Last Week at Ives Run

Monday we worked all day.  There were a lot of campfire rings that needed cleaned out and a lot of trash had blown around from the strong winds we had.  There were almost one hundred campers here and a lot of them left Monday morning.  After that we just had dinner here while I packed up all the decorations from outside.

Tuesday it rained all day, so into town to do laundry and grocery shop.  It was a slow day, we never left the cg until about 1:00 and got back by 4:30.  I made spaghetti for dinner..helps to warm up the camper when I cook inside.    Hoping tomorrow the rain is gone.

We got up Wednesday to a gray, rainy morning.  It finally started to clear up about 10:30, so over for the gator and off to work.  On the way back from the getting the gator Brad saw a Spotted Salamander (mole salamander), rarely above ground, except usually after a rain (hit that one right).     We got through the camp ground and then headed over to Pine Knoll, (the tent sites) and picked up about 3 buckets of trash.  We quit work about 3:30, got cleaned up and headed to the VFW for subs.  Wednesday is sub night and trivia night.  Normally we don't stay for the trivia, but the place was fairly empty, so we stayed and were entertained by the players. 

Today is Thursday and we are packing up for me to head down state.  We got the hunting clothes cleaned up, the ladder on the back of the RV and everything outside is cleaned up and put away.  It is to be nice today and tomorrow, but then after that rain, rain, rain.  We have already gotten the gator and Brad is getting ready to go to work, while I work on the blog and get my clothes and things ready  for the trip down state.  Brad is here until Monday and then he'll be down, reservations at the Walmar Manor CG in Dillsburg.  He will keep an eye on the storm, depending on how it tracks, he might be down on Sunday.

More to come later,
Diane

Still at Ives Run

Hi, I'm back.

Well last Monday 10-15 when Brad got back from the farm we actually got some work done.  It took us about 4 hours to clean up the camp grounds.  After that we just hung out and had dinner here at the camp.

Tuesday more work, we went out to the tent sites (primitive sites) and had some things to clean up out there.  Not bad, but it kept us busy for the day.

Wednesday was a busy day for us.  Some how we had a lot of people leave and the the camp sites were a mess.  It took us all day to get them cleaned up.  Just had dinner here at camp. 

Thursday we took the gator and did a drive out Railroad Grade Trail (approx. 3 miles), picking up trash while enjoying the warm day. We did all the boat launches and did a quick drive through the camp ground. It keeps us busy, gives us some exercise and gets us out to meet people. We then got ready and headed over to the VFW for wings.  

Friday was a not so fun day, Brad wasn't feeling well, so I headed into town to do some shopping and get out of the house.  I got back, put the stuff away and then we did a load of laundry here at the camp ground, to get Brad out of the RV for a while.....nice walk to laundry area.  We just had something easy for dinner, then off to bed early.

Saturday, Brad was feeling better and headed up behind the camper to do some hunting, seeing a couple of deer in the process, but nothing close.  He got back, went to get propane and then I headed into Mansfield to do some shopping.  I was looking for a dress, but no luck.  I got back  and Brad headed out to another spot for hunting and while he was gone, I made a fire and just relaxed enjoying the evening. 

Sunday we headed over to the farm, just to check out the house and while we were there we did a 3 hour hike around the property.  We were checking out the damage from the seismographic people....pretty bad.  It was a beautiful day and we both enjoyed the hike and checking out the fall colors in the process. 

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Well I'm not totally caught up, but I quit for now.  I have added a link of some of the foliage.


Diane

Week at Ives Run

Good morning. 

 

Fall Colors

Monday 10-8-12 we worked on the stone walls around the visitors center.  It was a chilly day and by the end of it we were glad to get back inside and get a hot shower. 

 



Campground Tree



Tuesday was more of the same work, but it was a much warmer day.  We actually finished the stone walls and worked on raking up some piles of leaves that some college kids raked up and left lay.  It takes about 25 min. just to get the gator so we can work, so we acutally got about 6 hours in on Tuesday.

 

Wednesday we cleaned up the flower beds (cutting down the dead stuff) and only got in about 2.5 hours.  We then headed into Mansfield for gas at Sheetz (.60 off a gallon) and had dinner at the pizza shop.  It was kind of a slow day for us, but it seems to be that way a lot of days.

 





Bull on the Loose

Thursday we took the day off and headed to town.  Brad needs sneakers, laundry needed done and so did the grocery shopping.  We left camp about 10:00 and didn't get back until 3:30.   We then went for a drive over the back roads, heading to the VFW for wings.  It was a beautiful ride, nice views, and a run away bull, needless to say I took his picture from inside the car.   

Mountain Top View

Friday we spent most of the day trying to get a gator that didn't have a flat tire.  First they replaced the tire with a tire off a parts gator, but till we got about 3 of the camp sites cleaned up, the tire was flat.  Dina came into the cg and picked me up to go get the car, and she spoke with the maintenance people again.  This time they took a tire off one of the maintenance workers gators, followed me back and replaced the tire again.  All this taking about 2-3 hours, but we finally had a gator that worked and we finished cleaning the camp sites.  We then headed over to Kate and Tony's to hunt.  I saw two doe on my way into my spot and didn't see anything else until I stood up to leave, then I saw three deer run and a deer grunted behind me.....ugh.  We headed back home for grilled cheese and soup, it was getting cold and they are calling for a hard freeze.

Well, Saturday morning we got to 22 degrees and frozen water pipes.  The pipes in the cg froze solid and it took until about 9:30 for them to thaw out.  We then showered and headed into Wellsboro for a perscription for Brad and stopped at Dunhams for lunch.  Kate called, her and Annette were headed in to town, so I met up with them and we went shopping, while Brad headed back to camp to hang out with the guys.  After that us girls headed to the Moose and ended up not getting back to camp until about 6:30-7:00.  Annette and I had something to eat, then Brad and I headed home....the hunters had no luck again today. 

Sunday morning we got up to 60 degree temps., what a change.  They are having a trail challenge today (4 mile run/walk through the mountain), so we have to meet up with Dina about 11:30 to see what our job is going to be.  Brad and I got our jobs assignements which is to stop traffic into and out of the cg when the race started, which ended up taking us about about a whole 1/2 hour.  We then walked down to the finish line and watched about half of the people come in.  We walked back to camp and Brad decided to go on a scouting trip in the game lands behind the cg.  I took him down and dropped him off and picked him up about 1 1/2 later.  We had chicken wraps, watched some TV, and swept up Lady bugs all evening,  I guess that 74 degree day brought them out.  

Today Brad got up and headed over to the farm.  Someone wanted to talk with him about Christmas trees and I'm just hanging out, working on the blog and enjoying another warm day.  It is 66 degrees at 10:30, but they are calling for rain later....hope it holds out until tonight.

Diane

 

Site Move in Ives Run

We got all settled into the new campsite on Tuesday, so Wednesday we were back to work.  We got about 7 hours in, then had dinner here at camp.  


PA Grand Canyon

Thursday we took the day off and did some leaf looking.  We went over to the PA Grand Canyon, Leonard Harrison State Park and then to Colton Point State Park.  It was a fairly warm and partly sunny day so there were a lot of visitors at both the parks and most of the scenic overlook stops had at least one car parked at it.  We went to the VFW for the wing night special and were back at camp by 8:00. 

 

Friday we are back to work.  By 3:00 we managed to use all the mulch that is here, so our day is done.  Back to the house, shower and pack up the car, off to Kate and Tony's for the weekend.  Brad is hunting and I plan on hanging out with the girls. 

 

Beautiful Hillside

Saturday Brad didn't get up until 5:30, thinking he over slept flew out of the bedroom, only to find out that it is raining with Glen and Tony just sitting in the living room starring out the window.  Glen finally went out about 7:00, Brad and Tony stayed in the living room.  Finally Tony started breakfast about 9:00 and Glen must have smelled it cooking because he was in about 9:30.  The rain continued, so the guys were laying around camp and us girls got ready to go look at a couple of double wides that Kate was interested in.  We left around 10:30, looked at a bunch of double wides, stopped at the Moose, VFW and grocery store.  We finally made it home around 6:00, just as the guys were coming in.....no deer.  We had steaks and a salad for dinner, the guys got cleaned up and headed to bed around 10:00, Annette was right behind them, I went to bed around 11:00 and I think Kate slept on the chair. 

 

Sunday everyone planned to leave by 9:30, so Brad and I got out of there by 8:30.  We headed home, made coffee and about 9:30 Brad headed over to the tree field to meet Keith Krause.  I scrubbed the Shower and bathroom while he was gone, took a walk and managed to put together a pot of Chili.  He got home about 1:00, we had a little lunch, walked a little, did some laundry and just kind of lazed around a little bit.  We ate about 6:00 and Brad is now out for a walk while I work on the Blog.  It was a fun weekend, always a good time with the Ochenriders.

 

More later, Diane

Hammond Lake, Tioga County

Hello, I'm back.  Wednesday 9-26 we worked on the stone wall and got a couple of loads of mulch.  After work we got cleaned up and headed over to the Knoxville VFW for sub night.  We didn't hang out too long, headed home and off to bed a early, both tired from the day's work. 

 

Thursday we worked on the wall, but mostly hauled and spread mulch.  We quit early and headed into town to do a load or two of laundry, and by this time Lynne called her and Rick were about half way here already.  We got back to camp about an hour before they pulled in, and the four of us ended up having hot dogs for dinner and s'mores.  While up at our site, Lynne was walking Bailey when she slipped in the mud and bent her knee back to the point of pulling a muscle or two....ouch. 

 

Friday we got up, Lynne and Rick were moving sites, so Brad and I headed into town for breakfast.  Then since it was a rainy day, we decided to head up to the Corning Museum.  We didn't get there until about 2:00, got something to eat and did some shopping....so no Museum tour since they closed at 5:00. We left there and headed back to camp.  We didn't get here until about 6:00 and since we had a late lunch, we ended up not having dinner until about 9:00, which was just hog maw sausages.  I don't think we even had s'mores....we were too full. 

 

Saturday we planned on doing an 18 mile bike ride and since Lynne's knee was hurt, a wine tour in Wellsboro.  We had breakfast, called about the tickets for the wine tour....all sold out, oh well, into Wellsboro and a shopping day will do.  Brad and Rick wanted a Starbucks coffee, so we headed to Dunham's and then they headed into the Gas Light for a burger and Lynne and I headed out to do some shopping.  We went back to check on the guys, ended up having a beer and playing a game of Galaga (talk about old memories), then her and I headed out again.  We were in the second store when Brad finally called looking for us.  They met us out side and we headed back to the car.  I don't think were stopped at any more stores, just a quick hustle through town to the car (that was their plan).  Rick was making us dinner tonight, so we dropped them off and headed up to camp to get what ever we needed for dinner and snacks.  We had chicken, baked potatoes, and home canned squash.  After that we had mountain pies and s'mores and just sat around the fire.  Lynne and I walked Bailey a couple of times, checking out the other campers and comparing the camp fires, I think Rick and the guys across the street were having a campfire battle (who's is bigger). 

 

Sunday, Lynne and Rick are packing up to go home, but do take time out for breakfast up at our site.  They finished packing and we walked down to see them off, then just kind of hung out for the day.  We didn't do much and had the left over hog maw sausages for dinner (they we smelling up the refrig.)  Lazy day and early to bed....how does that happen.

 

We got up Monday toast for Brad and Yogurt for me, then off to work.  We started about 9:00, had a quick sandwich for lunch and then didn't quit until 4:00.  We had a ham steak for dinner and again off to bed early.....this time because we worked hard and are tired.  We did manage to go for a little drive to do some spotting, but no deer.

 

Bear Cub

Today they are calling for a rainy day, so we head out to breakfast.  After that we head out through Tioga and find a new road to explore.  We ended up going over 15 finding a valley that we have never ventured into before.  We saw 4 or 5 deer and on our way back out we saw a bear cub, the poor thing looked scared, like its been running for awhile and we didn't see mom at all.  We headed around a hair pin turn, and here is the cub again, stupid me, Brad stopped and I jumped out of the car to get a picture, after I get back in the car I realize what I did and am glad I didn't see mom (but I did get the pic).  We get back and the two gate attendants have left, so we plan on moving to one of their sites.  Since the rain has held off and there is barely a drizzle we decided to move today.  We packed up what we needed to and moved about 100 yards. not far, but it gets us into the sunshine and out of the damp, cold woods.  We pull in, get level and when I walked around the front of the RV, I notice all this mud up the front, I know the RV didn't do a nose dive into the mud so I call Brad over to check it out, and we both agree it looks like paw prints about 4 to 4 1/2 foot up the front of the RV including the moss and mud.  Never thought much about it, but the grill was knocked over this morning and we just thought it was a raccoon.  Now that we look at that again, it could be a paw print on the top, now I'm really glad we moved. We finally get everything moved, settled in then run off to town.  We get back, have chicken for dinner, and I'm just hoping the bear doesn't find us here.  Diane and Brad

Moss on RV

 

Possible Paw print