes. Way to go Michele! Bria showing her daddy's triathlon medal!
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Dane and Michele before the Triathlon! |
Our son-in-law and niece were participating in a triathlon on Sunday at Beltzville State Park, about 8 miles from our CG. That was our main reason for going camping this weekend - to be able to be spectators and supporters at the race. (Our niece had gastric by-pass surgery the Christmas of 2010 and has lost 140 and we wanted to see her achieve this milestone!) So, they were all staying at a hotel near our CG. We picked up our 4 year old grandaughter Bria and her sister, Cali so that our daughter and her husband could enjoy an evening out and we would have the opportunity to have Bria and Cali have supper with us and then sleep in Willlie. My sister and her husband were in the area too, so they joined us for hot dogs and s'mores around an open fire. Our campsite was right across from the playground so our grandaughters had so much fun. It was a special time for us too! 
We had to get the little ones up at 6:15 Sunday morning to get to the race. Michele did the sprint triathlon and Dane did the Olympic one. It is basically the same race but the Olympic one has longer distances. Both of them did extremely well. Michele beat the time she had hoped to complete it in by about 25 minutes. Way to go Michele! Bria showing her daddy's triathlon medal! We did more hiking and riding on Sunday afternoon and Monday before leaving around noon. It was a fun time in the Jim Thorpe area!
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| The trail from the CG to Manch Chuck County Park |
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| View from the riding and hiking trail into Jim Thorpe! |
Congratulations to Dane and Michele on participating in a triathlon! Congrats too on your nieces weight loss that is an amazing feat, but you can tell by her commitment to exercise that she will succeed long term. I bookmarked this campground for the year we head out east. We love to bike the rail trails!
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