Posts Tagged ‘Great Allegheny Passage’
Through the Mountains, not over them.
In Colonial times, the Allegheny Mts was where the wilderness began. The mountains we now call the Laurel Highlands – Negro Mountain plus Laurel and Chestnut Ridges – were an enormous impediment to early travel beyond Cumberland, MD, to the Forks of Ohio, now Pittsburgh. Today, we bike those 140+ miles easily. The GAP, as…
Read MoreBig Savage Tunnel Closes for the Winter
The Big Savage Tunnel, Mile 22, on the Great Allegheny Passage in Somerset County is closed. The tunnel built in the early 1900s for the Western Maryland Railway and rehabilitated for the Great Allegheny Passage trail, closes during the winter to protect the interior from ice damage. There is no suitable detour around the tunnel…
Read MoreThank you Hank Parke for the GAP in Somerset County.
Every visionary project begins with an innovative leader. A leader with a look to the future, passion for the endeavor, and the willingness to labor endlessly and see the goal is met. That’s Hank Parke. In 1986 Hank read a report by Joesph Kupec who hiked the abandoned Western Md. Rwy and written a report extolling…
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