Planned today's hike for half an hour last evening. I'd hoped to explore virgin terrain in the otherwise familiar SGL #232 in Washington County, but it turned out to be a literal wash. The terrain was soaked. Dutch Fork run was swollen and impassable. I ended up walking along a familiar route, caked in mud...
I love the Pennsylvania Game Commission's website. It's a sprawling site with maps, and tips, and info about native creatures, hunting seasons, online purchases, etc. There's even stuff about native plants and bird watching. I'm not even a hunter, but it's one of those sites where I could spend hours. Unfortunately, the trail description on the PGC site didn't mention the fact that there are no bridges over the streams... Since this is primarily an equestrian trail, the absence of bridges does make sense. I followed the stream a good distance in both directions looking for a fallen tree that spanned the creek, in order to shimmy across SBP style, but there was none. This is the SGL #232's "internal road" from PA331 to the infamously creepy Dog Run Road, Washington County. If you look closely at both photos, you'll see that the road passes straight through water, which is unusually high.
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| The road from Dutch Fork Run to Dog Run passes through deep water. |
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