I love Stony Valley. In April the spruce and hemlock trees explode with scent. Best time of year to hike there. The incredible boulder fields are amazing. The area is named correctly. Lots of bears in the area. Scat is visible on every trail.

The audio is crystal clear! I hvent been to this place in years. Thanks for the revist 👊👍👍🇺🇸

Cliff, I am always amazed at how much physical labor went into building those "towers and the retaining walls. WE have no idea today of the level of human exertion taken for granted in those days. Why walk if you don't have to, or open a can with a manual opener etc. Weren't too many obese people at that time! Thanks for another trip into the past. Cheers, Rik Spector

Beautiful.That tower is cool

Draft is the word your hunting for. It creates a draft or drawl to pull the smoke

Great hike Cliff! It is kinda melancholy to see as time passes how nature and the elements take their toll on these structures. God Bless..

Oh my,that cable bridge! You'd have to carry me across!As long as you have pictures things will stay alive. Good hike even with the scarey bridge. ❤❤❤❤❤

❤🎉you are brave on that wire bridge! Love the natural springs!!!😊❤😊

Cheers Cliff! Awesome place thanks for bringing us along! Cheers

Great video Cliff. I often wonder if those old stone foundations and old chimney stacks could talk, what stories they could tell us. So much history. Thanks for sharing.

Nice look at the area. We section hiked that part of the AT about 2 months ago and stayed at the yellow springs campsite. Beautiful area you had great weather to be out.

I would definitely would second the idea of revisiting those ghost towns with historians. archeologists, etc and maping out those towns and putting out some histories of those places. Chances are some of the descendants of the residents of those places would be interested in such a project

This is great. I love to find ways to make a loop hike and include sections of the AT. I did a fun loop yesterday starting at Riverview Park in Bowmanstown off of routes 248 and 895. It used several trails: the Double G Loop, the Chestnut Oak Trail, the Prairie Grass Loop, the LNE Trail, the Three Ponds Trail and the D and L Trail. It was quite fun with the wet snow too. And the misty was epic. I have to get out to this trail though. Thanks for taking us along!

Coming down steep inclines is harder on my knees than a steep climb. If I ever have the opportunity to hike that loop, I would probably take the Sand Springs trail up and the gradual descent of the Stone Tower trail on the return. It's nice to have intel like that so thanks!

I hiked the Stone Tower/General loop last year (counter-clockwise). I would say it was one of the toughest hikes I have done! But it is peaceful and rewarding. Thanks for the great video.

You know, whenever I watch shows about excavating "ancient" ruins, where the ruins of dwellings are under layers of earth, I think "how can that be? Did the people just walk off? How was it forgotten in such a way you have to dig to find it?" And here you go. This video shows how it happens. Another few hundred years no one will be walking around talking about it. 500 years? Covered over completely? So interesting. Thanks for your video.

Be careful Cliff, that tower is hard hat area for sure.🤕🤕🤕

Great hike! It's nice to know there are connector trails and loops one can explore out there. Thanks for taking us along

Great one Cliff, thanks so much, as always! Great hike and explore. Beautiful trail and history, what more can we ask for?!

Greetings from Tennessee Cliff!

Thanks for your video. I am headed there today with a friend, and we may take this hike.

Interesting place up there. Quite a hike that is. The sky is particularly beautiful and of course the trees are at their best..That setting awakens the imagination. The details brought forth about the setting's history can't help but enhance the pleasant vibe .

Usually what is referred to as an incline ( incline plane ) is a cable system on tracks built to use the loaded mine cars to pull the empties that were offloaded onto rail cars back up the mountain. Bradford county history books show pictures of a couple used on Barclay Mountain during the coal mining era.

While I was placing a comment on this video, another video started auto playing. So I probably have an out of place comment on another one of your videos. Sorry about that. I love your videos!

Hi Wandering- really loved this hike through the town ruins. You got beautiful country up there! Appreciate sharing the history- eventually it’ll all go back to the Earth as you showed since you were there last. Keep Wandering, ❤ the channel! ☮️

It would be great if there were a photo of the town or a Artice rendition of what the town looked like.

Hi Cliff from West Virginia 👋 I like watching your videos 👍😎

Thanks Cliff.

I hope to visit here this year. After viewing your other videos from the Stoney Valley area, I visited Goldmine, & Rausch Gap. Also would like to explore Rattling Run more than just in passing on the way to Devils racecourse.

Very interesting - Thank You!

I have a picture of a coal minning town taken around the turn of the 20th century and what it shows is a row of small 2 story log houses with exterior stone chimnies, I wonder if thats what was at Yellow Springs

It’s such a shame they don’t restore it or fix it so it won’t become a pile of rubble. Fantastic hike thanks Cliff. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

15 years since i been up there. But I recall there being the spring that was yellow, (surfer) Old piece of construction equipment, and what was left of a church. I could be mistaken for different spot on the AT.

Throw in an overnight with the General and I'm in!

Wonderful relaxing video. Just what I needed after a very stressful night at work. Thank you!

Very interesting and some good exercise. Stay well and be safe.

Very interesting and somewhat sad to me to think about the struggles of the miners. Time and tide wait for no man. Everything they struggled for is gone but a few rocks😢

Very cool! Throw in some stone walls running through the woods it that would like the back woods of Vermont and New Hampshire. I will have to check this out, thank you!

That stone wall is pretty big once you stood underneath it.

How cool! Would there be any cemeteries for any of these places?

Obviously, taking a dog along is out of the question! Mine are pretty smart, but that cable bridge is deal breaker!

Thanks for the video. Parked in the exact same location today and came back with a note on my window from the water authority stating that I was trespassing! Trails seem to be well established. I'm not sure if something changed recently.

Ill have to check maps on this area cool.

What’s to prevent pranksters from falsely marking trees with wrong colored blazes?

So do you think that only miners lived in those houses or did they bring their families with them? I remember that song. My church sang it every Sunday.

I grew up in Schuylkill County in the 60-70’s. Always been interested in old mining patches. Thank you for sharing this. I’d love to see it but I’m limited from 4 spine surgeries. Is there an easier way to get to the village? Thank You 🙏

Is the pipe coming out of the pit beside the stone tower part of the ventilation system? Does it go up into the stone tower ?? Excited to check this spot out ! Thanks for yet another great video 👍

I really enjoy most of your videos Cliff. I didn't quite understand the purpose of the mailbox that you showed.

@ 22:20 there is a pipe. For steam or removing water?

How long is the horseshoe trail anyway? I could look it up, but I'm being lazy.

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Cliff do you think I could get unblocked