Trip to Kinzua Dam area would be from year mid-1994. Here we see the incredible wilderness of Pennsylvania's state forests and the Alleghenies. I am a firm believer that Pennsylvania's forests should remain, this way. Wild and free.
Look. Not every square inch of America needs to become a shopping mall. You can ask me about that in real life. I can see the value of having the existing decent road or the existing train that takes you from Cleveland, Ohio to New York City. I-80. I-76. The Pennsylvanian by Amtrak. Keep that in place. However, even a turnpike should not screw-up the ecology of what they have there in Pennsylvania. These wild places are amazing — just the way they are. Keep the wild places that way. Wild and free.
Here, I'm hiking the woods around a very rustic cabin in the Alleghenies. Pictures were shot on film using a cheap camera. Then, the paper photo was scanned to digital. I grew up hiking these forests. The next generation should be able to do the same. There is value in hiking a forest. It keeps your head screwed-on straight. Then you can get back to working on sales metrics or whatever your business world is made up of. The forest is a repreive from all of that.
The Allegheny
and its headwaters above the dam
Above: Vacationing in Hershey Pennsylvania during the height of the pandemic. We are up on the gondola ride at Hershey Park. The smokestacks in the background are where they make the delicious chocolate.
Present day, I used Meta AI to photo-edit my family from this picture. Nevertheless, we were all there. We loved seeing this destination for the very first time. Go see where they make the delicious chocolates!
Above: Chocolate from our neighbors in Pennsylvania that I like to keep around the office when I need a break.
It's delicious!
Everything in moderation.
Nom! Nom! Nom!