Category: outdoors
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Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
This was our first visit to the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, in support of their Earth Day celebration. It was established in the 1960s as the first ecological preserve in greater Philadelphia. We hiked most of their short trails (2 miles or less each). Admission to the center and trails is free with donations…
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The Navy Yard
The Navy Yard is my favorite getaway destination in Philadelphia when I’m feeling cooped up, like we all are now. There’s a sense of solitude and expanse as you stroll along the Delaware River waterfront. If you’re lucky, there’ll be cormorants hanging out on the piers. Amazing that it was a historic active military base…
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Miracle on 13th Street
Our shiba Apollo joined us on a family walk around South Philly to enjoy the spectacle that is the Miracle on South 13th Street. It’s a free holiday lights extravaganza on the 1600 block of 13th St. between Morris and Taskers Streets by Passyunk. It’s a tribute to Philly that all the 50+ homes on…
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Ambler Arboretum
Temple University’s Ambler Arboretum offers free public access year-round to 20 historic gardens plus tree-lined walking paths to explore. Temple- Ambler’s 187-acre campus houses their award-winning Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. As regular visitors to the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, we’ve been impressed that Temple’s exhibits win major environmental design awards consistently from PHS…
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Pavillion in the Trees
Pavillion in the Trees, an official Hidden Gem of Fairmount Park, is an immersive outdoor art installation created by Martin Puryear in 1993. It was commissioned by the Association for Public Art, and was inspired by the artist’s longing for a secluded treehouse. The latticed wood pavillion rises 24 feet above the woodland floor and…
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Corson’s Inlet
Free State Park in Ocean City Corson’s Inlet is a free state park at the south end of Ocean City NJ. There’s an easy 1-mile nature trail on a sandy footpath through shady trees and shrubs. The hike ends at a beach with an expansive view of the ocean on the west side of the…