Ziggy's Native Land

Miss Rachel commented on my last post and asked where Ziggy's Native Land is. Here are a couple of clues:


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Not enough clues? How about this one?


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If you guessed Central Pennsylvania, you're right! When we got Ziggy in 1992, Marty and I were attending graduate school at Penn State. We moved away from Central PA in 1997, but this weekend we took a trip back there to visit some of our old haunts. Ziggy didn't come with us, because he hates riding in the car.

Here's one of my favorite sights in Central PA, the round barn outside Centre Hall:



We actually have a professional photo of this barn hanging on our living room wall. It is a magnificent barn!

State College and Penn State have grown a lot since we left that area, but most of the other places we visited are just about like they used to be. We hit all our favorite Centre County spots: Bellefonte, Centre Hall, Pleasant Gap, Rebersburg, Aaronsburg, Boalsburg, Axemann, and even Penns Cave! We had some great meals and even visited with one of our old next-door neighbors.

I'll try to share some more photos later in the week. I took a bunch of pictures of Bellefonte!