From Chambersburg to Phoenixville, PA we went through a fair amount of rolling farmland. It's very scenic with a high concentration of solid biofuel waste (horse manure). We saw many Amish folks dressed in their best clothes on their way somewhere (it was a Wednesday). One buggy was really moving. I suspect that they were late. I didn't feel comfortable taking pictures of these deeply religious people--plus I was afraid that Harrison Ford might punch me.
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If you want pictures of Amish, just do a google image search (
Amish pictures).
For a deep understanding of the Amish, this educational video might be helpful:
The Amish grow a fair number of crops, among these are corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, and tobacco. I was surprised at just how much tobacco they grew.
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| Tobacco field in Lancaster, County, PA |
They also grow about every kind of vegetable, cane fruit, tree fruit and flower that will grow in the climate. The desire to provide order to nature seems apparent in much of what they do.
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| The amish know how to use nature to beautify their homes. |
We stayed with Doug & Lisa Jenkins in Phoenixville, PA. The food was amazing. Thanks for your hospitality. Doug was a 1992 graduate of Juniata College (my class) and Lisa was two or three years ahead of us (although she looks exactly the same as she did). Doug and I also went to the University of Wisconsin at Madison for graduate school.
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| The Jenkins home is on the top of an insanely steep hill. It had to top a 14% gradient. |
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| Doug sharing his homebrew |
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Lisa and Shiloh (a rescued grayhound)
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From Poenixville, we Rode to the Schuylkill river trail - a nice, wooded rail-trail.
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Another highlight was the Henry Hudson trail which goes all the way out to Sandy Hook, NJ
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| The bay through the trees on the Henry Hudson Trail |
The Atlantic Ocean at Sandy Hook, NJ.
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| The Atlantic Ocean |
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| Fin! |
Coming soon: physiological data and analysis.
Hi David,
ReplyDeleteI saw your blog advertised in the latest Juniata Magazine and wanted to check it out! It looks like you had a wonderful trip - what a great adventure. I had your mother as a teacher in high school and with her encouragement looked at Juniata and graduated from there in 2010. I love seeing JC grads doing such amazing things!
Blessings,
Clare Coda
Congratulations on graduating from Juniata. You'll have friends from there to last a lifetime. I stayed with JC grads Doug Herr in Ohio and Doug Jenkins in PA (near Philly).
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