Posts Tagged as ‘berks county’

October 22, 2008

PA is for fans of small rails, too!

Shartlesville, PA is home to what is touted as “the greatest known miniature village.” Roadside America is a must-see for any model railroad fans. This enormous display is open year-round, and is a full-on kitschy delight.
Model trains zoom willy-nilly around this impressive panorama: over bridges, through tunnels, under waterfalls, around mountain ranges and alongside pastures [...]

August 24, 2008

a Berks County hike: Pulpit Rock & Pinnacle Rock

Pennsylvania is full of scenic opportunities for hiking, and today we visited one such spot in Berks County in east-central GSE. Situated along the east slope of the Blue Mountain (atop which rambles the Appalachian Trail) near Hamburg are a number of hiking trails that lead up the mountain to Pulpit Rock and Pinnacle Rock, [...]