Pocono Mountains Travel Guide - 2008-2009 - (Page 5) DECORATED IN GOLD LEAF: Fall in the Pocono Mountains. IT’S TIME TO CREATE MEMORIES In the Pocono Mountains, four seasons wrap the mountains in distinct patterns, sounds and scents. Autumn trees don their best golds and reds. Winter slopes glisten in white. Waterfalls tumble down mountainsides in spring bloom. The green of summertime leaves me breathless. In this idyll, the people charm. On a picture-perfect Main Street in a small mountain town, a shop owner became my accomplice in finding the ideal gift for my husband. Once, we had car trouble, but at least there was a lively Irish pub nearby. Create your own scrapbook of memories from the Pocono Mountains. Flip through the following pages and use the Pocono Mountains Travel Guide to create your own fond recollections. There are suggestions for seasonal outdoor activities, family fun, romantic getaways for two, trips for the girls, jaunts for the guys, winter-wonderland pursuits and even ideas on how to enjoy the Pocono Mountains when you’re here on business. Culture and customs thrive. In a preserved Victorian parlor, I played a piano whose notes had sounded for generations. Under a festival tent, I danced to the beat of an oompah band. The Pocono Mountains has a life all its own. Heritage lives here in family histories and special moments. I have followed paths where my ancestors built lives and my parents spent their youth. They began in the Pocono Mountains, and I return, discovering a little more of myself with every visit. Come visit the Pocono Mountains. It’s time for some special memories of your own. M. Diane McCormick, a native of Harrisburg, returns often to the Pocono Mountains where her parents are from. She is a writer for Pursuits, Harrisburg Magazine, Susquehanna Style, Central PA and other publications. 800POCONOS.COM 5 http://www.800POCONOS.COM
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