2013 Spring Trip to Raystown 1

We loaded up the car and pulled out of Ryan's driveway with the sun in our eyes.  As we drove into Pittsburgh I made the statement that I liked the city, based on our view from the highway on this trip and our trip to Raystown last fall.  I was forced to change my mind, however, after an hour long detour through winding neighborhood streets and the ghetto.  There were cops at every intersection in the run down section of town.  First we thought they were there to assist the detouring traffic, but soon realized they were there to protect the detouring traffic.

Anyhow, we made it to Hudington, PA about an hour later than expected but had no worries because the day was ours.  We picked out a campsite at the Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds, this time down by the lake for some scenery.  Like our first day of arrival last year, we headed out for a couple hours of riding.

Ready to ride, until Ryan aptly pointed out I

had forgotten to put on mountain bike shoes.

Riding the west side side trails.

A view to our campsite on the opposite

side of the lake.  Note the red cliffs.

Enjoying the ride.

U turn.

Strange tree trail side.

Uphill U turn.

Back at the campsite we changed bikes for cooking gear and heated some beef barley stew I had made at home.  No real cooking this trip, we had prepared food to heat.

Back to our campsite.

With bowls of hot stew in hand we scrambled down to the aforementioned red rocky cliffs and ate our dinner at water's edge.  The sun was going down in front of us and made a nice sight.  Ryan busted out his loon call after we heard and spotted one floating out on the lake.  He was doing good and getting responses to his calls!

Eat and phone home.

Sunset on Raystown Lake.

Loon calling after sunset.