I drive past it several times a month, but the last (and first!) time I was actually at Valley Forge National Historical Park was in 2005 with Michael. I always say I’m going to go back, but it never happens.
So last weekend I was coming back from Micro Center having just picked up my new Canon and ran into a wall of traffic on 422. A quick check of KYW‘s traffic report explained there was an event near the Oaks exit, backing up traffic for miles and causing delays of over an hour. So I hopped on 23 through the park and figured I’d get home via Phoenixville. No go, traffic there too. Instead of sitting in traffic for an hour I popped into the park and decided to take a walk. Phew, you wouldn’t think it would take so much to get me to a park I actually do quite enjoy!
It was chilly out, made worse by the wind and the thin jacket I was wearing and lack of gloves (in my other coat!) but once I got walking I warmed up a bit. I got lucky and my brand new camera came with the battery pack partially charged, so I could even try out my new camera.
As usual at the park, I also saw some animals.
It was a nice walk, I will have to take my bike out there sometime this spring for some riding.
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2009 at 16:07
Very nice – your new camera takes some lovely clear pictures, I like the first one where it looks like the cannons are pointing at the trees in front of them…
What are those structures in the third picture?
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2009 at 19:01
Nice pics! During summer, I love jogging/walking on the main loop (Joseph Plumb Martin trail), which is about 7 miles long and provides a good workout. I haven’t explored all the trails in the park yet; someday I’d love to walk on the Valley Creek Trail – the most scenic amongst them.
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2009 at 19:18
@RoboNuggie They are cabins set up as a mock encampment, the park is the battlefield from the American Revolutionary War.
@pitzl Thanks! I’ll have to check out the Valley Creek Trail at some point.