Yuengling Lagers and Old Loggers Path tr ip report

“Well, I just got home from hiking the Old Loggers Path, Sullivan Mountain/Rock Run side and boy are my arms are tired. Had Chicken and Biscuts and Yuengling Lagers at the Forksville Inn. It was a snowwy winterland in upstate PA..

I'll try and get a TR and pics up here momentarily.”

“I love Yuengling. Why oh why won't they sell it in Colorado?”

“We'll have to make a roadtrip with a rental truck.”

“My friend Heath from work wanted to head out into the woods and I suggested the Old Loggers Path. I had been to Masten a few week earlier with the Bonehead clan and a taste for the OLP.

The Old Loggers Path or OLP is a 27+ circut loop in Loyalsock State Forest in Lycoming County, PA. The main trailhead is in Masten, PA, a former and abandoned lumber town from the early 20th century.

We decided to to the 17 mile Sullivan Mountain/Rock Run side and make it a 20 mile loop by using the old 3.5 mile abandoned Susquehanna Railroad grade.

We parked in Masten and hiked up to the old railroad grade on the opposite side of Pleasant Stream.

There was a light dusting of snow on the trees and ground, but the temperature was rising and with every step the snow was quickly melting.

About 2.5 miles in, the trail took a hard left and went up a hill and I was confused, so I suggested we continue along the old grade. A few tenths of a mile later, we came to a dead end where a bridge crossed the Pleasant Stream and we had to climb down off the grade and walk along the stream, navigate around and traverse a mudslide area, with out sliding into the stream.

This, however worked to our advantage, because we found an excellent place to cross Pleasant Stream, which most of the time, makes for a chilly creek ford and the stream was up fromn the recent rains and snow.

So, we got across without incident and walked up to Pleasant stream Rd and after a mile roadwalk, found our way to the Old Loggers Path.

There we hiked along Trout Run? and then climbed Sullivan Mountains and had lunch on the first vista that overlooks Pleasant Stream.

By then the snow had pretty much melted. We saw some other backpackers at the next couple vistas. Our goal was to make to Rock Run, but we stopped at Doe Run after 10 miles. We had a very nice campsite.

It was about 4pm when we arrived in camp. We got a fire going, set up camp, had dinner, some irish whiskey and hung out by the fire until about 7 and then went to bed. exciting. It was getting increasingly cold and snowing harder and harder.

When I woke the following morning, there were atleast 2 inches on the ground and the snow was still coming down. My Henry Shire was sagging alot from the weight of the wet snow.

The snow continued all morning as we packed up and hit the trail, with 10 miles to go 'til Masten.

Rock Run vista gave us a beautiful snowwy view into the gorge and the Rock Run and Yellow Dog Run put on their usual awesome show.

The last few miles were snowwy and uneventful.

We were done hiking before 2 and hit the road to Forksville Inn for some Lagers and Chicken and Biscuts, followed by the drive how. The upstate PA was a snowwy mess, but by the time we were downstate, the snow changed to rain and it was 40 degrees.

here are the pics:
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“Hey ENS!!!
Great report and pics!!! I Gotta make PA agin this spring!!! Hey you should set up another trip around the 24 thru the 28th of March, 2008. I could go then.
See ya later.
Randall”

“Did that reddish leaved bush have wings on the limbs? What did the bark look like?

It looks like burning bush to me but I would have to look at the branches to tell for sure.”

“Nice!”

“I don't think it was a burning bush. It had berries and smooth redish brown bark, round branches. I don't think burning bushes have yellow in the leaves ever either. But, I could be wrong.

Nice pictures and report. Sounds like a great overnight loop!”

“Great pics Rob. Nice snowage!. Hope to hike with you guys soon.”

“Great pics, I hope to get out this coming weekend.”

“Very nice ENS! I need a revisit of that trail too. Thanks.”

“thanks everyone. I had an OLP itch since the Masten trip. The cross connector trail makes it a nice weekend/overnighter loop.

The campsite at Doe Run made for great digs Saturday night. It was wild waking up to 3 inches of snow. We weren't expecting that.”

“Hot trip report! :-D”

“ahhh gee shucks”

“Randall, alas, the veritable tropical paradice that is PA has been replaced by a veritable middle pole and frozen tundra.

March is going to be a tricky month for me. It might be hard to get out. I will have a newborn baby in March :)”

“Hey I'm hip, man.

You probably won't put that little dudette down for the entire month.

>8^]”

“do you know what we're having Mark?”

“Do you have X-ray vision into my uterus???”

“My bet is on girl, that's all.

Either way, this kid will be a scamperer and will probably grow up in the woods.”

“Whew! I was skeered there for a minute. ;-)”

“I'm surprised that there isn't a betting thread yet.”

“Do you have X-ray vision into my uterus???”
lyra
11:00:05 AM
11/19/07




Oy. You know, when you lob those softballs up in the air like that.......


(Thank goodness I am a respectful gentleman.)”

“Sure ya are, buddy...suuuure ya are!”

“Who wants to see my nickel and raise it a dime?”

“Lyra, what day are you due? Barbie is due on March 21 or 22, can't remember which.”

“I may hike that trail some day . . .

Hey MarkO, Halloween is over!”

“I just like to say February is my due month...whenever it wants to come out! :-)

So not long before yours is due! Do you know if it's a boy or girl?”

“Cousin It?

Yeah-yeah....................shove it, Cap'n Crunch!”

“Nope, you?”

“Nope, it's a super secret surprise!”

“Names picked out?”

“Yeah, we have the exact names picked out for either one...we just have to see who's lurking in there! :-) It's a secret though, we haven't even told our parents what the names are.

How's about yous guys?”

“Eugene and Esmeralda?”

“That's the coolest surprise!

I had a doctor named Esmerelda for a while.
When she gave me a physical about seven years ago it involved checking the prostate..............first time for me.

Sez she:
"It feels OK to me."
(with a real deadpan professional attitude)

Sez me:
"I don't know doctor, it felt kinda funny to me!"

I got a pretty good chuckle out of this very straight-laced lady.
I mean, she practically had the demeanor of a nun.
Only a nun is duh meaner of duh two.”

“ENS!!
Ya know, I got thinking that was probably a bad time choice fer ya, expecting a baby and all that. Oh well maybe somebody else will take the lead!!!
See ya later.
Randall”

“Damnit Nogo! Those are our names!

These are names in the running

Boy - Henry David or Charles Allen
Girl - Amelia Jean or Lucy Jean”

“You name her Lucy Jean and you dam well better teach her to talk with an accent a lot like mine!”

“Hansel = girl
Gretal = boy”

“errrrr

I mean

Hansel = boy
Gretal = girl”

““I'm surprised that there isn't a betting thread yet.”
EarthNsky

I still think it's a hoax. That sure looked like a pillow stuffed under Lyra's shirt at Masten.

But just in case:

Cletus = boy
Bubbette = girl

btw - nice report and pics, ENS. Gotta love the OLP.”

“Nice pics Rob. Thanks.

Did you tell Heath that he is now a bonehead (or maybe he already was)?”

“well, Pennsy, if the baby is a girl, we're naming her BruceAnne.”

“I like Harry. For a boy I mean. I dunno I'm just Partial thats all.

Lyra - Hi Momsy! : )”

“Nice pics ENS. I'll be on this trail in December”