Had a delightful day visiting Punxsutawney PA with Theresa (left) and Carol (right). The timing for our visit to Gobbler’s Knob was perfect, as we arrived when Phil’s handler was on site.
Walked the trail from Stage to Visitor’s Center enjoying both the informational signs and the metal sculptures.
See GOBBLERS KNOB, PA. STYLE / LOG for pics of informational signs.
Groundhog Day N 40° 55.796 W 078° 57.431
Inner Circle N 40° 55.742 W 078° 57.445
Punxsutawney Phil N 40° 55.694 W 078° 57.443
Groundhog Fun Facts N 40° 55.691 W 078° 57.398
Fireworks N 40° 55.771 W 078° 57.400
History N 40° 55.820 W 078° 57.386
Also completed the Geocaching Adventure Lab where we saw these Phils – near his Library Home and leaving town.
groundhog, (Marmota monax), also called woodchuck, one of 14 species of marmots (Marmota), considered basically a giant North American ground squirrel. It is sometimes destructive to gardens and pasturelands. Classified as a marmot, the groundhog is a member of the squirrel family, Sciuridae, within the order Rodentia.
We had such a great day with good friends beautiful weather and lots of sunshine too. Life is good and days together are so very important for
all of us. Perfect timing and the people we saw on our adventure were so very
nice, kind and helpful in every way. Learned a lot about ground hogs too.
Cute! I learned a lot too. I’ve only had one live sighting of a wild groundhog and was surprised by how large it was.
You mentioned damage to pastures. Unfortunately very correct. Groundhog burrows create deep holes that can snap a horse’s leg.
Not the groundhog’s fault, of course, but it does make them despised and hunted on many farms.