Pocono Talk

Shawnee Mountain has a variety of events throughout the year, one event that I wanted to get to but I’m just way too busy this weekend is the Timber & Balloon Festival.  This past week has been a mess weather wise – snow, rain, cold.  The festival ran from Friday night through Sunday, Saturday morning it was snowing so it probably would have been pretty miserable, but today seems like it would have been a nice day.  It’s definitely on the cold side with the wind, but it would be a nice day to get out before winter really sets in.

Adult tickets range from $8 in advance on Friday to $15 at the gate on Saturday & Sunday, and kids tickets range from $6 in advance on Friday to $12 at the gate on Saturday & Sunday. You can also purchase multi-day passes to save some money as well.

So what do they have?  It’s the Timber and Balloon Festival – the Timber part consists of “IRONJACK Timber Team Lumberjack Shows: As seen on OLN; Log Rolling, Pole Climbing, Axe and Chainsaw Competitions, Buck Sawing and More.” http://www.shawneemt.com/s_timberballoonfestival.html and the Balloon part consists of Hot Air Balloon Launches as well as Hot Air Balloon rides(limited availability purchase in advance).

I think for both kids and adults alike Hot Air Balloons are one of those hidden fascinations – seeing how large the balloons actually are, the logistics of how they operate, the thought of being up so high (or actually being one of those brave souls that take a ride) and the awe of their brilliant colors.  I hope to be able to go next year, and I definitely want to hit up the Garlic Festival at Shawnee as well(unfortunately we were sick this year and highly disappointed we didn’t get to go – but there’s always next year).

If one thing is for sure, there is never a shortage of fun and special things to do in the Poconos!