The beautiful Oley Valley occupies @ 100 square miles in southeaster Pennsylvania, about 45-50 miles northwest of Philadelphia. It's somewhat bowl shaped with lovely, wooded hills surrounding it. The interior of the valley is mostly farm land, with several trout streams wandering through it. The land holds large populations of deer, wild turkey, pheasants, dove, fox, coyote, and the occassional bear passes through the area.

Its most famous resident was a man by the name of Daniel Boone, a noted explorer back in this country's colonial days. His family homestead is only a 5 minute drive from my home. Daniel explored the area from here, all the way to Kentucky where he established the community of Boonesboro. He was quite the hunter: records show him having killed over 250 Black Bears in one year!-all with a musket & ball!

As for my African Safaris-let me know what you're interested it, and I'll try to fill in the blanks.