On November 5, 2015 the WooFDriver took the PAK on a tour of the Allegheny Highlands Trail in West Virginia. The trail is 24.5 miles long through countryside, mountains, small towns and farmlands. It is a rail trail of the old West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway built in 1884.
Trail Link Website to learn more about this trail
Enjoy this photo album from the Mushing Adventure!
Here is a video from the Mush! Underwater footage in the Cheat River while the WooFPAK runs the trail!
On several occasions the WooFDriver and his crew took the WooFPAK on adventurous hikes on the Appalachian Trail. From Springer Mountain, Georgia to Mount Katahdin, Maine the trail is 2,160 miles long! It was conceived by a forester named Benton MacKaye in 1921. And in October 1923 the first section was opened in New York from Bear Mountain to Arden.
Wikipedia’s Webpage to learn more about this amazing trail
Appalachian Conservancy’s Website is another great resource to learn about the trail
Please enjoy this photo album from all WooFDriver’s adventures on the AT!
On July 11, 2015 the WooFDriver and his crew took the WooFPAK on an exciting Midnight Mushing Tour of the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike! The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940 and was known as the ‘Tunnel Highway’ because of its seven tunnels, one tunnel through each mountain. The tunnels were originally constructed for the South Pennsylvania Railroad, this reduced travel through each tunnel to single lane traffic in both directions. Due to congestion from the tunnels, in 1968 a new 13 mile stretch of Turnpike was constructed to bypass some of the ‘Tunnel Highway’.
Wikipedia’s Webpage to learn more
May 1, 2015 the WooFDriver and the PAK went to Trout Run for a Mushing adventure in the Tuscarora State Forest of Pennsylvania! The trail follows the Trout Run waterway with the Gunter Valley Reservoir midway. This area was logged by many companies of the lumber industry from the early 1900’s to 1930. The Civilian Conservation Corps came in 1933 working with state forestry personnel to construct and maintain park roads, trails and bridges.
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Website to learn more about the Tuscarora State Forest
Enjoy the videos of this adventure!
On April 24, 2015 the WooFPAK mushed the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail in Pennsylvania. The valley itself was a well traveled corridor for the Native Americans and later for the Scots-Irish settlers in the 1700’s. Even though the original engineers of the railroad did not want to use the route, in the 19th century the Cumberland Valley Railroad opened. When the railroad companies stopped using it was donated for development of the 10.9 mile long trail.
Trail Link Website to learn more about this beautiful rail trail
Please enjoy these videos of the WooFDriver’s adventure!
On September 21, 2015 the WooFDriver took the WooFPAK on a Midnight Mushing Tour of Stony Valley Railroad Grade in Pennsylvania. At one time the hunting grounds for the Native American tribes of the Delaware and Shawnee, this area turned into an essential corridor for early industry mills of the settlers mainly for lumbering and coal mining. By 1944 mining and lumber industries were exhausted in the valley leaving no use for the railroad. Soon after in 1945 the trail was made into one of the nation’s earliest rail trails.
Trail Link Website to learn more about the rail trail the WooFDriver mushed.
Here are photos from the adventures!
Enjoy these videos from the Midnight Mushing Tours!
September 29, 2014 the WooFDriver took the WooFPAK on a Midnight Mushing Tour of the Western Maryland Rail Trail. This trail parallels the C&O Canal Towpath with the town of Hancock, Maryland in the middle of its 22 miles. From the trail the WooFDriver passed by the ruins of the Round Top Cement Mill. The mill was built in the 1830’s and was Hancock’s largest employer during the Civil War. Fruit tree farms surrounded the area in the 1920’s.
Trail Link Website to learn more about this trail
Enjoy the photo album from the trail!
Also, enjoy these videos of the WooFDriver’s adventures on the trail!
April 17, 2015 the WooFDriver and his crew took the WooFPAK on a Mushing tour of the Swatara Trail. This trail is a rail trail from the 1820’s to connect the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Rivers to transport anthracite coal. However this branch of the Reading Railroad was destroyed by the flood of 1862 and never repaired.
Trail Link Website to learn more about this trail
Enjoy these videos of the Mushing adventure!
June 5, 2015 the WooFPAK went for a Mushing Tour of Laurel Mountain in Pennsylvania. The first major ski resort in Western PA was here at Laurel Mountain. It opened in 1939 as a private facility but was opened to the public after World War II. Owned by General Richard K. Mellon, he gave the property to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1964.
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation Website to learn more about this area
Enjoy these videos from the Laurel Mountain Mush!
July 23, 2015 the WooFDriver and his crew took the WooFPAK on a Mushing adventure of the McDade Trail. The McDade Recreational Trail extends most of the Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area in Pike County Pennsylvania. This trail was named after the former member of Congress, Joseph M. McDade, who was known for his dedication to public lands. He is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Scranton and retired from the House in 1999.
Trail Link Website to learn more about this trail
Please enjoy the photos from the trip!
Also enjoy these videos from the McDade Trail adventure!