Went on an awesome hike this weekend to Rickett's Glen State Park in Central Pennsylvania. This state park was evidently slated to become a national park, but the plans were bagged after WWII broke out (don't know how a war affects national park status, but I guess WWII was a matter not to be taken lightly!). After my visit, I can see why... this place was amazing! On this one hike, we passed 22 named waterfalls...
We went on Saturday.. in the rain (Seattle Mags would be proud!)... mental note - get rain gear for hiking. The hike is about 7.5 miles and we finished it in a little under 4 hours (maybe 3 1/2).
One waterfall:
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic13943.jpg
ME in front of said waterfall:
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic13944.jpg
Another waterfall:
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic13947.jpg
Definitely a hike to consider if you live in the mid-Atlantic area...
And to give you an idea of size, in the bottom left of this one is Miss road trip:
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic13945.jpg
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10-06-2003, 09:22 AM #1
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Rickett's Glen, PA - awesome hike (pics)
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10-06-2003, 09:25 AM #2
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sweet pics!
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10-06-2003, 09:30 AM #3
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Waterfall or falling water?
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10-06-2003, 09:33 AM #4
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Nice shots! I'll have to add that hike to the list of places to check out.
I heading to Blacksburg this weekend for the Tech homecoming game and I'll probably hike Dragon's Tooth while down there. Nothing like a good long hike to flush the residual alcohol out of your system.Of all the muthafuckas on earth, you the muthafuckest.
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10-06-2003, 03:22 PM #5
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Another Pennsy treasure! So how bout some digi snaps of the offerings in the scrapple section of your local grocer?
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10-06-2003, 03:38 PM #6
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Where's this one at??Originally posted by snow_slider
Dragon's Tooth
If you hike Ricketts Glen, be sure to have good hiking boots.. some of the climbs are on rocks practicially built into the side of some of the waterfalls. You really don't want to take any steps lightly...
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10-06-2003, 04:14 PM #7
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ahhh....a time warp back to another lifetime....thanks for the memories of a spot that I used to live 40 minutes or so from...thanks RT.
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10-06-2003, 04:33 PM #8
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Looks dope! I'll have to shekedaht soon...Bikes permitted in park/rideable trails?
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10-06-2003, 06:06 PM #9
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10-06-2003, 08:01 PM #10
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Nice work. Makes me realize that I need to get in my truck and drive to a trailhead, maybe do some fly fishing. mmm.
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10-07-2003, 07:20 AM #11
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Definitely NOT bike-able... this is strictly hiking (and not just because bikes are "not allowed")Originally posted by Alex P. Keaton
Looks dope! I'll have to shekedaht soon...Bikes permitted in park/rideable trails?
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10-08-2003, 06:31 AM #12
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Dragon's Tooth
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Where's this one at??
Dragon's Tooth is just outside Blacksburg, VA. It's an awesome hike. At the top there are these sandstone spires you can climb up on and get a 360 degree view of the surrounding valleys. A GREAT Fall hike!
http://www.vtymca.org/hikes/hikedsc/dragontooth.htmlOf all the muthafuckas on earth, you the muthafuckest.
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10-08-2003, 01:05 PM #13
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Thanks! It's been added to the list!
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10-13-2003, 02:00 PM #14
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We ended up not doing Dragon's Tooth. We hiked around the Natural Bridge area though. Natural Bridge is supposed to be one of the 7 wonder of the world.
I hope this photo posting thing works, I'm such a internet JONG...
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic14095.jpg
We saw a couple waterfalls while there:
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic14096.jpg
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic14097.jpg
Came across an Indian camp:
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic14098.jpg
The Autumn colors are still about a week away from full splendor, but we found some color:
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic14099.jpg
Last edited by snow_slider; 10-13-2003 at 02:17 PM.
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10-13-2003, 03:07 PM #15
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Dragon's Tooth = cool!
Thanks.. this is very much on my list now! (as opposed to it just being "on" my list)
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