Our friends from NY came back to Ives Run, we had to relocate from the campsite we were in, to a lower level site. The good news about the move, is we have full hook-ups. The bad news is we are further away from our friends. But we are only together for one night and the next morning. Well our first night was raining, wet and cold ... but thank God for Easy-ups and propane fire pits! We were able to enjoy our meal together in semi-comfort!
Saturday morning was not much better, the rain had subsided, for the most part, but it was still cold! We had a great breakfast feast, thanks to Amber and Danny!
The best part of breakfast, besides our friends and the bacon ... was the homemade Maple Syrup!
We moved from Ives Run Campground in Tioga
Pennsylvania to Worlds End State Park in Forksville Pennsylvania. When
commonwealth founder William Penn sent cartographers out to survey the lands granted
to his family by King Charles II, the team came back to record a map that shows
everything north of present-day Philadelphia and Bucks County as “endless
mountains.”
The area is now is called
the Endless Mountains, it could well be called the Emerald Mountains. In spring
and summer, the are predominantly covered by sugar maples that soak up the sun,
cooling homes and trails in their shade and building up their sap sugar content
for next spring’s tapping.
Pennsylvania’s
US Route 6 runs east and west from Lake Erie to the Pocono Mountains. As the
byway route passes through the Northeast Mountain Region, we were not only
treated to the scenic endless mountains, but introduced to their history. A
string of coal mining towns, old lumbering camps and farming communities point
to the roots of the state’s industrial and agricultural success. None of the
success would have been possible without the northeast rail system. Stretching the definition of a mountain region, the Endless
Mountains Region include five of Pennsylvania’s northeast counties, Bradford,
Sullivan, Susquehanna, Northern Wayne and Wyoming. Part of the Alleghany
Plateau, this landscape of endless rolling hills has been shaped by the North
Branch of the Susquehanna and its countless tributaries. Home to a cluster of
beautiful state parks, such as Worlds End and Ricketts Glen, the area offers
much to see!It was a rainy day to move, so not much exploring. Just a tid-bit about the town closest to the state park, Forksville. Forksville, acquired it's name from the nearby confluence of two rivers (Little Loyalsock and Loyalsock Creeks) and was established in 1833.
Stay tuned as we explore this area on our next #TwoLaneAdventures
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