Pennsylvania

This turned out to be where I got to meet another General (who was also a Recon Marine) and many other veterans at a former Boy Scout camp.

 

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Table of Contents:

  1. Phase 1
  2. Phase 2
  3. Phase 3
  4. Cityscapes (Images Begin)
  5. Semper Fi Odyssey
  6. Nice Hotels
  7. Nicest Neighborhoods
  8. Vegan Restaurants & Shops
  9. Ancient Ruins
  10. Other Sites

 

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Phase 1:

In the past, a few road-trips took me to and through this state.  The Liberty Bell was one of the sightseeing stops.  I also reconnected with a lifelong friend here during my later military years.

 

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Phase 2:

There is plenty of history to Pennsylvania beyond that famous bell; the first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh, along with the first automobile service station. Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the United States.  Benjamin Franklin founded the Philadelphia Zoo, the first public zoo in the United States. Pittsburgh is also famous for industry; manufacturing steel is what its people do best, so most of our skyscrapers, railroads, and warships are made possible right here.  In agriculture, the Borough of Kane is known as the Black Cherry Capital of the World.  I may pass through and check all of those out in the years ahead.

My expedition back to this state during this much better phase of life was by invitation to General Jones’ former Boy Scouts camp, now called Outdoor Odyssey, with its subset exclusive for veterans being Semper Fi Odyssey.  It was an outstanding experience similar to that of the Focus Marines Foundation ranch program in Missouri.  I continue to network with the outstanding staff and founders, and look forward to my upcoming return to this state of theirs.

 

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Phase 3:

Gia Marie Carangi (who the namesake movie was about) and Sharon Stone came from this state, so it certainly has super-hotties of its own.  When their caliber invite me back, I’ll have those top-notch ladies give me the grand tour of everything else I am destined to see.  Those who are fully compatible, I’ll invite to come with me back to Inisfree for a while.

 

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Cityscapes:

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Semper Fi Odyssey

The Grounds:

Ropes Course:

Tree House:

Rappelling:

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Nice Hotels

1715 Rittenhouse Square:

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Buddakan:

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Cork Factory Hotel – Lancaster:

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Hotel Fauchère – Milford:

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Hotel Monaco – Philadelphia:

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Hotel Palomar – Philadelphia:

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Hotel Sofitel – Philadelphia:

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Hyatt at the Bellevue:

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Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing:

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La Meridien – Philadelphia:

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Mount Airy Casino Resort – Mount Pocono:

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Nemacolin:

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The Lodge at Woodloch – Hawley:

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The Settlers Inn – Hawley:

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Woodloch Pines Resort – Hawley:

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Others of Note:

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Nicest Neighborhoods

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Vegan Restaurants & Shops

Bethlehem:

  • Vegan Treats, LLC
  • Vegout Bethlehem

Boyertown:

  • Firefly Cafe and Outpost

Bristol:

Terra Cotta Green Market Co

Erdenheim:

  • Flatbelly Veg

Harrisburg:

  • The Vegetable Hunter

Hatboro:

  • LUHV Factory & Vegan Bistro

Havertown:

  • Boardwalk Vegan

Lancaster:

  • Root

New Hope:

  • Sprig & Vine
  • V-Spot Food Vegan Restaurant

Norristown:

  • Gangster Vegan Organics

Philadelphia:

  • Charlie was a sinner.
  • Fitz on 4th
  • Monster Vegan
  • P.S. & Co.

Pittsburg:

  • Onion Maiden

West Chester:

  • Ground Provisions
  • Love Again Local

Woodlyn:

  • Cheezy Vegan by Chef Reeky

 

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Ancient Ruins

  • whatever is under the cities/downtowns

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Other Sites

  • Centralia:  to see if the underground fire is really just in a coal mine, or if it was engineered to block access to something

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