Meet-Up with an RV Blogger

This ..... is Tex-Cyn. And she surely has that big Texas smile, don't you think?

She is up in PA visiting her mom. We had planned to meet up in TX last fall until my trip got put on hold from my having to have knee surgery and then the move back to PA. She is only 30+ miles from my new home. How convenient is that?? I drove over to meet her and also met her mom who works at the camp ground where Cyn is staying.

We toured the campgrounds, of which I didn't take any pictures except of the grounds, ponds, waterfowl, and original buildings. These geese and ducks just flocked in to greet us, probably thinking we had lunch, which shamefully we didn't :-/ I mean good grief, for the performance they put on they surely deserved it....

The big white goose seems to be the King or Queen of the flock

A beautiful gazebo pond-side gives a peaceful place to sit and watch the birds, and on that far island...

is where the birds seem to congregate if no one is around to feed them.

The grounds here are beautifully kept

and there are the old buildings of the original homestead

We left the campgrounds headed toward Cook's Forest, stopped for lunch, and discussed everything from soup (do you cook much on your travels?) to nuts(and bolts.... how to maintain a generator) and other RV topics. I must say Cyn is a real inspiring and knowledgable RV person ( I knew that....) and just talking with her has pushed me to being more agressive in my RV, and other, tasks (Thanks, Cyn, more than you know)

We stopped, or as Cyn said, turned around to stop, at this landmark, Helen Furnace.

There she was, investigating the inside (shudder....) but I thought if she didn't get snake-bit I probably wouldn't either....

... so I got a little braver and went in also. The inside looking up was amazing. I had never explored on of these before, although they are all over PA (gee, was too busy with the home honey business for exploring!) I loved the coolness inside and the moss growing on the rocks.

This is the back side, and I wondered....

.... what these giant steps were, going up the hillside in back.

I didn't figure it out till back home going through my photos. Here on the sign board was a photo of a ramp going across from the higher back ground to the "deck" on top of the furnace. So apparently these "steps" were the stone to hold the supports for the walkway.

I will have to do some more research on the process they used to make the iron

We left there and went on to Clarion River. Cyn has some nice photos of that on her blog.Mine didn't turn out so well.
Then on to Cook's Forest where we went down by the water and I did get some good photo shots with nice reflections in them.

Some one is enjoying the cool water on their feet :)

As we headed back we talked about possibly getting together again before she heads back to Texas. I think she enjoyed the day, as did I.

Until next time, you all keep the shiney side up and enjoy yourselves.