ALL TRAILS LEAD TO ICE CREAM

  Upside-Down covered bridges, canals, flamingos, nuclear power plants, paper mills, Underground Railroad Stations,  battlefields, National Parks, gnomes, wild turkeys, deer, lighthouses, airplanes, snow, rattlesnakes, Mountain Laurel, museums, ugly sweaters, rivers, rocks, the ocean, spectacular views, great company, and of course...ice cream.  These are just a fraction of the things I’ve experienced along the trails in 2024.  What follows is a synopsis of my favorite bike rides and hikes of the past year.  Happy New Year and see you along the trails in 2025! David Raymond in Ohiopyle State Park. -- June 10, 2024 SWATARA RAIL TRAIL FEBRUARY 11, 2024 Swatara State park has been a mountain biking destination for me  for over 15 years (and it was again for Ben and I this year)... but, in 2024, I decided to check out the rail trail that runs through the 3,520 acre park.   The Swatara Creek meanders its way through forests and wetlands of the park....