Destination: Route 220 Parking Lot Start Location: PA Route 87 Trip Miles: 59.2 Bob and I have talked about hiking the Loyalsock Trail for the last couple of years. Bob actually had a trail guide dated 1986. The Loyalsock Trail is a popular 59-mile (94.9 km) long-distance hiking trail located in north central Pennsylvania,. This picturesque trail winds…
2023 Loyalsock Trail – Day 7 – Rain, Rain
Saturday, 7 October Destination: Route 220 Parking Lot Today’s Miles: 5.7 Start Location: Sones Pond Trip Miles: 59.2 Over two inches of rain fell overnight starting about nine with a thunderstorm at two am. We mostly stayed dry in our tents. You could feel the water flowing below your tent. There was a light rain while Bob and…
2023 Loyalsock Trail – Day 6 – Sones Pond
Friday, 6 October Destination: Sones Pond Campsite Today’s Miles: 11.5 Start Location: Loyalsock Vista Canyon Trail Campsite Trip Miles: 53.5 Last night was a little cloudy. Thermometer said the low was 52 but it was 60 when Bob and I woke up. Since we had our longest day planned that was before sunrise. We started off with a…
2023 Loyalsock Trail – Day 5 – Loyalsock Vista Canyon Trail
Thursday, 5 October Destination: Loyalsock Vista Canyon Trail Campsite Today’s Miles: 7.8 Start Location: Ketchum Run Tributary Campsite Trip Miles: 41.9 Our warmest day yesterday was followed by our coolest night. The overnight low was 52° and that’s what it was when we woke up. Bob and I were out again at about 8:30. Today’s hike took us…
2023 Loyalsock Trail – Day 4 – Ketchum Run Tributary
Wednesday, 4 October Destination: Ketchum Run Tributary Campsite Today’s Miles: 10.6 Start Location: Falls Run Campsite Trip Miles: 34.2 As usual clear sky and a bright moon last night. The thermometer said the low was 52 but the temperature was 60 at 6 am. Bob and I were up before sunrise with a long day planned. We had…
2023 Loyalsock Trail – Day 3 – Falls Run
Tuesday, 3 October Destination: Falls Run Campsite Today’s Miles: 9.8 Start Location: Hessler Branch Campsite Trip Miles: 23.6 Another clear night with a bright moon. We did hear an owl right after it got dark. The temperature only got down to fifty two. Bob and I passed two tents set up below us on our way out at…
2023 Loyalsock Trail – Day 2 – Hessler Branch
Monday, 2 October Destination: Helen’s Window Today’s Miles: 8.3 Start Location: Hessler Branch Campsite Trip Miles: 13.8 The moon was bright again last night. Temperature only dropped to 50 but it was good sleeping. Two day hikers went by while Bob and I were eating breakfast. Yesterday we saw several dozen day hikers during the last mile. As…
2023 Loyalsock Trail – Day 1 – We Are Off
Sunday, 1 October Destination: Helen’s Window Campsite Today’s Miles: 5,5 Start Location: PA Route 87 Trip Miles: 5.5 Bob and I were awake before sunrise. The nearly full moon provided light all night. Overnight lows were in the high forties. After breaking camp we dropped off Bob’s car and grabbed a big breakfast at Country Friends Cafe in…
2023 West Virginia – Day 6 – Allegheny Trail
Saturday, 10 June Destination: Allegheny Trailhead Today’s Miles: 4.4 Start Location: Allegheny Trailhead To any of Bob’s family or friends, Bob said to remind you that we are NOT having fun. So the original plan was for today to be a zero day (no hiking) before another couple days of backpacking. The weather forecast did not cooperate….
2023 West Virginia – Day 5 – Revelles River Resort
Friday, 9 June Destination: Bear Rocks Parking Today’s Miles: 6.0 Start Location: Red Creek Campsite Trip Miles: 30.7 Bob and I had our warmest night and coolest day of the trip. Overnight low was 40 and it was 48 when we awoke a little before six. It stayed overcast in the low fifties with a stiff breeze making…