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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.*...

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...

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...

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...

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...

www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157653162217740 endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/gillespie-point-and-bohen-run-falls/ We did an excellent hike up to Gillespie Point and to Jerry Run and Bohen Run Falls from the scenic village of Blackwell along the Pine Creek Gorge...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157652235216682/with/17281305796/ https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2015/05/02/middle-loyalsock-loop-backpacking/ I backpacked the Middle Loyalsock Loop last weekend. Beautiful weather, lots of wildflowers, plenty of waterfalls...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y254mlz6AB8 Check out this documentary of the Loyalsock Trail, it is very well done. It is from more of a historical and personal perspective. It features Ruth Rode, a wonderful lady with a deep passion for hiking and trails along and around the Loyalsock. Her...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157645596321459/ The Taconic Crest Trail (TCT) is a 36 mile linear trail that straddles the border between New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts. The southern trailhead is along Route 20, the northern trailhead is at Route 346. Most backpacking...

Round Island Run https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157645393898707/ http://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/prowl-the-sproul-2014-round-island-run/ Every July, the Keystone Trails Association (KTA) hosts the Prowl the Sproul hiking weekend outside of Renovo where a...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/sets/72157645157630400/ http://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/rock-run-summer/ It was years ago. I drove up along a narrow, dirt road, not sure if my old Saturn sedan even belonged on such a road, so deep in the woods. I had heard of...