This is not the road the house is on, but it's close enough. Walk down a ways, turn right onto another dirt road (right where those white specks are in the photo; those are kids, running to the house), walk over the corrugated steel "tube" the creek runs through, go up the hill a bit, and turn onto the lane. Walk another few hundred yards until you come to a clearing. There's the house. This is the place we'd go for a month every summer when I was a kid. It's one of my favorite places in this world.
Tomorrow morning Allan and I are heading to Pennsylvania for a "work weekend" there. My dad recently had some major improvements made on the place, and now it needs some finishing touches. Okay, so it needs a lot of things done, not just finishing touches. Who am I kidding?
So the four of us and our significant others are gathering to work. My brother Nate knows what all needs to be done. I'm just going with able arms and hands. I suppose, however, it is a family reunion of sorts. I expect to have an excellent -- if tiring -- weekend. May yours be excellent as well.
It looks like a great place for kids. We are going to Pennsylvania this summer for, what else, gymnastics. We'll be in Hanover. Last time we were there, we were around Philadelphia and really enjoyed it. It's a wonderful state, except for the funky liquor laws.
Posted by: Margaret | April 26, 2006 at 22:26
I'm an hour from Gettysburg. When does the picnic start?
Posted by: Monty | April 27, 2006 at 01:31
Oh that sounds wonderful. I love that old, dirt, country road. It seems very peaceful.
Posted by: misschrisc | April 27, 2006 at 03:32
Have a wonderful time and a wonderful reunion. And good luck with the work on the house!
Posted by: sallyrogers | April 27, 2006 at 07:56
Travel safely.. And enjoy the trip!
Posted by: Smitty | April 27, 2006 at 08:01
I love country roads too. I hope that you and everyone involved have a great and safe trip.
Posted by: anica | April 27, 2006 at 08:50
good luck, have a good trip!
Posted by: steph | April 27, 2006 at 09:20
happy, happy. sounds like a good way to have a family reunion-- making yourself useful.
Posted by: ally bean | April 27, 2006 at 09:58
Sounds like a nice way to spend the weekend, actually. Enjoy!
Posted by: Chris | April 27, 2006 at 10:50
sounds like fun. enjoy!
Posted by: ms. sizzle | April 27, 2006 at 11:37
That's a great picture!
Posted by: Ivonne | April 28, 2006 at 00:22
Have a nice weekend, don't work too hard.
Posted by: Gracianne | April 28, 2006 at 08:04
It is really special to have roots some where. Have fun with the family!
Posted by: edieraye | April 28, 2006 at 15:05
All of you are wonderful people. I feel like sending my siblings to read this post!
It looks and sounds like a gorgeous spot. Have a great time and enjoy yourselves! :)
Posted by: Carrie | April 28, 2006 at 16:17
I would love to ride my bike down your road.
Posted by: Meredith | April 29, 2006 at 03:47
as much as I like woods - this long wood path remembers me to an endless trip I had last summer in our woods here in Germany about 40 km away from Nuremberg while I tried to find a shortcut from one village to another far away village on the country side - I did not know, that we have such big, such forlorn, such lonely & maze-like woods here around - endless paths like on your picture, with crossings without signs - leading to no-wherer - I always took 'straight-on' or 'left' for my vague idea of the right direction I had in mind on these endless wood-roads - I feared that darkness would come before I'd find the exit & needed about 2 hours on my bike to reach a regular road leading to real places in our common world.
Posted by: Heimo | April 29, 2006 at 23:08
That picture gives me house envy. I want trees! I want a dirt road! Oh, shucks, have fun with your family!
Posted by: melanie | May 01, 2006 at 13:23
I'm so proud to say that it's my home state. This picture really makes me feel like going back...
Posted by: peepfrench | May 19, 2006 at 16:03