Field Report
The Jakes Rocks Overlook: A Window into Deep Time
To look out from Jakes Rocks, high above the looping expanse of the Allegheny Reservoir, is to witness the landscape of the "Pennsylvania Wilds" defined by a defining geological characteristic: it is ...
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The Log Drive Era: Felling the Giants of Warren County
The River of Fire: When the Allegheny Burned and the First Oil Boom Exploded
The Great Tionesta Ice Jam: The Day the Allegheny River Stood Still
"The heartbeat of the High Plateau."
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The Vanishing Ridges: Electromagnetic Anomalies and Disappearances in the Allegheny Highlnds
The Allegheny National Forest (ANF) is a place of deep, almost primordial quiet. It is defined by its unique, unglaciated pla...
The Kinzua Blob: The Sonar Leviathan of the Allegheny
While the legends of the Allegheny National Forest often dwell in the shadows of the ancient pines or the echoes of the deep ...
The Legend of the Gnats: The Eternal Bite
Any camper who has spent an evening near the Kinzua Reservoir or hiked the North Country Trail in late spring knows the truth...
The Shadow in the Pines: The Werewolves of Cook Forest
While the Kinzua region is defined by its deep valleys and submerged history, its southern neighbor—...
The Witch Killer of the Allegheny: The Legend of John Myers
In the early 19th century, the wilderness of Warren and McKean counties...
The Death Shout: The Eternal Echo of the Allegheny
In the deepest reaches of the Allegheny National Forest (ANF),...