Mountain Man Adventure, Day 1, Part 1

Every year for the past 5 or so years, I have met up with an old friend from high school, and we go hiking and camping. We've hiked at Dolly Sods in WV, the Escarpment Trail in NY, Red River Gorge in KY, and the Great Smoky Mountains in NC. This year we headed north into Pennsylvania. I had heard of Rickett's Glen State Park from a guy at church, and with a short leash this year (thank you very much COVID), that is where we headed.

Because all campsites were booked for the whole time I had available, I looked nearby for other places to day hike and stumbled across Loyalsock State Forest.

We made our way to Miner's Run, a small river (creek is a better descriptor) just a couple of miles in from the entrance. We parked next to this bridge, and then started following the river upstream. There are supposed to be seven waterfalls, none named, on this short stretch of river.

The first one is just under the bridge, and then again about 100 feet upstream. The leaves were not quite in full swing for the autumn color change, but we were within a week of peak color.

We continued to hike upstream until the last large waterfall, which required some decent bouldering to get around (not in the pictures here).

We both agreed that this little state park is an unsung gem - but we didn't know how much better it would be!

Cheers,

Marc