The New Lost Trails ATV Adventures

A lot of people in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area and the Pocono Mountains ride ATV's and dirt bikes.  There is a lot of forest land, but few legal places to ride off-highway.  Not that it stops the riding.  But the problem of limited legal riding has been alleviated with the new location of Lost Trails ATV Adventures  recreational trail park located on the north edge of Scranton with over 2,000 acres for riding and exploring in the Pocono Mountains.   

The Brooks Mine in Nay Aug Park

Autumn Colors in the Gorge

Nay Aug Park is a great location for hiking right in the city and along the western edge of the Pocono Mountains.  This scene of the falls next to the gorge trail captures the typical autumn afternoon lighting and colors on a typically cloudy Northeastern Pennsylvania day.  

Bailey Hollow Mining Company

The Bailey Hollow Mining Company is located at Roba's Family Farm.  The gold mining sluice is good fun for kids, but the real gold mine is the farm itself.  The place is a countrified Disneyland with a cow train, hay bale fort or pyramid, pig racing, a giant pillow bounce, a monster corn maze, corn cannons, farm animals, pumpkin patches,  entrance fee, gift shop and plenty of  food and drink concessions.  To their credit, it is a very well organized operation and great family fun, and a downright bargain compared to a Disney park.  

Local Baseball Field

America loves baseball, hotdogs, apple pie......

.....and memorials.  And all of these can be experienced at a neighborhood little league baseball field like the one where this photo was taken.

 

Wall Painting at Connell Park

Michelangelo might not be impressed, but the lively colors in this wall painting are certainly a reflection of the uplifting brilliance of a sunny day.  Actual sunny and cloudless days tend to be a rarity in Northeast Pennsylvania, so it's kind of nice knowing that at least the representation of one can always be found here in Connell Park.

Autumn Comes to Connell Park