While large-group hikes have become a temporary casualty of the coronavirus, Brodhead Watershed Association offers an armchair adventure to Cresco Heights in Monroe County.
Then, armed with trail information and a yen to get outdoors, hike the Heights yourself, remembering to keep at least 6 feet away from other hikers.
There, you might get a new point of view from a lichen-covered rock bluff at 1,700 feet, bare except for pitch pines, grasses and scrub oaks.
The leaves are off the trees, opening up a 180-degree view. To the east, is the long sweep of ridgeline above the wild and scenic Delaware River. Then Delaware Water Gap with a sliver of New Jersey beyond, followed by the slopes at Camelback with early snow, Wind Gap, and south along the Appalachian Trail.
A woods road of solid rock leads past lichens like pixie-cup, British soldier, and reindeer “moss” grow in the crevices. Next comes a variety of pincushion mosses and evergreen ferns, a small bird’s nest, titmice and juncos. An eagle glides by.
Quite a different view than the one from your couch.
Go to the Get Outdoors Poconos hiking series. The series is administered by Brodhead Watershed Association and supported by a grant from the William Penn Foundation.
For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Brodhead Watershed Association website. Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Association. Click Here to become a member.
[Posted: April 16, 2020] PA Environment Digest
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