Photo Walk at Chapman State Park
It was a cold, but sunny, day today. It seemed a good day for a drive. We drove to Chapman State Park. Chapman State Park is located near Clarendon, PA, approximately 15 miles from our house. The park is open for year round recreation. Recreational opportunities include swimming, fishing (including ice fishing), boating, camping, hiking, hunting, ice skating, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, picnicking, and sledding.
This is the Chapman Dam spillway.
According to the State Parks website, Chapman Dam was constructed near the old earthen dam of the Bucher Mill Log Pond, which dates back to Bucher’s Mill that was built about 1849.
Isn’t this a great-looking tree?
The tree creates a natural frame through which to view Chapman Lake. Standing beyond the tree, on the lake, is one of several ice fisherman that we saw today.
Bob, with Chapman Lake in the background
Ice fishermen on Chapman Lake
Do you see the building across the lake? The previous photographs were taken from that side of the lake.
A close-up picture of the ice fishermen
Fisherman carrying a fish in each hand
In addition to seeing ice fishermen on Chapman Lake, we saw activity on the sled riding hill. People of all ages were having a wonderful time riding down the hill on sleds, tubes and snowboards.
Sled Riding Hill
The Beauty Around Us 
10 Responses to “Photo Walk at Chapman State Park”
We should go back to Chapman and retake the photo of dad, only this time I'll dress up as Jason Voorhees from Friday the Thirteenth and pretend to be sneaking across the lake to slaughter unsuspecting campers. That would be fun.
You'd have to do some real fast sneaking, Stacey. Your dad wasn't too keen on standing in the shade for more than a few moments. It was too cold in the shade; he wanted to be in the sun.
ohhh! look at those ice fishermen….interesting and fascinating to watch them standing right abive where the fishes swam beneath them..maybe one day i could experience sled riding. i doesn't snow here very often, too cold to snow, i guess!…lol!eng
Fun in the sun…and the snow! You guys really had fun huh. Good capture, Linda! Nice composition! Each shot so clear and vivid! Love the one with the trunk as foreground! Beautiful! 🙂
That looks like a wonderful walk Linda. I enjoyed all your photos and look forward to where you will be taking us next. Have a great weekend.
I've seen that look on Bobs face once or twice myself…thank God for husbands who sigh deep and comply for the picture taking!I've never been to Chapman. Definatley going to add it to my list!
I swear the pic of the guy with a fish in each hand is straight off the cover of National Geographic! Linda, when you become famous, don't forget your fans! =) If you need a helper, I'll be here for ya! I'll probly still be looking for a job! lol
Love these photos! The sky is so blue and the sun so bright but I'm sure it was cold!
Love these photos! The sky is so blue and the sun so bright but I'm sure it was cold!
What a beautiful place. Love the tree! Our aquarium for our angelfish is 14 gallons. It is big enough for the 3 fish we have to reach full growth. We may get a larger tank later on. We will see:)