All,
Member "Pan" (Larry) is in NJ and we decided to meet today in Chatsworth to visit many of the old places he remembers from years ago along with a few new locations. You may remember Pan from this photo he provided to us.
We met at noon in Chatsworth across from Hot Diggity Dog and then proceeded to Penn Forest. Without the help of a previous traveler down Lost Land Road our day would have ended quickly. I could not see the washout from the rain this past week, and only the sticks left in the road saved us. We added a few more.
Then to Bear Swamp Hill. We were discussing McPhee's book, and on the first page of that book he was in the tower so we decided to visit since Pan had not been there before. The road leading up was always uncertain, but because of the recent rain it is impassible with a car like mine.
Larry sizing things up.
We then traveled to the gate at Sim Place and noticed there must have been quite a washout at the bridge across the Papoose Branch by the two bogs before the gate. It has been fixed but the water obviously was flowing right across it. Some of the wood seems in bad shape.
Then to Oswego Lake, Friendship, Alloway's Rock, Carranza, and then to Hampton Park. It really is quite frustrating to see how people treat that place. There must have been a huge party there recently and there are hundred's of beer cans and plastic cups thrown all over the area around the ruins. It really shows how little people respect state property, and I am afraid this behavior will make it harder on all of us in the future.
Then to Atsion and eventually to Apple Pie Hill. With the gate blocking vehicles from getting up there the vegitation is taking over. To me it looked so much better with the dirt. I don't like the place even more. I say remove the gate.
It was really clear today and we were able to see Philadelphia better than I have ever before.
With my basic point and shoot.
Larry waving to all of you.
He didn't want to come down
Then back to Chatsworth and we headed home. I am not so sure Larry did though It was an interesting day and I want to thank Larry for spending a few hours with Jessica and myself.
Guy
Member "Pan" (Larry) is in NJ and we decided to meet today in Chatsworth to visit many of the old places he remembers from years ago along with a few new locations. You may remember Pan from this photo he provided to us.
We met at noon in Chatsworth across from Hot Diggity Dog and then proceeded to Penn Forest. Without the help of a previous traveler down Lost Land Road our day would have ended quickly. I could not see the washout from the rain this past week, and only the sticks left in the road saved us. We added a few more.
Then to Bear Swamp Hill. We were discussing McPhee's book, and on the first page of that book he was in the tower so we decided to visit since Pan had not been there before. The road leading up was always uncertain, but because of the recent rain it is impassible with a car like mine.
Larry sizing things up.
We then traveled to the gate at Sim Place and noticed there must have been quite a washout at the bridge across the Papoose Branch by the two bogs before the gate. It has been fixed but the water obviously was flowing right across it. Some of the wood seems in bad shape.
Then to Oswego Lake, Friendship, Alloway's Rock, Carranza, and then to Hampton Park. It really is quite frustrating to see how people treat that place. There must have been a huge party there recently and there are hundred's of beer cans and plastic cups thrown all over the area around the ruins. It really shows how little people respect state property, and I am afraid this behavior will make it harder on all of us in the future.
Then to Atsion and eventually to Apple Pie Hill. With the gate blocking vehicles from getting up there the vegitation is taking over. To me it looked so much better with the dirt. I don't like the place even more. I say remove the gate.
It was really clear today and we were able to see Philadelphia better than I have ever before.
With my basic point and shoot.
Larry waving to all of you.
He didn't want to come down
Then back to Chatsworth and we headed home. I am not so sure Larry did though
It was an interesting day and I want to thank Larry for spending a few hours with Jessica and myself.Guy
