SLATE RUN, Pa. — Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, Pine Creek Gorge, Pine Creek Valley. Whatever you want to call it, it’s my favorite outdoors spot in Pennsylvania. Where else can you hike or ride a bike ...
Most gorges don’t have taglines. And Pine Creek’s — “The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania” — is a lot to live up to. But this swath of land is pretty damn impressive: 47 miles long, up to a mile wide, and ...
When the mood strikes me to go off on my own for an adventure, I tend to just do it. Exploring new places solo or taking periodic jaunts into the wilderness centers me when I’m feeling overwhelmed by ...
streams and a herd of elk. But this is no Rocky Mountain ravine. Pine Creek Gorge is Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon, the 47-mile-long, 1,000-foot-deep centerpiece of the so-called Black Forest–the ...