finished pasports and covered bridges.

Last night Lydia and I headed to Trexler Nature Preserve to do the covered bridge trail. On the way, we saw a couple more of the covered bridges. That complete the Covered Bridge Trail.  There are three surrounding the park. There are two more a mile down the road. We did not go to Schlicher's Bridge (1882) near the entrance to the park. It was damaged by Sandy and is had a tree on top of it the last I looked. I'm guessing there is no money in the budge to fix it.

Adonis was not happy because he didn't get a walk. But the game preserve is about a half hour away. It was 6 pm when we left. No time for puppies.

 First stop was Covered Bridge Park in North Whitehall. There we found the Manasses Guth Bridge (1858). It's a "Burr arch truss design, has lengthwise planking, and rests on a stone/mortar abutments with long wing walls capped with concrete."

Lydia was kind of excited. It was the first time she actually drove on one.

The next stop was supposed to be a mile away at Wehr's Bridge (1841) on the other side of Covered Bridge Park. But we missed the turn and ended up doing it last. Wehr's is also a "built in the Burr arch truss designed bridge."

As we entered the park we crossed Rex's Bridge (1858). "The structure is built in the Burr arch truss design, and the high  arches can be seen through the side openings. Rex’s Bridge has  a floor of lengthwise planking over crosswise planking, and the original stone wing walls have been covered with cement and painted white."

Our final bridge was our destination—Geiger's Bridge (1860). "Upon approaching the entrance of the bridge, its unusual stepped portal design that distinguishes it from other bridges is immediately noticeable. At one time, a pipe, through which water was pumped from the Jordan Creek to nearby orchards and farms, ran from end to end across the bridge. Remnants of  the cement foundation and pumping apparatus still remain on the side of the bridge. Built with Burr arches, the bridge has a floor of lengthwise and crosswise planking. The stone wing walls have  been painted white, and one on the south side of the bridge has been shortened due to the topography."

We parked next to the bridge and headed out to finish Lydia's Passport. The Covered Bridge trail is only 1.25 miles round trip. The trail was actually kind of busy last night.

Since Bonnie and I had already been there, the post was easy to find. Mission accomplished.

Neither Lydia or I had sneakers on. We wore Birks. Her's were rubber. Why? Our next stop was fording the creek!

When I got home I notice my Fit Bit was no longer tracking. Battery was dead. My score for today is less than 300 steps. And I went to Musikfest!