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Wild turkey near our Rv site
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Judy spotted this in the parking lot at the Lords Valley Curves
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The bear had a mission, mostly ignoring Judy
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From the looks of the ground, this bear is a veteran dumpster diver
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Silverthread Falls, the first waterfall you encounter on the Dingmans Falls boardwalk
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Most of these falls are on spring-fed creeks that ultimately drain to the Delaware River
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Lots of rhodies growing wild around here . . . makes us feel right at home
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This is Dingmans Falls, Pennsylvania's second-highest waterfall
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The falls drop 130 ft
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There's always something cool and refreshing about waterfalls
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Bushkill Falls is privately owned and operated, and very popular
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The main falls drops about 100 ft
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Bushkill Creek is spring fed, and bigger than lots of rivers we've seen
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The views are pretty spectacular from the top of the canyon
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Below the falls, the creek continues cascading down
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One of several smaller falls within the park
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Nearing the bottom of the canyon - hundreds of stairs take you up and down
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Most waterfalls are best viewed from below
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The walkway gets you to the brink of the falls
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There are a couple of miles of paths, trails and boardwalks
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Must have taken a while to build that walkway
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The trails are marked by color - we're walking the Yellow one
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For a holiday week, we'd expected to see more people
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Our post-hike rewards await . . .
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Back in the RV park . . . .
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Not particularly skittish
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The fawn was a little more cautious
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Near Stroudsburg, PA
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Our orientation person, who explained the history of the farm
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She was also learning to make rag rugs - her teacher pronounced this first attempt perfect
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Wagon rides are always popular
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Most of the interpreters seemed to be of college age, maybe younger
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Explaining how to cook . . . there's an apple cobbler in that pot
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The token turkey is very impressive . . .
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What can you say? It's a pig . . .
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They have weekly quilting bees at the farm
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Gonna be a nice quilt
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Some knit, some sew, some etch eggs
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The etched eggs were quite beautiful . . . the musical one has "Amazing Grace" on it
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Out behind the barn . . .
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Demonstrating the outdoor bake oven
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The Walking Wheel - to use it you walk back and forth as the fibers are spun
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The loom was set up to weave linen. Slow process
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Look! Outdoor plumbing!
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The kids were fascinated by the explanation of threshing
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The presenter was popular with the pre-teen girls - the winnowing machine a little less so
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One of the farm's two Belgian draft horses
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Sources of eggs
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Quite possibly one of the largest mules we've ever seen
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Showing how the drying shed works
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The outside of the Dorflinger Glass Museum. It's much nicer inside
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One of the better "No Parking" signs we've seen - outside Claws 'n' Paws
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The colors and configurations of parrots are always fun
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Itty bitty deer - about 16 tall
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African crow
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Don't often get an otter to stay still enough for a picture
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The Arctic foxes were molting, and looking pretty sad
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Something hungry this way comes . . . .
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As mountain lions go, this one was smallish
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What big ears you have!
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Don't care what you say - grown-up pot belly pigs are not "cute"
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It's what cats do . . .
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All cats
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Nap time is forever . . .
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Something special about a white bird . . .
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Up close and personal . . .
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Vultures are such purposeful birds . . . .
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Tigers are among the most beautiful animals - and the white ones are extra special
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Timber wolves deserve more space . . .
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Alpaca are curious looking beasts
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And emus are just plain curious
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Feeding the Lorikeets was a very popular thing to do.
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Wonder if they're as smart as they sometimes look
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Kids either loved them or were scared stiff . . . .
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Llook! A llama!
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The perfect illustration of "Aloof"
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Can you say "Orthodontist"?
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The assortment of animals at this zoo was really pretty good
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Lots of birds, of course - they're relatively easy to care for
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Sunbathing iguana in the reptile house
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Marmosets are always fun to watch
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There's a head and a tail in there somewhere
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Another marmoset
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Big one!
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Never thought we'd see a gator in Pennsylvania
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The largest of rodents, the capybara grows to over 150 pounds
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We know of a theatre named after this one . . . .
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Kinkajoo?
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Meerkats are cool, but this one's staying warm
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Finally, our harp sighting - and a really nice dinner as well on our last night in Lords Valley