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trips - New Year's Eve on Peter's Mountain

Trip Info

Dates: 12/31 - 1/1/08
Trip Organizer: nogranola
Location: Peter's Mountain--Appalachian Trail

Number of Attendees: (view all)
3 yes
2 maybe

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Books
Pennsylvania Parks

 

Description


I'm thinking we can meet up on top of the ridge where 225 crosses the AT, drop cars and all shuttle down to Clark's Ferry and head north for a dayhike. The shelter is about two miles from 225 so we can haul all our crap in from there. It would be 10 miles total, mostly level. If the weather is nice we can camp at the overlook about a mile before the shelter.

The other option would be to hike in from the game lands parking area @ 325, but there's a section of rocks that is dangerous under good conditions. Crossing that area on ice could be deadly.

If the weather is really bad we can just haul in the two miles from 225 and hole up at the shelter.

There's other possible options as well. The plan is pretty open. Just be prepared to carry water. The spring is at the bottom of the ridge.

The shelter is huge. We could fit a small army inside. There is also a smaller shelter nearby, built by none other than Ed Garvey.

 

= Yes, = Maybe

Trip Attendees

spindlette nogranola lost soul
chiker10 helcat

 

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Thread Name # Messages # Views Last Post
New year's Eve on Peter's Mountain1079999:36 AM
1/3/08
created by: nogranola on 12/18/07 - jump to page: 1, 2, 3
New year's Eve on Peter's Mountain054
12/31/69
created by: nogranola on 12/18/07

 

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