Bushkill Falls

Years ago, we had a little family weekend get away at Bushkill and visited the Falls and hiked through the red trail (the longest trail) under rain and still enjoyed it alot. Finally, yesterday, after a very spontanous last minute decision, I visited Bushkill Falls again and took the longest trail to be able to photograph all of the waterfalls and the cascades along the way. I had a blast; the weather was perfect, the scenery was amazing. If you want to discover the entire park, you need to take the red trail. It is a challenging hike, however, I highly recommend seeing this natural beauty, also know as Niagara of Pennsylvania, through the red trail. It sure is worth the effort.

Sunrise @ Ed Oliver Golf Course

When there is rain in the forecast, I know the sunrise will be a red/pink one which I love.

Fall Impressions @ Ed Oliver Golf Course

The magic of warm, golden morning light reflecting on and illuminating the Fall impressions at Ed Oliver Golf Course

Textures of Fall

Fall Impressions @ Valley Garden Park

This Fall, I keep going back to this park hoping to find what I found last Fall; however, it is not happening. Even after the rain, the water level is so low that the mini falls are not flowing much :( They are no where close to the ones from last year. I will keep my hopes high for the next Fall.

You may view the 2009 Fall photos of the park under the title "Valley Garden Park" on the list.

Fall foliage @ Lums Pond

On Saturday, after visiting Beehive at Fairhill and Gilpin Falls at North East, I ended my day at Lums Pond where I stayed until sunset. The Fall foliage was not quite at its peak but the park still looked gorgeous.

Gilpin Falls Covered Bridge

The Beehive

I was driving to Gilpin Falls when I noticed those old ruin like structures along the side of the road and of course made a turn to discover what they were. There was a sign by the Elk Creek Preservation Society stating the name of this historical place as "Beehive". Then I noticed the "No Trespassing" sign; apparently they do not want people inside the buildings; however, the door was open on one of the buildings so I took that as an invite ;) and sneaked in to see what was going on inside. The stone structures were amazing, I quickly took few photos and went on my way to Gilpin Falls where I had a huge disappointment since it was almost dried up

When I got home I goggled some information about this place and this is what I found:
"The Beehive was constructed by stonemasons in the early 18th century possibly 1720-1730. The Beehive was an early industrial complex, it got it's name because of the busy commercial activity. The western most ruin was a coopers shop, there were 3 workers houses, and Michael Wallace's store."

The annual Apple Butter Festival takes place at this location on the third Saturday in October for 30 years. This means I should have been there last weekend! :)