Along this area of the trail, we have Helmstetter’s “Horseshoe” Curve which is the most photographed sites along the Western Maryland Railway, the Brush Tunnel, the Mountain View stop of the tourist railway, and great views of so many wonderful things. The day that I started this was a bit of apprehension dread that overwhelmed me. It would be the […]
Linn Run State Park is just outside of Pittsburgh by about an hour. It is one of the lesser know state parks with lot of personality and several waterfalls and water items. It also has a lot of great picnic areas, camping, and cabins available year round. The cabins can run mostly right on the lakes with fireplaces, electric, beds, […]
The Great Allegheny Passage has wonderful sites to see and a great place to be alone or with family during the COVID-19. This is the beganing of the trail if you are starting from Cumberland and headed to Pittsburgh, PA. I love Cumberland, MD! It is rich in history. It was a fort, headquarters for George Washington, a key road […]
The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a trail from Cumberland, Maryland to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The GAP Trail is either 149 or 150 miles, depending on what your looking at, long and mainly flat because it once had railroad tracks of the Western Maryland Railway (WM) and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) which have been removed to make a […]
Just outside Pittsburgh is this little park that has a wonderful waterfall. It is just a short walk up to the falls with some beautiful sights. The falls are about 30 feet high. Located off highway 28 at 187 Fall Run Rd, Glenshaw, PA 15116. It less then a 10 minute drive from downtown Pittsburgh and less then a mile […]
Buttermilk Falls, Homewood Falls, or Smiddy’s Falls, depending on who you ask, is just a beautiful place to spend a bit of time. It is about 40 minute from downtown Pittsburgh. If you are using your GPS, then make sure that you put in Buttermilk Falls Natural Area or you end up on the other side of the tracks in […]
You can only stay in the house so long before you feel like your in a prison. Especially, if you with your loved ones. But some times it is even worst if you live alone. After several weeks of being in the house, I finally could not take it any more. Shopping every two weeks was just not enough to […]
It is wonderful to find a place that has a short loop hike which is about a mile and a half long and see new amazing waterfall at every turn. The hike is short enough that you do not need to take a drink, snack, or anything else with you but your keys. But I would plan to spend several […]
Lake Somerville State Park has several different areas to explore which includes two areas for camping which is the Nails Creek Unit and the Birch Creek Unit. The Units are about 30 minutes from each other so when putting them into your GPS make sure you have the correct unit. But it also has several different more different areas to […]
Cunningham Falls State Park in Maryland holds a 78 foot waterfall called Cunningham Falls or McAfee Falls which is the largest cascading waterfall in Maryland. Plus it is also next to Catoctin Mountain National Park which I had to skip as it was getting late but Catoctin has a hike to a Furnace and both parks would be a great […]