#3 – Blacksnake Mountain
We got a late start on this hike and were in a bit of a hurry. I hardly took any pictures. Which is very unusual for me! I had just been to this hike in the spring and spent hours and hours...
View Article#10 Conservation Trail
This is a very pretty trail. It starts near the Administration Building on the Red House side of Allegany State Park just past where the outdoor museum is located. Gretchen managed to get stung by a...
View Article#16 – Flagg Trail
After hiking the Conservation Trail in the morning, we decided to also “bag” this one in the afternoon. We checked the Cain Hollow end of the trail so we would know where we would be coming out. That...
View Article#9 – FLT/NCT – Part 1
Trail #9 in the Allegany 18 Challenge is the 21 mile section of the Finger Lakes Trail (Map #1) / North Country Trail that goes from Route 346 in PA to Bay State Road in Allegany State Park. Today, we...
View Article#9 – FLT/NCT – Part 2
Today we hiked from Coon Run Road to ASP Route #1. One more section to go! This hike is bringing up memories from 2009 when I did the trail as a backpacking trip with “me lasses.” (click here for that...
View Article#9 – FLT/NCT – Part 3
Day 3 of the FLT section that goes through Allegany State Park. Today’s section was from ASP #1 to Bay State Road. It was definitely the prettiest section of this trail. Many huge, old trees. Pictures:...
View Article#1 – Tuscarora Fire Tower Trail
Emily, Sue, and I (and Gretchen and Bella) checked off the Fire Tower Trail today. We were happy to have Sue and Bella along, not ONLY because they provided a 2nd vehicle so we didn’t have to walk back...
View Article#2 – Bear Caves Trail
Rocks and Roots. That’s the best way to describe this trail. We took two cars so that we didn’t have to hike the full 4 miles, 2 of which would have been along the road. There’s a lot of up on this...
View Article#18 – Snow Snake
This is a black diamond cross country ski trail and after hiking it I can see why! I won’t attempt it on skis! The last bit is a half-mile repeat of Patterson trail that takes you down to the Bova...
View Article#8 – Red Jacket Trail
And we’re done! We saved this little .8 mile hike for last, figuring we could duck into the Admin Building after to claim our prizes – a water bottle and a sticker. (I gave them both to Emily.) This...
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