Tag: Pennsylvania

by James Murren 16 June 2022 Number of comments0
MTB

SATW Award Winner–Bronze

Hello, everyone. Below is an update that I posted on my MTBeer Substack newsletter. I simply copy/pasted it here. ThankContinue Reading

by James Murren 15 January 2016 Number of comments0
California MTB

Kids Love Biking in the Snow

When I was a kid, we rode our banana-seat-bikes around the neighborhood in the snow, slippin’ and slidin’ and crashin’Continue Reading

by James Murren 28 December 2015 Number of comments0
MTB Photos

A Lil’ Adams County Road Ride through History

The rain wasn’t supposed to start until around 3 p.m., arriving right on time a little before the noon hour.Continue Reading

by James Murren 13 August 2010 Number of comments0
MTB

Grave Ridge: Pu-Pump it Up

We woke, stirred the embers and got the fire flaming into a nice pre-breaky meditation piece.  Coffee was in theContinue Reading

by James Murren 15 June 2009 Number of comments0
MTB

Save PA’s State Parks–MTB

This (below) comes by way of DirtRag Mag.  The Wilderness 101 is epic riding outside of State College (Penn State). Continue Reading

by James Murren 16 September 2008 1
Libations

Hop Nectar (Head to Head)

Coming up!–Bell’s Hopslam v. Troegs’ Nugget Nectar.  Which of this year’s batches stood the test of time, having been laidContinue Reading

by James Murren 10 May 2008 Number of comments0
Poetry

Winter Songs: PA and Mojave

Pennsylvania Winter the wind bites, ripping your face while the white sun tries to warm you snow lays on theContinue Reading

by James Murren 15 April 2008 11
Say Something

Barack’s Disconnect with Small Town PA

I was born and raised in a farming family in small-town, rural, southcentral Pennsylvania.  By any academic or stereotypical definitionContinue Reading

by James Murren 07 March 2008 2
Mountains

A Pheasant Crossed the Road

My wife and I were driving home last Sunday after day hiking at Michaux when we had the bird-sighting ofContinue Reading

by James Murren 06 March 2008 1
Say Something

Hoping to See the Nation’s Symbol in a Peaceful State of Being

Last week I went for a sojourn out at Codorus.  I walked along the shoreline, sandaled-feet slipping and sliding inContinue Reading

by James Murren 04 March 2008 Number of comments0
Say Something

Searching for Peace where History is War

Sitting atop Little Round Top and watching the sun gently slide behind Appalachia, the boulder beneath me warming my body,Continue Reading

by James Murren 01 March 2008 1
Ethiopia Honduras Mountains Say Something

Singing Tree Frogs, Rain, and Military Rescues

 Tree frogs sing sex songs in the birch leaves under the cover of night, and lightning flashes across the sky.Continue Reading

by James Murren 01 March 2008 Number of comments0
Say Something Tea

From Baja to Brushtown…Thinking of Tomorrow

The zucchini came from Dad’s backyard garden and the bread made from it came from Mom’s kitchen.  A hunk ofContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 March 2008 Number of comments0
Mountains

“Fountain of Life,” the Need to Become the Water

The sleeping bag folds over my body as I look through the mesh panel of the tent roof; the treetopsContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 March 2008 Number of comments0
Say Something

Reflections on the Words of Cesar Chavez

Back in the 60s and 70s Cesar Chavez emerged as a leader among migrant farmworkers in California, and eventually theContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 March 2008 Number of comments0
Mountains

AT Winter Camp–January 2004

It was Farm Show week this past week.  Of course, this  is the exact reason we were blasted two timesContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 February 2008 Number of comments0
Say Something

The Bridge between Brown and White Hands

The National Apple Harvest Festival in Arendtsville takes place over the next two weekends, October 7-8 and October 14-15.  ManyContinue Reading