Jacobsburg

It was a great day for a hike Saturday (2007-02-17). We even managed to get a bit of new snow along the way. Pippin thoroughly enjoyed her off-leash time, too. If the temperature and precip - cold with snow or at least lack of rain - cooperate, it should be a good hike next weekend as well.

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2007 Ice Hikes 1 & 2

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The mercury finally dipped low enough the past couple of weeks to get in some "ice hikes" up at Jacobsburg State Park. The first few photos in the set are from hike #1 and you can see that there is a distinct lack of ice. However, we were definitely not disappointed on the second hike. We managed to trudge up most of Bushkill Creek (that is in the park) directly on the creek itself. The layer of ice was almost three inches thick in some parts.

The kids especially liked the brittle, crystalline formations on the top of the more fluid areas and the big icicle formations towards the end of the hike.

It may not be the arctic or even close to what folks in more snowy regions are used to, but it's fun here nonetheless.