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  [Hiking]

Last Saturday I drove West on I-80 towards the Allegheny National Forest. My hope was to backpack the Baker Trail in Cooks Forest, but when I arrived, a ranger at the park office said overnight backpacking in the park was not permitted. She redirected me North to the ranger station in Marienville, where two older women who were volunteering showed me some maps and recommended places to hike.

I decided on a day hike the Twin Lakes Trail, as the topography in this area looked a bit more mountainous than the other maps. I drove another 20 minutes or so North and found the trailhead on PA route 66 just after lunch. Based on my map, I'd say the hike was about 9 miles round-trip.

The pictures I captured were all taken cresting the second ridge going into the woods. Here the woods were peaceful, the ferns bright green, and trees tall and old. I do think I'll go back to the Allegheny National Forest, but I'll probably spend the weekend in a campground so I can spend time checking out Cooks Forest,

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