8.01.2012

Summer Bucket List #25: Visit Bushkill Falls

Just checked another thing off my Summer Bucket List. For those of you not from Pennsylvania or have never been to the Pocono Mountains, Bushkill Falls is known as the Niagara of Pennsylvania. Well I don't know if I would go that far, but I have to say the water falls were truly beautiful! I can't believe it's taken me 28 years to visit a local attraction I grew up with -- but better late than never right?
 Didn't realize until now that we might have a fear of heights!
If you look closely you can see a rainbow over the waterfall.
Hiked down a little farther.
 After about 4892058922546 stairs we finally made it to the bottom!
Wishing I was in a tank top and yoga pants right about now.
Completely regretting my choice in outfit for hiking.
Outfit Details:
Crocheted Top: Old Navy // Hat: Gap
 Just gorgeous!
 The wooden bridges and stairs we had to follow.
D mentioned he felt like we were in the Ewok village from Star Wars!
I have to agree - it definitely felt like we were miles away from everything in a different world.
 taking a break to rest our feet.
Once we made it back to the main area, there was a blue grass band playing. 
So we stopped to visit, and indulge in ice cream.
 Afterwards, we hit up the little gift shop/country store where they had all kinds of homemade and local goodies.
This wild huckleberry chocolate intrigued me. What exactly is a huckleberry? 
 And I wanted to get this locally made wild huckleberry honey - which I think would be perfect and so yummy in my green tea, but for $10 I had to pass.
 After a gorgeous day of being outdoors, we really couldn't "bear" to leave : )

Even though I thought I looked cute, I really should have dressed more accordingly. Has anyone else regretted their outfit choices and realized it wasn't practical at all for what you were doing??

-Pretty Little Things


42 comments:

  1. these pictures are adorable :)

    i love your blog and i think i've just been inspired to create my own bucket list haha.

    want to follow each other??

    xxo!
    www.richlittle-poorgirl.blogspot.com

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  2. It's so pretty! I'll have to go see it sometime, its not far from me either!

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  3. I love these pics! I am so happy that you are accomplishing all those things on your list! I need more fun!!

    Thanks for the nomination! Posted mine today and thanked you!

    Xoxo
    Oliviamoone.blogspot.com

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  4. lovely pics! http://coffeebeansandbobbypins.blogspot.com/

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  5. Although I live in Texas now, I grew up in Pennsylvania. Wow, great memories here! Looks like y'all had a blast!

    http://cstyledesign.blogspot.com

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  6. Beautiful scenery! Down here in Houston, TX we don't have anything like that! P.S. Your tennis shoes are cute!

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  7. Mmmmm! I LOVE huckleberry! So yummy! And what a gorgeous view!

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  8. I had always wanted to go there and last summer the bf and I went since it's close to us too. It was a really hot day but it was after a storm and the waterfalls were really flowing and looked beautiful. The main one had so many rainbows. We hiked all the trails to see all the falls and it was such a great day. There's a National Park waterfall site a bit north of there with another great fall, that I liked even more. Great post!

    M from http://cupcakesandcardigans12.blogspot.com/ :)

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  9. totally..that happened to me so many times when i moved back to NYC. Would be used to traveling in a car so id go out walking around in heels...not realizing how much people DO walk here in the city. I love this place, and hope to visit one day! Is there lodging there ?

    Madebygirl.blogspot.com
    MadeByGirl.com

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  10. What a beautiful place! Haha, yeah I've totally been there. It's usually the shoes that cause the problem! :)

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

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  11. Love days like that when you get to explore new places...looks like you had fun! :)

    Lindsay @
    LindsayJEveryday.blogspot.com

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  12. WOW!
    The pictures of the waterfall are breathtaking!
    I've always wanted to see a big waterfall like that in person :)

    xo

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  13. Thank you so much for your lovely comment on my blog!! I am following you now too! :D

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  14. Such beautiful pictures! The waterfall is breathtaking!

    Amy


    Leopard and Lillies

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  15. Looks like a fun outing! It's always exciting checking things off your bucket list!

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  16. Love the photos, I have been enjoying your summer bucket list posts so much! And I can relate on the outfit thing -- we went to a state park over the weekend and I wore open toe flat sandals...I totally should have worn tennis shoes, much more practical!

    Stephanie
    http://twenty-somethingblog.com

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  17. Looks like so much fun! I am a huge huckleberry fan. I used to live in Washington and they are a bid deal there. Taste some if you ever get the chance, they are so good.
    Creamy

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  18. First of all that hat looks so cute on you! I can't pull it off lol. The pictures you took are beautiful and I would love to visit there sometime.
    An outfit I regreted was a spring time outfit with fllip-flops i wore one day to school bc it had been getting warmer. But of all days it didn't get quit so warm and I had to park really far from campus. Let's just say my toes were so cold!!

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  19. Gorgeous falls! :)

    I've definitely not dressed right for certain occasions. The last time we went out to the Rocky Mountains I wore shorts that day because it was suppose to be mildly warm. Yeah, it was not mildly warm. I froze!

    xoxo,
    Melissa

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  20. these pictures are gorgeous! would love to visit sometime! happy wednesday!

    xxA

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  21. Y'all are so adorable! Ad that place is gorgeous!

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  22. Beautiful place and pictures.

    octoberchic.com

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  23. Fashion's all about having fun with clothes hun...as long as you looked cute, who cares about comfort right? ;D Dude, guys have no idea what girls put up with these days!

    Looks like a fabulous time to get back to nature...those falls look incredible! Makes me miss the NW now that I'm back in Cali.

    xo-Julie
    Peace. Love. LOL!

    Haute Khuuture Blog

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  24. Hi Luv, I just found your blog and love it!!

    I love this bucket list idea. I have been trying to complete a few too!!!

    I will be following! I will make sure I check out your sponsors or adds (if any) to show some luvin!

    Hope your having a beautiful day!!!
    Muahhh: swBeautifulLife.Blogspot.com

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  25. I'm in NJ and I never even knew this existed! It's beautiful! (In my defense I've only been in NJ 2 years, but stillll). This is going to have to be added to the list.

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  26. What a beautiful place! How did I live in Pennsylvania for two years and never even hear of it???

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  27. Looks like you had loads of fun minus the outfit!! I myself have had this situation a couple of times.. mostly cause of the wrong kinda shoes!! love the waterfall though.. so beautiful!!! :)

    Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving lovely comments!!

    Would you like to follow each other.. lemme know!!

    Love
    Mehak
    www.thedoublemlife.blogspot.com

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  28. hey, you commented on my blog so i am following you back :D, love your blog, especially love the background its gorg :]

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  29. this is so great girl! i love all the pics and your hat is adorable! just wanted to say super cute blog! you should check out the giveaway im having over at my blog! it ends friday! xo

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  30. Great post and beautiful pics! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
    http://starvogue84.blogspot.com

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  31. That place looks absolutely gorgeous! Great photos! Followed you on bloglovin!

    http://vintagelillies.wordpress.com/

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  32. That place looks gorgeous!! I just found your
    blog, and I'm your newest follower:) its so cute!

    Stop by and say hello sometime, and have a great day!:)
    Shelby xoxo

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  33. Just found your blog because the link is practically everywhere I go! :) You're just like us because we find new blogs through Blog Hops and comment on them all the time.

    Followed. Follow back ?
    http://thirteenfashionblog.blogspot.com

    -Kendall & Tiana

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  34. I love Bushkill!! So pretty. Thanks for stopping by my blog, following back :)

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  35. hello pretty! thanks for the sweet comment and for the follow! happy to be following back! take care and keep in touch!

    xx, james

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  36. Wow...so beautiful! Glad you were able to cross another one off the summer bucket list! I think there are lot of us out there that take for granted all the wonderful things to see/do in their backyard. I know I am guilty of it.

    Alice
    www.happinessatmidlife.com

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  37. thank you for stopping by my blog! I am wondering what huckleberry is too but i was sad to find out you didnt buy any huckleberry yummies! I wanted to know how they were! lol! looks like an awesome place to be!~ I live in ohio right on the border of PA so that was why it looked "familiar". we have all kinds of awesome water falls. not that awesome though! lol! thank you for sharing!

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  38. Gorgeous photos, that looks like such a fun time! And even better that you got to cross something off the summer bucket list! :)

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  39. oh man, you should've gotten that huckleberry honey! it looks so incredibly yummy! looks like you guys had a wonderful hike though- the pictures are gorgeous :)

    xo, samantha
    sammyblackwood.com

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  40. So funny to see a post about Bushkill falls!!! I grew up near there - Bushkill elementary was one of the elementary schools in my school district and my HS best friend lived in Bushkill. Looks like you had a lot of fun!!

    The Blue Hour

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