jmitchell
03-03-2017, 17:35
https://endlessmountains.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/mountain-springs-loop/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/albums/72157679244649120/with/33073147382/
This is a moderate 7-8 mile loop in Ricketts Glen State Park and SGL 57. It is an excellent hike that follows established trails and old grades, although some trails do not have blazes or signs. It features deep hemlock forests, a gorge with a cascading stream, two lakes, and vistas. There are also remnants of the ice industry that once existed in the isolated valley. I also stopped by the site of the former lumber town of Ricketts, once home to 800 people, now gone. It is amazing how many lives came and went in such an isolated place.
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https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2905/32756205800_692c042c1b_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RUy7LY)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/335/32293248914_14ab8afe48_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RcDkPG)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/431/33138852485_e6499ab274_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SunhiB)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2030/33011799321_e31b0f436d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Si96PP)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3791/32293147534_da2ffd1f35_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RcCPFL)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49239558@N04/albums/72157679244649120/with/33073147382/
This is a moderate 7-8 mile loop in Ricketts Glen State Park and SGL 57. It is an excellent hike that follows established trails and old grades, although some trails do not have blazes or signs. It features deep hemlock forests, a gorge with a cascading stream, two lakes, and vistas. There are also remnants of the ice industry that once existed in the isolated valley. I also stopped by the site of the former lumber town of Ricketts, once home to 800 people, now gone. It is amazing how many lives came and went in such an isolated place.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3890/33003552022_0e72a28be4_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ShpQc1)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2910/33001664142_2ea286a4eb_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Shf9Zm)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/607/32293495204_df7078f4c4_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RcEB35)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2905/32756205800_692c042c1b_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RUy7LY)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/335/32293248914_14ab8afe48_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RcDkPG)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/431/33138852485_e6499ab274_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SunhiB)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2030/33011799321_e31b0f436d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Si96PP)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3791/32293147534_da2ffd1f35_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RcCPFL)