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4/13&21&28&5/1&5&6&11-6/5/2026 Stahlman Point hike 4.4 miles 1400 feet near Detroit Lake; Wahkeena Multnomah Falls loop 5.7 miles 1600 feet in the gorge; lunch with the old SAIF crowd at the Yard; May Day protest in Salem; Aaron's piano recital with Julie, Tim and Ellin; Cascade Head hike 5 miles 1200 feet on the coast; toured the new Mormon Temple in Springfield open to the public just for the first week with Mike, Jolene and Wyatt;

Our Great American cross country road trip 7,220 miles; Chewy goes to New York to live with Kelsey; first stop in Glendale, Idaho with a nice visit with Chris (Laura has known her for 63 years), Bear and Gail on their beautiful land; camping a night at Echo Lake State Park in Utah on our way to Boulder; 30 mile bike ride loop with Tim, Michael and the biking group Boulder to Erie and back; 10 mile bike ride down to Pearl Street and Boulder Canyon; Boulder ballet performance with Tim, Janet, Susan and Galen; visit Holly and Michael in their nice new house and then out for dinner; Eldorado Canyon State Park 2 mile walk thru the canyon with Tim and Janet; Tim and I split our crochet matches with the new set he got for his birthday; next stop Sioux Falls, South Dakota with another nice visit with Earl, Linda and Judy on our way to Chicago and Naperville; Liam's graduation from Sts. Peter and Paul with Colin, Olivia, Matt, Henry, Belinda, Francesca, Lucas, Jen and BJ; Colin's new school Scullen Middle School while Liam will be entering high school at Benet Academy; Matt's office for his primary care practice; dinner out with Colin, Liam, Olivia and Matt before they all head for vacation to the Philippines (it is the first time for the kids);

On to Salisbury, PA to visit Patty (Laura's first cousin), Mike, Scottie, Benny (golden doodle) and their three horses Magic, Lillie and Dream; rafting on the Youghiogheny River at high water and we flipped 3 of our 8 rafts but unfortunately not mine (it had been 50 years since I last rafted the Yough), a fun time; an excellent guided tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water house; camped at Ohio Pyle State Park just like old times; stopped by and toured our parent's Church House (built in 1882) with the new owners Louise, Jake, Robin and Lucy (just 5 days old); they did a fantastic job fixing it up. It is amazing what they have done fixing up the basement and heating all the floors; camped at Little Buffalo State Park near by the Church House where we had a lot of family reunions; next stop a visit with our cousins at Becky's house in Cressona, PA with Jennie and Nancy and then we went out for lunch; more cousins in Schnecksville, PA at our family farm Grace (Hubert's wife who is 90 and in good health), Audrey, Ron, Gary, Emery (Audrey's husband); unfortunately Hubert passed away a few months ago at 92 and their son Scott passed away at 60 in 2020; Union Church in Schnecksville where Tom's Mom and Dad were married in 1941;

History of our family farm:

Irwin and Katie Piefly (Tom's grandparents) purchased Crystal Spring Farm on July 21, 1903 where they raised their family, one son and six daughters (Melva, Tom's mother was the youngest). The farm was run as a general farm during this period. Daughter and son-in-law, Lillie and Frank Sell, purchased the farm on May 1, 1931, where they raised four sons. The primary operation of the farm during this time was growing potatoes. Their son, Hubert and his wife, Grace, purchased the farm on May 22, 1966. Interested in dairy farming, Hubert and Grace began dairy farming as the primary farming income. Audrey, their daughter, manages the retail store. Sons Scott and Gary, herdsman and crops manager/mechanic, respectively, operate the farm. Youngest son, Ronald, oversees Crystal Spring Electric. The lifelong commitment has left them with well over 200 years experience combined and an expertise that is difficult to match.

Sam and Sarah's wedding in the Catskills north of New York City; Rail Train quad bike ride 8 miles in the Catskill with Aaron, Julie, Christine, Mark, Kelsey and Ryan; we all enjoyed shoofly and funny cake pies from Crystal Spring Farm made by cousin Scott's wife Lisa after rail bike trip; that night was the Welcome dinner for everyone at a local diner; the next day a 2 mile walk on Windham Path doing John's 3 geocaches with Aaron, Kelsey, Julie, Christine, Mark and Joel; it was raining most of the day but it cleared up an hour before the outdoor wedding ceremony so both the weather and the ceremony were beautiful; Sam and Sarah had very thoughtful vows and Sam's cousin Ellie lead the ceremony, all well done; then cocktails and a fun reception under the big tent with delicious food, a great live band and a lot of dancing; Sunday a goodbye breakfast for everyone and a game of petanque with Kelsey, Patrice, Aaron, Michael and Tim next to the hotel; drive Patrice to the airport and drop Kelsey at her place in Brooklyn; hit the road that afternoon driving to State College, PA.

We decided to drive straight back camping one night then hotel the next night taking 5 days to get home; Monday night we camped at Indiana Sand Dunes State Park right on Lake Michigan with a view of the Chicago skyline; Tuesday a hotel near Lincoln, NE then Wednesday camped at a nice KOA in Rawlins, WY; Thursday in a hotel in Twin Falls, ID and then back to home sweet home Friday! We visited the site where Evel Knievel attempted his jump across Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls and also checked out Shoshone Falls Park close by. We had a great trip and really enjoyed seeing friends and family but always good to get back to your own bed. Google Photos