A DAY AT THE PARK

Today Wendell and I made a trip to Beaver County to the Raccoon Creek State Park where he was once employed. We stopped for breakfast and then went on to the park.. It was such a glorious day. We don't often get the chance to just take a day 'for ourselves', but today was one of them. Besides, Wendell needed to visit with some former co-workers. He hasn't seen them for months.
When we arrived at the park, we stopped along the way before going to the office. The picture below is the beautiful clear water of the dam. It was nearly breathtaking..


Of course, at the entrance to the park (one of the entrances), is Smokey the Bear who lets all the visitors know the danger of fire for the day. Today it was low. It's a blurry picture because Wendell was not able to stop for the photo.. too many people out enjoying the day.

We joined the group for lunch here at the banquet hall. It was lovely.. simple and delicious.

Afterward, we drove down to the beach to see if there were any swimmers.. yes, there were. It was about 80 degrees and the beach was moderately crowded.

The Ohio River.. on the way home. Beautiful and quiet.
We also went back to the spot where last year we saw the beaver dam.. it was totally gone. The water level is low, and the water wasn't moving hardly at all. No sign of the dam or beavers either.