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Dry Hollow Trail
Tioga State Forest
Ansonia, PA
Ansonia, PA
2.9
miles
/ 4.7 km
October 11, 2022
Enjoyed a nice sunset hike out to the Dry Hollow Vista with Dustin and Sam. Also checked-off another cut-out in the trees to the east - turns out it's actually a vista, but requires bushwhacking and is most-likely a rattlesnake den. Regardless, the new off-trail route provided in the map can lead experienced hikers through a bushwhack out to a nice view of the Ansonia Ridge. Making this hike about 2.9-miles out-and-back. Most people should skip the Ansonia Ridge vista and stick to the main route, which is 2.4-miles out-and-back instead.
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Stony Peak & Twin Top Peak
Susquehannock State Forest
Abbott, PA
Abbott, PA
4.0
miles
/ 6.4 km
October 06, 2022
Brought Dustin and Sam on this hike for their first summit of Stony Peak! Cleared brush on the way up to the summit, cutting out a bunch of thorn bushes. Left the trail registry box, a trail log for visitors to sign, and some MyHikes stickers. If you sign the registry, please leave it in a visible location and leave the rocks inside the box so the wind doesn't blow it away, thanks! Fire foliage of Potter County's mountainous plateau - nice oranges, yellows, and reds, especially in the foreground to the massive stand of evergreens in the distance.
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Stony Peak & Twin Top Peak
Susquehannock State Forest
Abbott, PA
Abbott, PA
4.0
miles
/ 6.4 km
October 01, 2022
Beautiful foliage hike to the summit of Stony Peak. Awesome views at the top, but very windy and the wind doesn't really calm down much at all. Overgrowth leading to the summit is a bit much, I need to come back to clear it out.
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Kenyon Hill Loop
Kenyon Hill Preserve
South Berwick, ME
South Berwick, ME
1.5
miles
/ 2.4 km
September 04, 2022
Super cool walk with large rock ledges that can be easily hiked to the top, approximately 35-40 feet tall at the highest. Trail name is technically the "Ledge Trail" and follows blue blazes. On our hike we found a "face" in one of the rocks - check the map's POI for where this rock is located. The western half of the trail is the most interesting as hikers wind in and out of large rocky outcroppings. Once the hiker passes the Blueberry Trail - an orange-blazed bisecting trail - the remainder of the hike is mostly flat with not much to see or explore, but is still a nice walk in the woods. This hike was about 1.5-miles long including some small out-and-back walks to the top of the ledges.
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Cavanaugh Nature Trail
Tioga State Forest
Wellsboro, PA
Wellsboro, PA
0.8
miles
/ 1.3 km
August 28, 2022
Nice short walk in late August. Goldenrod and other wildflowers were in bloom along with some wild grapes growing on vines. We followed a different path than the original walk here for about 0.8 miles instead of the 0.6 of the outer loop.
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Grand View
Tioga State Forest
Gaines, PA
Gaines, PA
1.4
miles
/ 2.3 km
July 28, 2022
Came back on a mid-week lunch break to take some shots with Jax. Ended up getting poured on on my hike out, which sent me back to the car. Waited for the storm to pass, then got out to the vista and snagged some fog lifting out of Pine Creek Gorge.
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Amphitheater Falls
Tioga State Forest
Wellsboro, PA
Wellsboro, PA
2.1
miles
/ 3.4 km
August 13, 2022
Came back the following day to enjoy the waterfalls again while the water was low. Brought Nina and Jax - was difficult with a small dog, but we managed both the hillside scramble and rock scramble. Will not bring Jax back here.
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Fourmile Run
Colton Point State Park
Gaines, PA
Gaines, PA
1.7
miles
/ 2.7 km
July 25, 2022
Cruised out to Fourmile Run to shoot Fourmile Falls with Dustin Riehl using our DSLRs before sunset. Learned a thing or two from Dustin and got some dope shots of the waterfall. The off-trail scramble to reach Log Jam Falls / Fourmile Run from the Turkey Path is just sketchy - we had to use the roots of the trees to ensure our safety while scrambling down the steep terrain. This area should really have some switchbacks built into the hillside. Fourmile Run was flowing a bit heavier than my first trip here during the previous week since it'd rained and stormed the previous day/night. The bedrock in the creek was more slippery than on the first trip, so I walked more in the creek to get my feet wet while following sections of moss on the rocks for more friction and grip. Total trip took 1 hour 45 minutes which included at least 15 minutes to shoot the waterfalls in addition to walking very slowly within the creek and its bank.
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Barbour Rock Accessible Trail
Tioga State Forest
Wellsboro, PA
Wellsboro, PA
1.3
miles
/ 2.1 km
July 17, 2022
Peaceful Sunday walk out to Barbour Rock. Parking lot was empty when we showed up around 10AM, indicating 2022 is "back to normal" around here.
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Makawehi & Pa'a Dunes Loop
Koloa Heritage Trail
Koloa, HI
Koloa, HI
0.7
miles
/ 1.1 km
July 02, 2022
2nd hike back on Makawehi and the Pa'a Dunes before leaving the Koloa area. This is one of my favorite spots to walk/hike in southern Kauai, especially since you can get awesome views of the coastline without being baked too badly by the sun. Walk as far as you want, the easterly views don't disappoint.
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Cherry Springs Fire Tower
Susquehannock State Forest
Abbott, PA
Abbott, PA
0.1
miles
/ 0.2 km
June 20, 2022
Fun walk exploring the old Cherry Springs Fire Tower with Alvie. The structure appears to be the original metal structure from the late 19-teens, but maybe parts (or the entire thing) was rebuilt at some point in time. Apparently these fire towers were decommissioned in the 1960s in favor of using satellite technology to detect forest fires. The old tower watchman’s cabin looks to be in good condition from the outside. Nice day-use fire ring outside of the cabin as well. No camping allowed here.
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Mt. Tom Loop
Tioga State Forest
Wellsboro, PA
Wellsboro, PA
2.6
miles
/ 4.2 km
June 19, 2022
Climbed Mt. Tom via the service road and then hiked the steep route to the vista. Found lots of late Spring wildflowers along the trail, saw an insane amount of gypsy/spongy moths eating all of the greenery, and carried one stone up to the vista to add to the pile, like the other hiker's did recently.
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