“The town felt very European, I’d say. It was cool. Loved seeing that tunnel. It seemed very un-peopled. That $250,000 house there (with 23 rooms, a former B&B)—that was kind of amazing. The train was much beloved by Isaac. Running along the tracks. The sheer drop off was exciting.”
—my mom’s thoughts on the town of Jim Thorpe
“I thought it was small and intimate. Extremely picturesque. It was small.”
—all my dad could come up with
“They call it the Swiss Alps of Pennsylvania. There are some hippy shops and tourist traps.”
—Uncle Rhett
“They have a great Oktoberfestival. Beautiful leaves.”
—Aunt Janet
“Look at the TRAIN! Are we going to have some MORE fun now??”
—Isaac
Then we popped over to Lehigh Gorge State Park to walk through a dark and breezy out-of-use train tunnel as a thunderstorm rolled in. And drove up to the 100 Mile View to take in the view before heading over to that awesome ice cream place.
It's SO Alaska
Cupcaking In Riverside/Avondale
Moon Watching
Cotton Patch Kid