Cedar Run PA to Elkland PA and the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon

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Pennsylvania boasts its own Grand Canyon along Pine Creek. You can get the best view from Colton Point State Park. The morning ride north from Cedar Run is the last long forest run. I was up early. The wood was quiet and cool. I got completely lost on this section last year. This time I was right on target, and nailed the park first time. Being alone at the view point made it that much better.

The viewpoint for the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon on Pine Creek is also a memorial for the Community Conservation Corps. Workers from the Corps helped build the roads and sites for Colton Point park. The posters memorialize the many other contributions to tourist and environmental infrastructure built by the Corps during the Depression. Made me wonder if we will have to recreate this kind of program if things don't get better.

Last time I was through this park a washed out bridge made it impossible to actually ride the MABDR route up to Route 6. No longer. The bridge is finished and will stand for millenia. From here on up to the border with NY state the route follows small roads through farm country -- attractive, but in a different way. Farmers here were into wheat and barley, as well as the ubiquitous hay. Spent the night at Elkland PA in the most elegant B&B ever. All gingerbread and lace, the owner didn't actually live there. Dinner was a bit of a scare however, in a restaurant where no-one wore a mask. I was given hope by Beth, who looked up the stats and found that the whole of Tioga county PA had 35 registered Covid cases and 2 deaths. I survived.

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Photos

Forest Road North of Cedar Run
Going up the West Rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon towards Colton Point.

Memorial to the CCC
at Colton Point State Park.

The Pennsylvania Grand Canyon along Pine Creek
The railroad along the creek used to carry wood out to the main transport hubs.

Lawrenceville PA and the end of the Mid Atlantic BDR
The town is on the border with NY State.