blueberry patches in pa
keep you eyes open in pa cause you may just walk past some nice blueberry patches
I did last weekend but they still seemed a long way off.
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Just don't eat them in the vicinity of the Palmer Superfund site (zinc contamination). I learned about this in the book The Beaten Path by Robert Alden Rubin.
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Unless you happen to need to up your Zinc levels?Originally Posted by Tinker
Often Accused, Often Guilty but Seldom Guilty of What I am Accused.
I ate a boatload of them walking over the superfund site. Blackberries too....
In PA but not the AT: saw (and ate) lots of blueberries on the Black Forest Trail. The surprising part, for me at least, was its occurrence in early October.
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And you're still alive? Amazing!
I'm just notifying folks who aren't superhuman.
As I live, declares the Lord God, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn back from his way and live. Ezekiel 33:11
Did Adam and Eve rest on the first Sabbath? Scripture only says that God did. Are we thinking yet?
I'm not saying it didn't affect me - I did buy a hammock after all...And you're still alive? Amazing!
I'm just notifying folks who aren't superhuman.
As I live, declares the Lord God, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn back from his way and live. Ezekiel 33:11
Did Adam and Eve rest on the first Sabbath? Scripture only says that God did. Are we thinking yet?
Plus - you see invisible fences.
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As I live, declares the Lord God, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn back from his way and live. Ezekiel 33:11
Did Adam and Eve rest on the first Sabbath? Scripture only says that God did. Are we thinking yet?
Blueberrys, Huckleberry, Rasberry.... All here spring to fall in PA .. Now get out & hike!
Huckle is less sweet and very good.
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I always stop for berries; it's a great excuse to take a break, and it reminds me of home, where I pick them pretty much nonstop from June 'til fall.
I think there are plenty of wild berries for all creatures, human and otherwise. You'll probably browse right by the trail; wildlife will nibble anywhere.
Maybe, maybe not, but in Pennsylvania those responsible for deciding such things generally think its okay to pick fruits and berries for immediate personal consumption.
Given enough nibbling by hikers, wildlife one might wish to see by the trail will need to do their nibbling somewhere else.
Back in '98, another hiker and I got sucked in by the blueberry bushes in PA. We stopped hiking, even though there was a thunderstorm coming, and collected a small bag each, and then rushed to the next shelter getting there just before the rain started. Made for some tasty times while waiting for the rain to stop. Mmmmmmmm....
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I have to say, I didn't think about the Palmerton Site- I ate a LOT of those blueberries on my section last summer... But they were darned good and I was hungry and wayyy dehydrated. My judgement was impaired and I love blueberries!
I had a life of my own for a little while... but somehow I'm getting sucked back into WB. What happened???
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You could go up to the Quehanna Wild Area and eat your fill of blueberries too!
Nah. I enjoy watching stuff eat berries. Blue poo is amusing.
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When you guys are talking about the contaminated berries do you mean before you reach Palmerton, after you pass it, or both? And are they really that bad because I notice alot of people talking about eating the berries there each year. Just curious. When I was hiking southbound out of Lehigh Gap last week it seemed like most of the area up there had enough vegetation growing that I would think the berries there would be fine. There were a few spots around Devil's Pulpit and such that I might not eat from and I haven't gone northbound out of the gap yet so I don't know what that side is like.
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