Admin’s Trip Reports

Twin Mountain Vista Hike

State Game Lands 68
Cedar Run, Pennsylvania

2.77 miles / 4.5 km

October 24, 2026

Fun hike up to the view with some past-peak foliage still blanketing the hills and gorge around Pine Creek. The view is starting to get filled in by skinny saplings, so it'll need to be cleared out in the near future.

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Moodna Viaduct Trail

Schunnemunk State Park
Cornwall, New York

Dave Miller (Admin)

0.5 miles / 0.8 km

October 19, 2026

Brisk morning walk on my way to High Point in NJ to wrap up northeast high points. New Gus Dapperton album releases in 4 days, so that’s cool! Snapped some nicer pics than the last time I was here. Also seems like the state of NY updated the area and put in new trails that pass under the bridge.

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Big Falls and Little Falls

Tioga State Forest
Morris, Pennsylvania

Dave Miller (Admin)

1.4 miles / 2.3 km

October 15, 2026

Beautiful autumn day at Big Falls. Hiked north along the Beer Can Trail then the Mid State Trail to reach the waterfalls and Big Falls swimming hole. Saw no other people today and had Stony Fork Creek all to myself. Turquoise color of Big Falls hole wasn’t as impressive as it was on my Thanksgiving Day hike ~5 years ago but it was still super pretty. Had more fun taking photos of the small waterfalls downstream!

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Taughannock Falls Gorge Trail

Taughannock Falls State Park
Trumansburg, New York

Dave Miller (Admin)

1.89 miles / 3.0 km

October 14, 2026

First time back to the Taughannock Falls gorge in many years. Finally got to explore this trail again with nice autumn foliage. Arrived around 8AM to find the parking lot essentially empty for a Wednesday morning before hiking the gorge loop. Came back to the gorge trail before the parking got a little busier than expected for mid-week. Great hike!

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Barbour Rock Trail

Tioga State Forest
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

Dave Miller (Admin)

1.2 miles / 1.9 km

October 14, 2026

Sunset hike with nice foliage! Took the Barbour Rock Trail out to the views then walked back along the accessible trail to complete the loop. Solid evening.

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Mount Jo

Adirondack Park
Lake Placid, New York

Dave Miller (Admin)

3.4 miles / 5.5 km

October 07, 2026

First time back in 4 years and my first ADK summit outside of winter! For a Wednesday during peak foliage, I was somehow surprised at how busy it was when I arrived just past 11AM. Parking lot was virtually full. Made it to the summit and found ~100 people, plus 2 school field trips of kids. Not the best hike with a reactive dog, but Jax loved every minute. Super nice foliage at the top with a view of Heart Lake below. Way better views than my winter ascent where I had no views at all. Took a the Long Trail up and down then a short walk along the shore of Heart Lake before walking past the ADK Loj to reach parking.

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Door Trail

Badlands National Park
Interior, South Dakota

Dave Miller (Admin)

0.85 miles / 1.4 km

September 27, 2026

First time back in 11 years. We hiked the yellow pole route that lead further into the Badlands for neat views of the rocky, alien-like terrain. Only 2 other people on the trail. Will update the trail guide at another point in time :)

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Sugar Hill Fire Tower Hike

Sugar Hill State Forest
Tyrone, New York

Dave Miller (Admin)

0.0 miles / 0 km

September 14, 2026

Skipped the walk up from the main road and opted for a quick jaunt from the parking area to the tower (200 ft). Finally visited outside of winter so the stairs were open. Great views from the top!

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