FYI . . . OFF TOPIC . . . Sorry for multiple cross-postings - I'm trying to get the word out for the benefit of all . . . I don't meet the requirements for...
FYI - - - 2/13/2008 9:54:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time Dear Friends: Paul Shaw, Keystone Trail Association's Executive Director, has resigned and will accept...
I am due to ride again on the Allegheny River Trail . . . the second to last time I rode that trail, back in early 2005, I posted a few photos here on this...
I pulled up the map of the Allegheny River Trail and the section from Embleton to Foxburg is marked as uncompleted. Does anyone know if that section is...
Last summer when I rode it the trail was complete there still exist a short area that is a detour maybe 1/2 - 1 mile in length that is not complete but this...
The "detour" section is just north of the Kennerdell Tunnel where the trail has to bypass around a homeowner's property. The detour itself is a dirt and gravel...
There have been a couple of good postings about this detour, but I was more interested in the uncompleted trail section, as noted on the map, going down from...
Published March 04, 2008 09:08 pm - Crawford County is expected to join seven other counties seeking state grants totaling $420,000 to help establish a...
We are planning a hike to Mount Davis, known as the highest point in Pennsylvania, sometime in May. Would anyone like to offer comments, points of interest, or...
I did Mt. Davis a few years ago. A few neat things. The Widcat Springs is a spring pool with a sandy bottom through which the water seems to boil. Pretty neat....
I've been there . . . I drove to it, not hiked. I parked near the top and climbed the observation tower. I also remember climbing around lots of rocks in the...
I went riding on the West Penn trail this weekend because I had heard that the water was up. For those who don't know, the West Penn trail is rail trail along...
I have seen the evidence in previous years that the trail was mainly flooded. The debris that marks the edge of the water was way up into many of the cuts on...
... really isn't ... and very ... Following the Flood of 1936, engineers looked at a site just upriver of Saltsburg for the location of a flood control dam....
Conemaugh Dam is operated primarily for flood control. It's usually kept at a low water level, which is why you see the acres of mud flats between the water...
From the trail's webpage: "PLANNED Funding has been received to construct the 580' Q-Span trail bridge over the Conemaugh River near the Westinghouse Specialty...
... When I was there I was able to look across and see that they had orange plastic barriers to keep people from falling off the abutment and a portajohn so...
A bridge there will be a great extension of the trail system! And if won't flood either. If I recall correctly, the river is at over 50 ft below the trail at...
They bought a used Bailey Bridge (big boy's Erector set), and the parts have been stored near the trailhead for a couple of years. The trail is managing the...
Speaking of revealing flaws.....last time I went to the West Penn Trail it was late summer and during a dry spell, so I decided to walk down to the river's...
... The bridge will end up being about 35 feet above the normal full level of the reservoir. That normal full is set by the concrete top of the dam. However,...
Friends, Sorry for cross-postings. I have set the date for my bike trip this year, entitled, "Bike Trip 2008: There and Back Again, tales of a 40 year old...
Troy, My grandson and me are doing the ride from Boston to D.C. starting on May 16. I know we will be a day ahead of you, however you will probably catch up...
Thanks Jim, Here is my tentative itinerary . . . . Tentative itinerary for public review . . . written up hastily in approx. 30 minutes this morning . . ....
Sorry for cross-postings . . . I thought this was pretty cool, hope you enjoy it . . . high speed internet may be needed . . . Kraynick's Bike Shop, Garfield...
Trail users, This is sort've off topic (sorry for cross-postings), but if you have an interest, Ramps can be found in some of the wooded valleys surrounding...
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