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| | Hiking | 10.20 Miles | 4 Hrs 48 Mns | | 2.13 mph |
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| no partners | | Made a trip back to PA to visit friends and family, and also to get work done on the deer hunting camp that’s been in my family for the last 72 years. It was bought on 2 acres of land by my grandfather, my great uncle (his brother-in-law) and their friend in 1950. Over the decades it passed down a generation to my mother and uncles. The last 30 years only one uncle took care of it and six years ago he died unexpectedly. It took my family 5 years to decide what to do with it. I was given the offer to have it gifted to me and buy out a cousin’s small share. The good thing about the 5 year wait was that it gave me the opportunity to pay off my house to take this on. The bad thing about the 5 year wait was having to clear the lot from the overgrowth and clean up the inside of the camp.
After 3 days straight of getting things in order, I was ready for a hike nearby. I decided on the Mill Creek Trail, which was right next to the Brush Hollow loops that my family and I did back in 2013. The Brush Hollow loops then were rather overgrown with high grass, making the hiking not the most pleasant. This time I lucked out and more maintenance had been done. After about a mile, the ferns were a little taller for a bit, but then the trail became very easy to follow and to hike. For the most part it’s level, with moderate ups and downs. Lots of greens, ferns, tall trees and shade. I got just over 5 miles in and turned around. I found a trailhead nearby at Twin Lakes that connects to this trail so I can hike to where I left off someday. The temperature was pretty cool, in the lower 70s the entire time. Didn’t need much water and barely broke a sweat. Saw one deer on my way back.
One the way back to camp, I stopped in Ridgway to have lunch at the Brew Bank, a new microbrewery that used to the main bank in Ridgway way back when. The old bank vault is now a cooler to store their beer. The food I ordered was easily the best meal I’ve ever had in Ridgway in 50 years, and the beers weren’t bad either. |
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