Lancaster, Pennsylvania

For the last three days, we have been in Lancaster, PA, which is in the heart of Amish country.  We are staying at the Old Mill Stream Campground which is among beautiful trees.

 We have spent a large amount of time learning and viewing the Amish culture.  We went to the Amish Farm and House to learn more.  The following are of some pictures taken while there.

Nancy Milking A Cow!

Covered Bridge Over A Stream

Newborn goat loving its mother.

Covered Bridge

Sheep Grazing in the Grass

Goats Resting on Climbing Ladder

Amish Hearse

One Room Schoolhouse

Classroom in One Room Schoolhouse







David in the Corn Maze

We also drove throughout the countryside and saw other farms, Amish men and women in their buggies, and Amish men working in the fields.

 

 

Niagara Falls

For the last two days, we have been in the Niagara Falls area.  We are actually staying in Grand Island, New York within 20 minutes of the Falls.  Today, we went across to Ontario, Canada to view the Falls.  People had told us that the view was best in Canada.  We saw the American Falls and the Canadian Falls, both of which are known as "Niagara Falls."

Today was the 5th Wedding Anniversary for Nancy and me.  Niagara Falls........what a wonderful place to be to celebrate a special day!

There is still alot of color on the trees as evidenced in some of the pictures.  It has been raining most every day.  While driving to the Niagara Falls, the sun came out and this very large rainbow appeared across the entire road.  I had to pull over and stop the motorhome to take a picture!

 




American Falls

Canadian Falls

Niagara Police Department Building......and trees!

Rainy and cold...........as usual!!!

Nancy loves bears.  This one has a hold on her!!



Cooperstown, New York

Yesterday, we drove to the Cooperstown, New York area.  When we left White River Junction, Vermont, we saw some of the most beautiful scenery of our trip in the southern part of Vermont.  We had heard that the color peaks later in southern Vermont farther away from the Canadian border.  We believe it!

 

Today, we went to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.  It was very interesting, especially for me who loves baseball.  The picture of Babe Ruth and Ted Williams were life-size figures made totally from a single piece of basswood.  No cloth, stone or cermanic was used.

 

Doubleday Field was where the first game of baseball was played.  Abner Doubleday is considered as the inventor of baseball.

I made pictures of the Hall of Fame Induction Plaques of some of my favorite baseball players.

National Baseball Hall of Fame



Babe Ruth and Ted Williams
 



Doubleday Field



Mickey Mantle.....My favorite player!

 



Willie Mays

Hank Aaron

Ernie Banks

Stan Musial

Vermont...........Just Driving Around!

Today is our last day in Vermont.  We took it easy most of the day, but decided to drive around for a short while.  We saw the views close to our campground.  You can see that the color is way past the peak, but there are still isolated beautiful colors.

Vermont Scenery

Today, we took another recommended driving loop in central Vermont to view the scenery.  In talking to the local people, they tell us that there was never a peak in color this year, but we believe it may have taken place a few days before we arrived in Vermont.  However, for us, the colors have been beautiful.

 

The 30th President of the United States was Calvin Coolidge.  He led the nation through most of the Roaring Twenties.  Today, we passed by his birthplace in Plymouth Notch, Vermont.  He was inaugurated at the site where he was born and was buried at a cemetery near his birthplace.

 

President Coolidge Birthplace

President Coolidge Gravesite

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Vermont Countryside

On the same day we travelled to Hanover, New Hampshire and Quechee, Vermont, we drove through some beautiful countryside.  Even though the peak of color is gone, the countryside still is enjoyable to view.

Vermont - Day Five

We decided not to take a full day for travel in Vermont............we needed a shorter day for rest!  However, we did go to two sites which were very close to our campground.

Our first stop was to drive to Hanover, New Hampshire.  This city has been selected the last two years as the "best town to live in the U.S."  It is also the home of Dartmouth College, which is an Ivy League school known for its high academic standards and education.  The two pictures below are of two of the buildings on the Dartmouth College campus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our second stop was to visit the Sugarbush Cheese and Syrup Farm in Quechee, Vermont.  This was another interesting tour of a cheese and maple syrup farm. Below are some pictures taken at the farm.

 

Farm Chapel

Tubing Carries Maple Sap to Buckets



Vermont COWch





Belgian Horses in Pasture