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The next moring we did a bit of exploring at Greenwood Furnace State Park. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built dam. Even the Pennsylvania DCNR likes the Purple Lizard Maps! Remnants of one of the Stacks that made up the Greenwood Furnace, used for producing steel There was...

After the tour and lunch, we set our sites for Rothrock State Forest. We ahdnt been before, so thought it would be a great place to check out. There isn't anything to speak up for offroading but lots of good hiking and views and a few cool spots to explore. Thanks to the Purple Lizard Map of...

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Looks good! I'm not a chrome guy I probably would have done the grill piece as well but this looks nice and clean

Heart of the Union Line. Hard to see in the panorama but in person you can see the treeline where the Confederates massed their troops. Across this mile of open field they had to march into the teeth of the Union Guns. Site of the death of Gen. Lo' Armistead High Water Mark of the Civil...

Virginia Soldiers Memorial (Gen. Lee on top) Little and Big Round Top from the Confederate Positions Staring across the fields from where Pickets start would have commenced (Little and Big Round Top to the right) Cannon Position on Little Round Top. It was cleared at the time of the...

The next morning we were up early, broke camp and had started our self guided tour by 8am. The plan was to spend the morning in Gettysburg and then push on to Rothrock State Park later in the day. I will spare you all the intimate details of the battle, it was a long and bloody fight as I am...

The next morning we got up early and started our cannonball run to Gettysburg. We head north up through the Shenandoah Valley, a quick run through Maryland and into Pennsylvania. We approached Gettysburg down the Chambersburg Road, those of you familiar with Civil War History will know this as...

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Welcome from Canada, I do some work in NB each year and want to head out there with my Xterra sometime soon

I'd suggest craigslist maybe?

I have read a good many of your threads, and have gotten many helpful hints!!

Thank you! lots of adventure left on this trip once we were out of WV !

Whittaker Station used to house logging crews who would chop the wood and load it onto the rail cars to be taken to the Mill in Cass, then sent all over the Eastern United States. Now there is some old loggin equipment and cars set up for a mini tour and break on the trip. Heading back...

The old Rail yard where they would service and maintain the locomotives. They had exact replicas of every single piece on the trains and cars made from wood so that they could cast a replacement in a matter of hours, instead of bringing in the part. New Rail yard where the trains are...

The next morning we got up early and walked over to purchase our tickets for the Cass Scenic Railway. There are two rides, a 2 hour trip up the Mountain to Whittaker Station or a 5 hour trip to Bald Knob (which is almost as high as Spruce knob). The train trides didnt start until 11 so we...

Kammerdiner Trail, Bald Eagle State Forest, Pennsylvania

Haha OK, guess we're going to have to meet in the middle somewhere to swap

I'll make you a deal, buy me 4 duratracs and I will test them out for you and then I will let you know if you should buy them.

As we left Spruce Knob and headed South, we needed to start looking for a place to stay that night. Mountain State Overland had provided 5 free campsite locations along a small creek. As we drove by then one by one they were all full, and the weather was turning nasty pretty quick. We made...