CUMBERLAND VALLEY FAMILY VISIT
A visit with Mom, John and Darla in Shippensburg
May 14 – May 17, 2010
MOM, DEAR!
The first thing we did upon our arrival in Shippensburg was have lunch with our Mom. She had fixed up a splendid lunch of soup, fresh vegetables and sandwiches whichincluded sautéed mushrooms. Yum! After lunch, we watched some homemovies of Mom’s childhood with rare footage of her father who died when she was thirteen.
The next day we all ate dinner at John and Darla’s with Dad, Darla’s parents, Charity and Jason and their children, Mom’s great grandkids. On Sunday morning we took Mom shopping before going on a hike with John and Darla.
SUNDAY WALK IN THE PARK
Pine Grove Furnace State Park was our destination on one of the prettiest days of our vacation. Darla’s friend owns the log cabin in the background.
HAPPY TOGETHER
Nothing makes Camille happier than a walk with her best friend, Bob!
MOUNTAIN CREEK
John and Bob gaze down at Mountain Creek from the foot bridge at the beginning of our walk.
We then walked from Laurel Lake to Fuller Lake and back. Our trail crossed the unofficial halfway point of the Appalachian Trail and we were treated to the sight of hikers along our way. Tradition has them checking into the general store to eat a half gallon of ice cream. We spoke with a group of hikers who shared their trail names and said they had eaten their ice cream.
CAMILLE AND DARLA
Camille has known here sister-in-law Darla for forty years and seldom gets the kind of quality time with her as they did on this trail. We were happy that we planned to spend the weekend with John and Darla this year instead of coming up mid week as we’ve done in the past.
FULLER LAKE
We could see why this hike was chosen for today. It was easy, relaxing and beautiful on a perfect day!
TINY WONDERS
Along the way, we found some tiny wildlife in the form of a reishi mushroom and a small toad.
STUART
We laughed when Darla told us this lionheaded rabbit’s name was Stuart because stew is often what happens to domesticated rabbits.
This cute bunny, however is not destined for the stew pot. Stuart came with his name from a day care center and still becomes alarmed in the presence of small children.
We had never heard of or seen a lionheaded rabbit but when Stuart turned a certain way, he did, indeed resemble a lion. Stuart is temporarily filling the space left by John and Darla’s last pet, a dog named Wally.