To make our way closer to home, our day consisted of a lot of driving. We took a break in Corry PA, an old railroad town, after seeing a sign for antique shops. Our browsing yielded a life jacket, some clothes for the boys, a mink and a muskrat. No kidding. The boys are collecting some strange souvenirs and Alistair was completely out of clean clothes!
Next stop was the Kinzua Dam. The dam was really impressive from down below and up top. We liked seeing all the big fish in the reservoir. When the reservoir was created, several nearby towns were flooded. I wonder what it looks like down under the reservoir now and if you can see any ruins under the water (think Waterworld)?
Our afternoon adventure was the Ridge Rock Overlook hike. It was a moderately challenging uphill to the viewpoint and a very relaxing trip down the mountain after. There were some really interesting informational placards telling about how the area hosted the first big oil rig in the USA and how at one point in history the area was heavily deforested due to logging and oil drilling. It has since been replanted and is now a national forest.
We are camping in a state park tonight which means showers (woot! woot!) and s’mores. Another great day.
Great family photo! Great mountain top photo too! Is Ali swimming in his underwear??? Hugs, Grandma and Emily
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