A Sunday Stroll Through Ridley Creek State Park

Wow, what a day. We woke up to a small dusting of snow and couldn't resist a drive to Ridley Creek State Park after we got done some work on real estate and read the Sunday Paper with some muffins and coffee. The park is huge and only about 25 minutes from Havertown. It is one of the many destinations within 30 minutes of our town.


 http://picasaweb.google.com/jb5440/RidleyCreekStateParkEdgemontPa?feat=directlink is for the pictures.

 The site is http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/ridleycreek.aspx. The villages there were from the early 1700's and some of their foundations are still there along with a few of the original homes including the plantation which is a replica of a colonial farm and is open for tours. The guides are role playing so be prepared for the Old English. We got a few pictures strolling and will link the album in a sec.

We stopped at La Laconad 2 Go http://www.lalocanda2go.webs.com/ Right outside the park for a veggie wrap and a green tea for lunch in the park. It is a small take out associated with the LaLocanda Dining Institution a few doors away. The place is tiny with a few tables to eat in but the size of the menu is overwhelming. I read about the stop in this month's issue of Main Line Today which had nothing but good things to say about the place. It has both fast food and a striped down menu from it's main establisment. The wrap was prepared quickly on the grill of all places and served on a warm wheat wrap with a side of pasta salad. It was delicious. Definately going back there.

The park itself was deserted and put us in relaxed, dreamy mood as we rode and strolled around. The horses were out in the pasture around the riding stable that boards a lot of privately owned mounts. We drove down to the village where the original mill was for the photos of the falls. It was called Bishop's Mill & Sycamore Mill & Providence Mill over the years and has a great hiking path with no autos allowed. The oldest property is the 1683 Worrel House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_Creek_State_Park is a nice site with info on it.



It was a day to remember with my lovely wife Deborah. One of many.