The Alien
October 26th – I called up my buddy, James, a few weeks ago and said “Geographically and geologically, you know Central Pennsylvania much better than me. Where can I find a place that looks like the surface of some alien planet?” He suggested we visit Hickory Run Boulder Park, so on our way to Lock Haven last Friday, we went a bit out of our way to stop there. Pictures don’t capture how surreal this park is, with several square miles of huge boulders in every direction. Caroline had made Charlie this costume the night before, and it definitely got the attention of the other visitors of the park. We waded out into a few dozen yards into the boulder field until we found a flat rock for Charlie to sit on. Our initial plan to have me holding him while hiding behind a boulder had to be scrapped because none of them sat high enough above the others to cover my body. Instead, we opted to capture him in a different pose. He enjoyed crawling around on this rock and feeling the texture of the boulders. I wish we had had more time to spend there, because the park is enormous. We definitely intend to bring Charlie back when as soon as he’s old enough to remember it.