Category: Hiking in Pennsylvania

Awestruck – Old Trees and Stories

Posted on by be.short.run.ultra in Awestruck, Fun, Have Fun, Hike, Hiking in Pennsylvania, Nature, Outdoors, Trailrunning, Trails, Uncategorized, YouTube

https://youtu.be/ZnZbaEb5QFI Thank you for supporting my YouTube channel. Do you marvel at nature? I do, especially at old trees. The ones in my two stories below have been around long before me, and probably long before these trails. If they could talk, I wonder what stories they would tell. These are things that I ponder … Continue reading Awestruck – Old Trees and Stories →

Pennsylvania’s Most Kickbutt Trails: 30 plus miles, lots of vert, and mostly dirt

Posted on by be.short.run.ultra in Appalachian Trail, Baker Trail, Endurance Runner, Fun, Gerard Hiking Trail, Have Fun, Hike, Hiking in Pennsylvania, Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, Leave No Trace Principals, Mid State Trail, Nature, North Country Trail, Oil Creek 100, Oil Creek State Park, Outdoors, PA Grand Canyon, Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson Trail, Run PA, Trail Running in Pennsylvania, Trailrunning, Trails, Ultramarathon

Baker Trail UltraChallenge Some of the trails are home to PA's toughest ultramarathons, like the Triple Crown, Laurel Highlands, and Oil Creek 100. The trail information is from various state park websites, hiker blogs, and on All Trails. Gerard Hiking Trail Gerard Hiking Trail, Oil Creek State Park 36miElevation gain about 5591ftLoss about 5486ft Laurel … Continue reading Pennsylvania’s Most Kickbutt Trails: 30 plus miles, lots of vert, and mostly dirt →