We had a small lunch at C’est La Vie outside the market. It was one of the only outside places to eat that we could find. The day was so pretty we just couldn’t sit inside.
Downtown Lancaster
Penn Square in downtown Lancaster.
We went to The Exchange for happy hour. It’s located on the top of the Marriott. What a great view of the city.
The views…
From the highest spot we could eat to the lowest. We had dinner at Proof. It’s owned by the son of some friends of ours. The food was wonderful, but there was definitely no view in this cave-like restaurant. Stan had the haddock stuffed with crab and I had the cavatelli.
Our little outside kitchen.
We spent our time in the park hiking and seeking out waterfalls. We enjoy hiking but our favorite places to hike include water…especially waterfalls. We found some great falls on this trip. We began our day by hiking the Jonathan Run Trail to Jonathan Run Falls and then took a short spur over to Sugar Run Falls. A total of four miles out and back. To get to the best views of the falls we had to scramble down to the bottom. Well worth the effort. For those who might not know, a run is a term used in Pennsylvania to refer to a small creek or stream. On our way back to town we stop by Cucumber Falls. It’s a very impressive waterfall that is easily accessible from the parking lot. After a busy morning we had lunch at the Twisted Spoke and relaxed before our afternoon adventures.
Jonathan Run is a multi-tiered waterfall that tumbles over a series of rocky ledges, creating several smaller drops surrounded by dense forest and massive sandstone boulders. (This was a bright sunny morning.)
This area is so damp and dark…full of all kinds of beautiful fungus.
Ohiopyle is a very small but cute little town.
This bridge is part of the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP). It’s an multiuse trail that runs from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C.
Ohiopyle Falls is a 20-foot-tall waterfall that thunders across the Youghiogheny River just steps from downtown Ohiopyle.
Meadow Run Natural Waterslides is one of Ohiopyle State Park’s most unusual attractions. Over thousands of years, Meadow Run carved smooth channels and chutes into the sandstone, creating a natural rock waterslide. The water level was too high this week for anyone to get into the water.
Baughman Rock Overlook is one of the most spectacular views in Ohiopyle State Park. This massive rocky outcrop overlooks the Youghiogheny River Gorge.
