Upon arriving at the Monongaseneka Overlook this morning Bongo and I saw fit to tarry a bit and “take in the view”. And what a view it is; changing with each visit depending upon the time of day, season and the weather. One thing that is always striking is the sense of an endless forest …
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A nice loop trail from the Pine Run Cabin area is starting on either Pine Run Trail (Cabin 28) or TM Cheek Trail (Cabin 21). The loop is sewn together with a short section of the Honeymoon Trail and TM Cheek Road. An added plus to this moderately strenuous hike is passing the TM Cheek …
Read more “Watoga Trail Report February 24, 2018, Hiking with Canine Companions”
Litter is an unusual find on Watoga’s trails so the Red Bull can on the Allegheny Trail caught my eye and found its way into my pack. I have always found an unexplainable dichotomy when someone intentionally seeks beauty and then desecrates it. Watoga Trail Report for February 22, 2018. The good old Z-rig was …
I almost forgot my ice creepers this morning and I would have soon regretted that. Those familiar with Honey Bee Trail in the Arboretum know that the initial mile of the SW section of the trail is fairly steep, narrow and rocky. And when you throw in a few inches of slippery snow your …
Read more “Watoga Trail Report February 19, 2018: Honey Bee and Dragon Draft Trails”
The NW section of Honey Bee Trail was littered with limbs from yesterday afternoon winds. There is one tree down on this section requiring a chainsaw, but is an easy step-over. Opinions about logging Watoga State Park. Here are some of the comments from the folks who use and love Watoga State Park. It is …
Read more “Watoga Trail Report February 17, 2018: Opinions About Logging Watoga State Park”
Why Watoga State Park should be spared from logging. Speaking as an individual who has a fair amount of familiarity and interest in Watoga State Park, I see the logging of the park as contrary to the intentions of its design and conception nearly 80 years ago. As a volunteer trail worker I have tread …
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One of the oldest trails in the park was tackled today and I am reverently speaking of Monongaseneka Trail. This trail was in great part built by the CCC; there are still remnants of benches found in the lower portions of Jeff’s Hollow. It is the first trail encountered as you make your way up …
Read more “Watoga Trail Report February 15, 2018: Monongaseneka Trail”
First a big Thanks to Carlene and Jon Cox for reporting trail conditions on the trails that they are hiking at Watoga this week. Watoga trail report. I returned to Bear Pen Trail today and removed smaller diameter trees on Bear Pen up to North Boundary and one on North Boundary. There is one tree …
Thinking of stopping by woods on a snowy evening as Arrowhead and Jesse’s Cove were cleared of obstacles yesterday and today. We cleaned limbs off of the Greenbrier River Trail from Watoga Crossing to Workman Road. This will be the last trail report until early February. I take this time each year to visit …
We did a sweep of the Bear Pen Run loop. TheBear Pen Run Trail from the trailhead on the main entrance road up Bear Pen Run to North Boundary Trail to Buck and Doe, down the switchbacks to Bear Pen Run, then right returning to the trailhead. All was clear except for a 8 inch …
Read more “Watoga Trail Report January 6, 2018: More on Frost Bite”