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Postby dodint » Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:29 pm

It gets the name from the run-off from your shower water, dodint.
I'm not Italian.

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Postby Lemon Berry Lobster » Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:30 pm

Way to throw your wife under the bus.

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Postby dodint » Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:34 pm

She has her own shower. She goes in, comes back out, looks amazing. I don't ask questions.

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Postby dodint » Wed May 02, 2018 3:00 pm

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ ... /index.htm

That gives a rough list of walk in sites. Good starting points.
Thanks again for this; had to dig it up as it's getting to be that time. :thumb:

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Wed May 02, 2018 3:16 pm

http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/Campi ... fault.aspx

that might actually be a better resource for walk in sites

I don't think I suggested this before, but I really, really want to try the walk in sites at sizerville, which is about 3 1/2 hours from Pgh. the walk in sites are along a crick.

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Postby dodint » Wed May 02, 2018 3:22 pm

That is a good chart. We're trying to find sites we can take our dog, so that's helpful.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed May 02, 2018 3:26 pm

I may have mentioned this earlier in the thread, but I'd avoid Raccoon Creek if you can. The trails were not maintained very well, and it was easy to get lost due to overgrowth.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Wed May 02, 2018 5:12 pm

Is there any rule against just disappearing into the woods in the state parks and camping there? Camp sites where there are other people around in tents just doesn't do much for me. If I'm camping, I want to be legitimately out in the middle of nowhere, and not 100 feet from portapotties. Can you just wander for a mile into the woods and throw a tent down?

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Postby dodint » Wed May 02, 2018 5:13 pm

Without looking, my guess is that you can do it but don't start a fire. Which sucks the fun out of camping in one spot for a few days.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Wed May 02, 2018 5:53 pm

I found this, which is helpful:

http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Recreation/WhatT ... fault.aspx

It has to be in state forests, not state parks, which is fine. Apparently you CAN have fires, per these guidelines:

http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/p ... 031808.pdf

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Wed May 02, 2018 7:37 pm

Most state forest trails have campsites basically built every half mile to a mile or so. And by campsites I mean a flat clearing with a fairly decent fire pit and some stumps to sit on.

I suggest reeds gap state park for quiet time

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Postby dodint » Wed May 02, 2018 7:39 pm

They really suck the life out of getting away.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Wed May 02, 2018 8:43 pm

If you want a real outdoors hiking adventure I highly recommend the Otter Creek Wilderness Area in Tucker County, West Virginia.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed May 02, 2018 9:46 pm

My ultimate middle of nowhere experience was a portage trip in Algonquin Provincal park in Ontario. You may see a few people during the day, but other than that it's you and nature.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Thu May 03, 2018 6:20 am

Most state forest trails have campsites basically built every half mile to a mile or so. And by campsites I mean a flat clearing with a fairly decent fire pit and some stumps to sit on.

I suggest reeds gap state park for quiet time
That's good to know! Thanks. I wouldn't be looking to do an extended stay, probably a night or two.

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Postby Lemon Berry Lobster » Thu May 03, 2018 6:29 am

My ultimate middle of nowhere experience was a portage trip in Algonquin Provincal park in Ontario. You may see a few people during the day, but other than that it's you and nature.
That's not Algonquin for anything

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Postby robbiestoupe » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:42 am

My wife and I hiked a 4 mile section of the Rachel Carson trail yesterday heading east from Emmerling Park. What a brutal stretch of trail. Not only did the elevation change rapidly, but a gas well has recently sprung up requiring a detour. Made for quite the eye sore on an otherwise very primitive part of the hike.

There was a section where the blazing was terrible and we weren't sure we were going the right way. It was a steep incline through tall weeds and crumbling rock. Very hard to get good footing while pushing through the brush. It appears quite a few people had ignored the numerous signs for the prohibition of motorized vehicles, which probably ruined an otherwise decent pathway. I'm also guessing the heavy amounts of rain we have received this year washed through this section making it more difficult.

I really don't know how people are able to do the entire 38 mile trail in a single day. Hats off to those folks.

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:46 am

most underrated thread on the board imo.

do you have any suggestions for good stretches of the RCT? And by good I mean easy to navigate. I don't care aobut hills and ish, but I don't want to get lost (even if getting lost is relative in northern Allegheny county)

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Postby eddy » Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:55 am

Went up to Jakes Rocks in ANF to check out the new mt bike trails and climb the rocks with the kids. Nice view on the overlook loop

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Postby robbiestoupe » Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:59 am

I agree. Wish this thread would have more activity, especially in the summer.

The trail near North Park is rather easy to navigate, and not very hilly. I would recommend taking a cell phone with you, however. I've used google maps, a map on mapmyhike or similar, and my compass on the phone to keep me in line with the trail. At least near North Park you are in a residential type area, so even if you do get lost you are near a road.

There are no good maps for the trail, unfortunately. We were at Garden in the Park on Saturday, and there was a booth for the Rachel Carson trail conservancy. Even they didn't have a decent map, other than a highlighter over a regular map.

As I was typing this, I downloaded the AllTrails app and now feel like a dolt. This is the perfect app with a map of the trail (plus many others), your GPS location, topography and satellite images. Wish I would have done this earlier.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:06 am

Couple of pics from the hike yesterday

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Postby dodint » Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:23 am

Fall Run Park off Rt. 8 in Shaler was renovated nicely. Went there for the first time over the weekend and had a short 1.5mi walk. It's very curated but it's a nice little escape for how close it is to everything. The falls are impressive for the location. I look forward to walking it in the winter.

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Postby mac5155 » Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:46 am

Went up to Jakes Rocks in ANF to check out the new mt bike trails and climb the rocks with the kids. Nice view on the overlook loop

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Nice pic. You made me start to read about the Allegheny River. It's really amazing how huge it is in actuality.

TIL there are "Allegheny islands" in Cheswick area? And there are houses on the twelve mile island. looks like there are no cars so is it only accessible by boat?

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:50 am

The Allegheny islands state park is uninhabited and only accessible by boat

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:50 am

imo driving along the Allegheny on rte 62 between Tionesta and Warren is the best drive in the state

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