Mont Alto State Park is the oldest park in Pennsylvania. It once housed a blast furnance which was build in 1807. The Mont Alto Railroad was would ship iron products to Chambersburg, PA but it would also bring visitors to the park for the day. The park once had a swimming pool, refreshment stands, a lot of hiking trails, and […]
I took this hike in April of 2020. It is full of little waterfalls, the Old Dravo Methodist Church Cemetery, the Dravo Camp Grounds, and it was a wonderful walk. This part of the trail is completely trail. There are no houses or other items except the Dravo Church Cemetery but no traffic. If you are planning on a place […]
The Eastern Covered Bridge Tour of Washington Country, PA takes about 32 minutes to drive to all the bridges. But it is a great add on to the Southwest or Northwest Tours or Greene Country Tours. But if you are using this as an added on started at 17 and go backwards in seeing the bridges as number 17 is […]
Sutersville to Buena Vista is mostly through neighborhoods but one part has the greatest thing around, the Red Waterfall. It was the Red Waterfall that got me to hike the whole Great Allegheny Passage Trail. I was looking for a waterfall to see just before Covid19 hit. I found this one. No one was on the trail the day I […]
Caledonia State Park is a wonderful little place to the visit and the second oldest State Park in Pennsylvania. It includes a campgrounds, a trail that will take you to several old furnace sites, an old furnace, a stone makers shop, the Appalachian Trail, a pool, and so much more! The Caledonia State Park only has 10 miles of trail […]
The end of this section is beautiful and wonderful and very short!!! If you only have time to do a short hike and are in Pittsburgh, this is a great section during the fall. It is totally Waterfall after Waterfall as the snow is melting. I did this part on April 30th. Mile 115-Train Accident Site, Little Waterfalls, and Pollock […]
Pine Grove Furnace State Park has so many things going for it. The Furnace, the Appalachian Trail Museum, the Appalachian Trail Ice Cream Challenge, the Appalachian Trail halfway mark, two swimming areas, free showers, camping, cabins, boat rentals, hiking, a dam, a rail trail, and so much more!!! The State Park is just one surprise are another. The park itself […]
Ceder Creek Park is one of my favorite places near Pittsburgh. It has everything you can possible want with hiking, a waterfall, a bit of this and that. It also has several miles of the GAP Trail with a free camp grounds for those who are doing a through hike, bike, or canoe trips. West Newton is a great little […]
The trail from Van Meyer to Cedar Creek goes past the Port Royal Mine No 2 Disaster of 1901, a few waterfalls, items that were clearly from the railroads of the past, and a camp grounds. Van Meyer started as a Colonial Frontier town but it will be remembered for the Darr Mine Explosion at Jacob’s Creek which is just […]
The Bedford Village takes you back to a simpler time in the 1800’s. The village includes over 38 houses and other structures that have been collected and donated around Bedford County which were build around the 1800’s with a few exceptions. Each house has a story to tell about the people that lived in it, the people that worked in […]