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 Grantsville, PA2548 viewsRailtrail crossing
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 Museum Of Glass2548 viewsOur main reason for putting Corning, NY on our trip is their famous museum. As you will see it was worth the time.
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 Gone Fishin2547 viewsFound this Great Blue Heron standing in teh Guest River fishing the little area between the rocks.
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 Beginning and End2539 viewsCumberland, MD where the Great Allegheny Passage begins and the C&O Tow Path ends.

A truly neat city, especially downtown.

Anywhere I can sit outside, eat good "Q", wash it down with a beer and get BJ stitched up from her latest bike accident, is a good lace to be in the Summertime.
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 Mama Duck2530 viewsBeing spring in Boiling Springs baby ducks were all over the lake.
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 Green Cove Station then.2517 viewsTake notice the horse is pulling a sled. Little horse drawn carts did not work well on the mountain slopes.

I saw the Creeper a couple of times after moving to this area in 1976.
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 River Wall2516 viewsNo, I didn't mean to say river walk. That really is a wall built in the edge of the river.

i would guess, due to it being located in the curve of the river, it prevents the railroad from being washed out.

Too much rain in the mountains makes great waterfalls but, is devastating to railroads that run along the banks of the river.
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 Cheat!2502 viewsI zoomed in on this little cascade and used filters but, it's still pretty.

located on the last bridge before the trail ends in a train coming at you.

BJ wasn't too happy about the train deal, she has this thing about trains.

Not to worry, the railtrail is on what used to be a spur and the train missed.
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 Guest River2502 viewsThis is typical of what you will see of the Guest River.

There are a couple of larger cascades that I could not get to due to time restrictions but, rest assured I will return in the Fall when the leaves are gone.
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 History2495 viewsThe Creeper Trail is crossed by the world renowned Appalachian Trail near Damascus, VA., a well known AT town made up of locals and Thru hikers that could not forget it.
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 Not Allowed2495 viewsPark Ranger just said no motorized vehicles on the Tow Path. Want to know more about this pick-up?

http://www.allenlund.com/Big-Al/index2.html
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 Green Cove Station now.2493 viewsThis station is just the way it was when the trains ran. You gotta come visit this place.

There are photos inside that show local folks sitting on a bench by the post office near the same pot belly stove,
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