Crossing the Conestoga River

Bob was at the Conestoga River Bridge today and this is the movie he made. I think it's pretty good!

Following the Three Mile Island Generators

In anticipation of tomorrows move, we went to see what was going on with the generators that are being towed to Three Mile Island and are now within three miles of my home.

The pair of huge cranes with cables that will support the Conestoga River bridge as the generators are transported across this bridge on their next leg of the journey. This road has been closed for the past month as PennDot prepared the roads and bridges for this event.

The two turbine generators are now parked at the Rock Hill Tavern, where many of the patrons park when they visit this establishment for the great beer and sandwiches this 200 year old tavern is known for.

These next photos are of the generators.

It was a beautiful day today. We couldn't just drive up to the generators, but parked a few hundred feet away and walked to the tavern and the generators.

The generators are accompanied by their envoy of police, and transporters including the travel trailers for the folks with them.

Shenck's Wildflower Preserve

Not far from my home there is a Wildflower Preserve called Shenck's Ferry WildflowerPreserve. I visited there today. This first picture is a shot of the road we followed to get there. This is Greenhill Road right near my home.
As you travel further south on Greenhill Road, it becomes a one-lane country road. Here it is near the intersection of Shenck's Ferry Road.

You still go further south on Greenhill and follow the signs to the wildflower preserve, the road turns into a small cow path that is totally unpaved and cuts through the woods. This is a wonderful find! And a great place to hike. Taking a car on this road may not be such a good idea because the ruts are almost 1½ feet deep in places.

A wildflower with a bee

A pond near my home.

The typical government sign for the area.

An incredible find!!! Who'da thought! A tunnel in the middle of nowhere! It leads nowhere but maybe once it was a bridge over the road for a railroad. There is now no sign of any type of railroad any longer.

Looking through the tunnel.

The tunnel from the other side. The mountain runs over top of it and trees are growing nicely.

The plaque is hard to read but it says that the tunnel was built in 1905, probably before the horseless carriage came here. It also has listed the contractors and builders of the tunnel.

Another wildflower along the way.

A wild Widdow's Tears.

More wildflowers found along the way.

We didn't travel the entire length of Greenhill Road. It would be an entire day's hike and that's not the time to get there or climb the mountain to get home. We were out about 3 hours today and this is what we saw. It is lovely there.

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This is home.