Penelope Percival Travels

August 2, 2020

Little Parks around You like Wildlife Habitat Area Clairton Works near me

The Covid19 is going around but trying to find a place to get out of the house is very important for so many reasons such as getting natural vitamin D from the sun, exercising helps stress, getting out of the house for mental health reasons, etc. But with all the fear of running in to others, it is hard to […]

Pennsylvania 2 min read

July 29, 2020

Covered Bridge Tour of Greene County, PA

Greene county is directly below Washington County in Pennslvannia. They share a Covered Bridge Festival every year except 2020 has been cancelled due to Covid19. The Greene County Covered Bridge Tour takes about 2 hours for just driving plus add extra for getting lost and enjoying other items around the bridges. There are two ways to get to most bridges. […]

Covered Bridges 3 min read

July 26, 2020

Youghiogheny River Lake and Youghiogheny Dam

The Youghiogheny River Lake and the Youghiogheny Dam is a great little place to spend a day. If you have a boat even better. The views are beautiful and on a hot day a little beach with swimming available. There are also a few picnic areas. The dam has a great view from the beach. The top of the dam […]

Pennsylvania 1 min read

July 24, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 94 ish to 102-Dawson to Layton

Dawson to Layton is one of the most beautiful parts of the trail but it is also one of the areas that has only trail with not outside services. But it does have Roundbottom camp grounds for those that are hiking and/or biking the GAP Trail or canoeing the Youghiogheny River. Mile 94 ish to 95-Dickerson Run After leaving the […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 7 min read

July 22, 2020

Southwest Covered Bridge Tour of Washington Country, PA-Part 2 of 2

See Southwest Covered Bridge Tour of Washington Country, PA-Part 1 of 2 and Overview of Covered Bridges in Pennsylvania on maps and other information. Longdon Covered Bridge This is a bridge has about a half mile of a road that is one lane gravel but it is not really that bad. But if you don’t like to back up then […]

Covered Bridges 2 min read

July 21, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 89 ish to 94 plus- Connellsville to Dawson

Due to extreme heat and life, I have not been on the trail for a bit. So, I will be skipping the Ohioply area for a short time. The post below was hiked during the spring. I started the trail near my house when Covid19 had everyone on lock down and my local park was so filled with people that […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 4 min read

July 19, 2020

Top 7 Stops of the first 50 Miles of the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail with under a 3 Mile Hike/Bike ride!

The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail is a total of 149 miles. If you only have a short time to see the trail or the weather is bad or have young children, below is the top 7 short hikes/biking that are must sees in the first 50 miles. The stops can be as long or as short as you want […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 5 min read

July 17, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 59 to 61 ish-Harnedsville to Confluence

Harnedsville to Confluence is a short hike of about 2 miles. It is a great little hike. Mile 59-Traffic Tunnel, Little Red Bird, Twisted Vines, White Flower, and A Little Stream The walk starts out at the Harnedsville Parking Area. But look behind because the picture on the heading is the Casselman River that is right behind the picture just […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 2 min read

July 15, 2020

Southwest Covered Bridge Tour of Washington County, PA-Part 1 of 2

Overview Washington and Greene Counties in Pennsylvania has a total of 30 Covered Bridges. Every year they have the Washington and Greene Counties Covered Bridge Festival. The 2019 Festival had over 400 vendors with arts and crafts at 10 different locations and had around 30,000 visitors. The Festival is usually in September when the leafs are turning. Due to the […]

Covered Bridges 4 min read

July 14, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 54 ish to 59-Fort Hill to Harnedsville

The Fort Hill to Harnedsville is beautiful but has nothing exciting along the path. It does have some great views of the Casselman River at the Harnedsville marker but otherwise it is nothing special. I did see a little baby frog or toad but he moved so fast that I did not get a picture. This is a great greenery […]