Western PA and Whatnot - Page 2

giallo · #21 Posted **Dec 27, 2015, 6:40 AM**

Lovely, lovely stuff, Lith. Western PA is lucky to have you.

Austinlee · #22 Posted **Dec 27, 2015, 10:46 PM**

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That's Cook Forest State Park, it's the largest stand of old growth forest left in the state, 2000 some odd acres of nearly 500-700 year old woods.

Ahh, no shit; Cook Forest? That was the most beautiful forest I have personally ever been to in Western PA. I might buy into a camp site/cabin share someday near there with my girlfriend as an escape from the city.
I am a total city person but she is a hippie who likes to go hiking and camping. Gorgeous area. Thanks for the photo.

Austinlee · #23 Posted **Dec 27, 2015, 10:47 PM**

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Lovely, lovely stuff, Lith. Western PA is lucky to have you.

You should come check it out. The Pittsburgh metro is epic and has something of interest for everybody.

photoLith · #24 Posted **Dec 28, 2015, 3:54 PM**

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Ahh, no shit; Cook Forest? That was the most beautiful forest I have personally ever been to in Western PA. I might buy into a camp site/cabin share someday near there with my girlfriend as an escape from the city.
I am a total city person but she is a hippie who likes to go hiking and camping. Gorgeous area. Thanks for the photo.

Yeah Cook Forest is sick, it reminded me of being in Olympic National Park with all the ferns and enormous trees, it is probably my favorite state park in the state.

xzmattzx · #25 Posted **Dec 28, 2015, 5:32 PM**

Great pictures! I was going to ask about that interior, but some already did. Where is that log house located? I'd ask where each picture was taken, because they're all interesting, but that might be too much.

mrnyc · #26 Posted **Dec 28, 2015, 8:39 PM**

now that was some wonderfully serious whatnot!

Evo5Boise · #27 Posted **Dec 28, 2015, 9:27 PM**

Outstanding job!! Loved scrolling through these shots.

photoLith · #28 Posted **Dec 29, 2015, 4:54 AM**

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Great pictures! I was going to ask about that interior, but some already did. Where is that log house located? I'd ask where each picture was taken, because they're all interesting, but that might be too much.

The log house is near Altoona in the tiny "town" of Mount Etna.

For my info, heres a link to my facebook post about it and the surrounding incredibly historic area.

https://www.facebook.com/chrislither...type=3&theater

photoLith · #29 Posted **Dec 29, 2015, 4:55 AM**

Here's a couple more from today.

DSC_4473 by photolitherland, on Flickr

DSC_4498 by photolitherland, on Flickr

DSC_4506 by photolitherland, on Flickr

hammersklavier · #30 Posted **Dec 29, 2015, 6:14 AM**

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This feels familiar ...

Was it shot in Ohiopyle?

photoLith · #31 Posted **Dec 29, 2015, 6:41 AM**

Yes cucumber falls

Evergrey · #32 Posted **Dec 29, 2015, 7:20 PM**

That's a sweet blue house.

Centropolis · #33 Posted **Dec 29, 2015, 9:21 PM**

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That's Cook Forest State Park, it's the largest stand of old growth forest left in the state, 2000 some odd acres of nearly 500-700 year old woods.

that's amazing, i can't believe that there are any large old growth tracts left in pennsylvania...it must have been quite innaccessible/uneconomical to extract. most states with heavy industrial cities basically clearcut the old growth within a 200 mile radious (or more in the case of chicago) with the exception of small pockets.

photoLith · #34 Posted **Dec 30, 2015, 3:09 AM**

I dont know how it survived most of the forests in the state being cut down for so long but it was one of the first pieces of land to be preserved in PA. The state park was founded in the 1920s but preservationists first started a campaign to save it in 1910. If it would have been much later, im sure it would be gone now. And no its on land that would seem to be ripe for cutting down, as its right along a major tributary and on relatively accessible land. Ive always wondered how it survived too. Its not even 2 hours away from downtown Pittsburgh too.