Bushkill Falls

By Melissa Minners             My love for nature began as a young child.  Every visit to the Bronx Zoo was an adventure.  We’re not talking about the modern Bronx Zoo, although I still love visiting there.  We’re talking about the zoo as it was when I was a child when there were more wooded areas,

The Jersey Shore

            So you want to know what else there is to do at the Jersey Shore besides visiting Point Pleasant Beach?  Well, this vacation, we had some overcast weather, creating a perfect reason to seek out other locales along the shore for entertainment.              Our first stop was Atlantic City.  Only an hour from Point

The Bronx Zoo

            I love animals – all kinds of animals, not just your domesticated species, but your “wild” animals as well.  As a child, I couldn’t get enough information about them, combing libraries for books on wildlife, begging my parents to buy me books on regular wildlife and endangered species.  I was amazed by the amount