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https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2017/07/03/backpacking-the-allegheny-front-trail/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157682760116764/with/35543673061/ This summer I backpacked the 42 mile Allegheny Front Trail, a loop in the Moshannon State Forest west of State College...

https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2017/09/07/backpacking-the-bucktail-path/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157685928490390 In early August we backpacked the 34 mile Bucktail Path, an isolated and lonely trail in the Elk State Forest, PA.* Overall, we enjoyed it.*...

Sorry, I attached the wrong link to my report for more info about this trail, https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2016/09/12/hiking-the-west-rim-trail/

https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/dunmore-pine-barrensgravity-rr-preserve-high-rocks/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/albums/72157672546380942/with/29574631345/ Over Labor Day weekend, I backpacked the 30 mile West Rim Trail. The weather was perfect, if a little...

Worlds End State Park is well worth the visit and has many shorter trails. Also be sure to see Ricketts Glen State Park with its 22 waterfalls and old growth forests.

https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2016/06/05/loyalsock-link-loop/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157669272698426 Yesterday was National Trails Day and I headed out to the 17.5 mile Loyalsock Link Loop (PA), one of my favorite hikes. This is the perfect overnight or...

https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/golden-eagle-and-dragons-back-trail-loop-tiadaghton-state-forest/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/albums/72157669073986145/with/27270794261/ I recently hiked the beautiful Golden Eagle Trail, considered to be one of PA's finest...

Glad you enjoyed it, it is a very beautiful area.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/albums/72157663723207589/with/24256625864/ https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/finding-peace-in-the-hammersley/ I recently hike a 17 mile loop through the beautiful Hammersley Wild Area in the PA Wilds. I love the isolation and...

More photos from the Quehanna Wild Area and Bucktail Overlook. Northcentral PA is such a beautiful place.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157659866921111 https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/backpacking-the-quehanna-wild-area/ The Quehanna Wild Area covers almost 50,000 acres and is one of the best-kept hiking and backpacking secrets in the east. It features miles...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/albums/72157656042226694 https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/black-forest-trail-back-to-the-beginning/ Seventeen years ago, I met up with a friend to backpack the Black Forest Trail. We only did a small portion of the trail, but even...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157655444267092 https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/return-to-ricketts-glen-state-park/ I hiked the Falls Trail at Ricketts Glen this past weekend. It was great to be back at this iconic park, one of the finest state parks in...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157652664661213 https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/beginner-backpacking-trip-on-the-pinchot-trail/ I recently lead a beginner backpacking trip on the south loop of the Pinchot Trail, in the Lackawanna State Forest, PA. It was...