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Comment by Cara Schneider on April 28, 2010 at 12:22pm

Hooray for your brave kids!! I'm going a flight later this week. I'll post a photo from the adventure.

Comment by Allie McCoy on April 28, 2010 at 11:49am

I am not sure I have enough courage to go up in a helicopter, Ms. Schneider, but my children probably do. Thank you for the advice.

Comment by Cara Schneider on April 28, 2010 at 11:34am

Speaking of smale planes, helicopter tours debut next month in, or "over," Philly. There's even a route that takes visitors up to Bucks County for dinner. They're called Fox Choppers, www.foxchoppers.com.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on April 28, 2010 at 11:12am

Darryl, I keep meaning to have a look at Fort Necessity. Great name for a fortress.

Comment by Darryl Musick on April 28, 2010 at 11:03am

Fallingwater is pretty spectacular. Any place with Wright architecture is a must see, including Chicago, Scottsdale, and Wisconsin. On the way from Pittsburgh to Fallinwater, we also came across Fort Necessity where a young George Washington fought his first battle in the French and Indian Wars. Loved the stop we made there.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on April 28, 2010 at 10:53am

Wow -- that photo brings back memories of flights I've taken in small planes. While we're talking Lock Haven and Williamsport, go a little further to the west in September and October, and you'll find something odd that I've written about several times: the largest wild elk herd east of the Mississippi. These boys are big, and come mating season, they come out onto the open fields, challenge each other, and generally make a lot of noise. Fascinating.

Comment by Janice Brown on April 28, 2010 at 10:53am

Another great backroads trip in Pennsylvania is Fallingwater, the famous Frank Lloyd Wright house near the town of Mill Run in Southwest Laurel Highlands, about 90 minutes from Pittsburgh. We took a detour (from Strasbourg, PA) on the way home from a driving trip to Texas a few years back. Spectacular, particularly if you are an architecture buff. Another FLW house, Kentuck Knob, is in the same area.

Comment by Janice Brown on April 28, 2010 at 10:42am

Sorry-- I should have added that I do some consulting work for Piper Aircraft, and was there to visit the company archives to do some research. The next "big town," Williamsport, is the home of Little League Baseball. I hope to get back there sometime for a longer visit to the area. It's charming. Flying into

Lock Haven in a small plane was a treat.

Comment by Allie McCoy on April 28, 2010 at 10:20am

Ms. Brown, I live in Philadelphia, yet I never get to that part of Pennsylvania. I have never even heard of the aviation museum! I enjoyed your blog and am now eager to visit Lock Haven. Was it just the museum that brought you to that town, or is there something else we should know about?

Comment by Janice Brown on April 28, 2010 at 7:18am

Pilots, pilot wannabees, and American history buffs will enjoy the Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven, PA. I visited it recently, and you can read my review here. The US is filled with unusual small museums, and this one is fun and interesting. If you are a private pilot, you can fly into the adjacent William T. Piper Memorial Airport (KLHV/LHV).

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