Grand Canyon, PA

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Fall is my favorite time to visit the Grand Canyon in Wellsboro, PA.  Unlike its larger cousin in Colorado, the Grand Canyon in PA is tree lined and offers stunning fall views!

Two State Parks, Leonard Harrison on the east rim and Colton Point on the West Rim, offer nearly 1,000 acres for outdoor recreation and are separated by the 47 mile long Pine Creek Gorge. The Gorge, also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, is 800 feet deep in the area of the parks.

Hiking the PA Grand Canyon

Everything from short strolls on ADA compliant paths to 30 miles of backcountry hiking and backpacking can be found at Leonard Harrison and Colton Point State Parks.  Overlook trails at both parks are quite short, with easy trails ending in rewarding views. The trails are well marked from beginning to end.  The Turkey Path trails in both parks are short but quite steep, taking hikers to the bottom of the gorge. See Pine Creek up close, and catch a glimpse of some waterfalls at the bottom.

If backpacking is your style, check out the West Rim Trail. This 30 mile trail can be covered in 2-3 days with primitive campsites along the way. No fees or permits are required if only spending one night at any given campsite.

Also of note: the trails around the PA Grand Canyon are dog friendly! Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome, as long as they are cleaned up after.

Rafting & Boating Through the PA Grand Canyon

Bring your own kayak, canoe, or tubes to float down Pine Creek. There are places to rent canoes and kayaks with various trip length packages available, from just a few hours to multi day endeavors. Campsites are available at multiple sites along the river, but must be registered (for free) ahead of time. The water flowing through the Pine Creek Gorge can be at times considered Class II rapids. Upper Pine offers a more leisurely float trip, for those wanting a relaxing adventure.

A few words about the conditions and water levels, for safety! Safety recommendations for temperature advise wet suits for air temperatures under 75 degrees. Don’t fall victim to hypothermia! The water levels can change quickly in the summer and fall, so prepare to be flexible with your intended itinerary. Sometimes, floating in a tube is the only option due to the low water.

Catch a ride on a train or old-fashioned wagon

The Tioga Central Railroad offers trips both during the day and sunset times to view the Pennsylvania countryside. Enjoy both enclosed and open-air cars to take in the scenery.

If you’re not into trains, you can hop on an “Ole Covered Wagon,” a horse drawn wagon tour, to catch views of the Gorge and other scenic points of interest along the way. Tours are tailored to some of the more seasonal attractions, and they travel along the Pine Creek Trail.

Additional pictures of the canyon…

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    1. it’s really gorgeous, we’ve been there several times. you do need to be careful–there are rattlesnakes…but if there are people on the trails, they skedaddle. my elderly neighbor would bike ride on along the creek path at the bottom and he saw them a few times–they like to sun themselves–but they do tend to move if you’re coming

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  2. DM doing actually reporting

    REVEALED: 97 members of Congress or their families bought or sold stock that may have been a conflict of interest
    Of the 435 House members, 183 traded stocks through themselves or their immediate family members from 2019 to 2021
    At least 97 bought or sold stocks, bonds or other financial assets that directly intersected with their congressional work
    The trades that intersect with committee work are split evenly on partisan lines – 49 Republicans and 48 Democrats

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11209689/97-members-Congress-families-bought-sold-stock-conflict-interest.html

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  11. Pretty good day. My neighbors 2 horses came over. Having an apple might have helped.

    So who got an apple.
    The horses
    The mama deer who was on the other side with her twins
    And the dog

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  15. Yikes

    King Charles’ fussy demands including ironed shoe laces and breakfast box

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/uknews/king-charles-fussy-demands-including-ironed-shoe-laces-and-breakfast-box/ar-AA11LS3O?OCID=ansmsnnews11

    But, according to a report by the Mirror, his former press secretary has said he has a strict ritual – including skipping lunch but taking a pause at 5pm for sandwiches before working up until midnight.

    According to ex-royal household staff, the new King can be fussy about all sorts of things, from extra requests on how he likes to have his bath water to having his shoelaces ironed.

    During the Accession Council on Saturday at St James’s Palace, His Majesty gave a glimpse into how particular he can be – where he became visibly frustrated at a tray pen getting in the way of him signing papers at a desk.

    He ushered staff to remove the tray while pulling a frustrated face. The new monarch earned the title ‘Pampered Prince’ among staff at his residence of Clarence House according to Amazon Prime documentary Serving the Royals: Inside the Firm.

    Charles had “everything done for him”.

    “His pyjamas are pressed every morning, his shoelaces are pressed flat with an iron, the bath plug has to be in a certain position, and the water temperature has to be just tepid,” Mr Burrell said in the documentary, adding that Charles even “has his valets squeeze one inch of toothpaste onto his toothbrush every morning.”

    Mr Burrell said that alongside specific bathing temperatures, the King is also said to request the bathtub to be “only half full”. The King reportedly prefers to start his day with a healthy breakfast of fruits and cereals, rather than a cooked English breakfast.

    Chef Graham Newbould, a former member of the royal staff, claims the new King takes his luxury ‘breakfast box’ wherever he goes.

    “Prince Charles has a healthier option. He’d have homemade bread, a bowl of fresh fruit, fresh fruit juices,” Mr Newbould said previously: “Wherever the Prince goes in the world, the breakfast box goes with him.

    “He has six different types of honey, some special mueslis, his dried fruit and anything that’s a bit special that he is a bit fussy about.”

    He can also be pedantic over how he enjoys cheese and biscuits at the end of meals and insists they be warmed at a certain temperature, according to a royal insider reported in MyLondon.

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