ok, mother nature

 Yes, I like rain but not 5 days of it 😂

Somewhere in Pennsylvania or Ohio we will see

 Depending on the weather this week I will be headed there over the weekend.

14.5 mile hike on the Archers Fork Trail in the Wayne National Forest

 

Nestled in Washington & Monroe County, Ohio sits Wayne National Forest (WNF).

The one trail I would select for Saturday’s hike would be the Archers Fork Trail.

The trail would have a good amount of elevation deviation throughout its length.

The parking lot is small at the trailhead, but there is another trailhead in the area you could park if this lot is full. One of the trailheads is called Jackson Run Trail located here N39° 30.839' W81° 09.092'.

A lot of this route is in the creek gorges and small valleys. I would be extremely careful during any rain events in this area. This area is prone to flash floods and extreme care needs to be taken.

WNF is working hard to remove the trees off the trail, and they have done an amazing job.

I saw several hikes in primitive camping sites, some on the tops of the hills and a few in the creek bottoms. They all had some type of fire-rings and some large enough for multiple tents.

This area is packed full of deer so be vigilant when driving. When you are driving through these small boroughs and villages don’t speed, these communities are small.

I hope you enjoy the content.

Headed to the Wayne National Forest on Saturday

 Stay tuned folks

be well,

Sonder

Minister Creek Trail & Part of North Country Trail in Pennsylvania

 

A Person can find peace and quiet in our national forests and that’s why I chose the Allegheny National Forest on Saturday.

I knew though when it came to the Minister Creek loop area I would run into people, but for 8 miles of the 16 I would hike it would be void of people most likely.

In this section of the trail system of the Allegheny National Forest, I saw so much greenery and very little was made up of stinging nettles. I saw so many fungi and ferns it was incredible.

The rock formations that are on the Minister Creek Loop are something to see also. I think some of them were 60 feet tall in places.

There are a lot of free primitive camping spots on this section of trail system also. I started at 0600 at the trail head. The dark inky trees was a welcome feeling of immersion in nature. Even the squirrels were still asleep. I was shocked to see all the random rock formations.

So many signs of glacial erosion through all the scars on these massive rocks! This area of the High Plateau of the Physio Province of the state of Pennsylvania is something to be seen (reference link)

I hope you enjoy the videos

The North Country Trail (NCT)

I am headed out to the North Country Trail in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) on saturday. 

These hikes in the ANF are demanding and these will help me prepare for my Monongahela National Forest trip in October of this year.