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# ChaXi at Poe Paddy State Park
- URL: https://www.cultofquality.com/chaxi-at-poe-paddy-state-park/
- Published: 2012-10-01T04:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-03T23:12:19.000Z
- Author: Jason Cohen

While Pennsylvania may have a low [Okapi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi?ref=cultofquality.com) Count, making it difficult for me to find proper Kosher stakes, the state has a un-surprising glut of beautiful and well kept secrets. Just when Asia started to wear off of my mind, and as I was starting to think State College sits in the middle of nowhere, we drive out to [Poe Paddy State Park](http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/poepaddy/index.htm?ref=cultofquality.com) to brew some tea… Right in the middle of the park, is a spat of private property where people have their homes. Now that’s the middle of nowhere.

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Back to the reason you came…  
Our group of tea lovers and our new friend Kira (a blossoming tea lover), were in dire need of ChaXi. A drive that took far to long at 10 mph through 2 extra state parks, broken only by the excitement of Car Surfing left us off on a trail of 2 choices; mountain side or river side?

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Decision made, we down climbed the bridge built on top of railroad trestles. I used my travel Set and the jet boil to make the Korean Green Tea members of the Institute hand processed with Master Hyo-am on his farm in [Gurye](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurye?ref=cultofquality.com) this summer.

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The flowing river, a setting sun soaked backdrop of shimmering fall leaves, green tea and the sound of water boiling matched with the real wind through the pines; enlightenment was not far off. We brewed till nightfall, conversation flowing, and minds almost clear.

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The night still young, we had dinner, craft beer, with a side of live music at [Elk Creek](http://www.elkcreekcafe.net/?ref=cultofquality.com) in the tiny town of Millheim. It rounded out the days experience. Between niche Nietzsche jokes, travel stories, and a fair bit of bravado all around, dancing to real music (made with actual instruments, which is depressingly rare among students) with a beer in hand, was exactly what the weekend called for.

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I’m making ChaXi into a lifestyle.

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## Migrated Comments

### Pat Penny

> Alas we found no okapi,  
> we all had to settle for zebra at elk creek, a sad night indeed.  
> however cold it may have been, the cha xi was quite wonderful, and the danger of falling off a bridge made it all the better!