Pennsylvania Overlooks
A Guide for Sightseers and Outdoor People
256 pages | 78 illustrations/4 maps | 4.5 x 9 | 2002
Cloth edition is not available
ISBN 978-0-271-02231-4 | paper: $19.95 tr
A Keystone Book®
To those who enjoy outdoor adventure, Pennsylvania offers a number of natural attractions: wild rivers, impressive mountains, the silence of deep forests. But Pennsylvania's sublime overlooks, remarkable natural features in themselves, frequently go unnoticed despite their historical and scenic interest. (Few people realize, for instance, that a Pennsylvania overlook—Mt. Pisgah in York County—almost became our nation's capital.) Visitors to these promontories acquire a fresh appreciation of nature's beauty and a renewed sense of connection to the Pennsylvania landscape. In Pennsylvania Overlooks, Art Michaels describes some of the most outstanding overlooks in the state.
These overlooks afford unforgettable images throughout the year. From High Knob Vista in Wyoming State Forest, Sullivan County, the reds, oranges, and yellows of fall foliage extend to the horizon, appearing even more rich and majestic from a height. In winter, High Rocks Vista in Bucks County displays the panorama of a snowy, leafless forest. Near Breezyview Overlook in Lancaster County, a dazzling formation of migrating tundra swans glides over a snow-covered river valley. The trees of the Allegheny National Forest, spreading out below Jakes Rock Overlook in Warren County, convey the freshness of spring through their delicate array of green.
Pennsylvania Overlooks provides a unique introduction to these sites and other spectacular overlooks. The selected overlooks are easy to reach by automobile or by foot, and they offer much more than a pretty view. Each chapter presents vital information about an overlook, including a general description of the overlook and its area, the site's distinguishing features, its height, the compass direction of the view, and nearby and distant features visible from the overlook. Michaels also notes recreational activities and opportunities near each site. For weekends filled with nature, beauty, and history, this book is an invaluable guide.
Art Michaels is an award-winning outdoor writer and photographer and a member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. Western Pennsylvania
1. State Game Lands #314/David M. Roderick Wildlife Reserve
2. Allegheny National Forest
3. Bradys Bend Scenic Overlook, Kennerdell Overlook
4. Cook Forest State Park
5. Clear Creek State Forest
6. Kinzua Bridge State Park
7. Pittsburgh
8. Ohiopyle State Park
9. Johnstown Inclined Plane
10. Forbes State Forest
11. Altoona-Area Overlooks
12. Blue Knob State Park
13. Elk State Forest Overlooks, State Game Lands #311 Elk-Watching
Site
II.
Central Pennsylvania
14. Susquehannock State Forest
15. Sproul State Forest
16. Tiadaghton State Forest
17. Tioga State Forest, Colton Point and Leonard Harrison State
Parks
18. Hyner View State Park
19. Moshannon State Forest
20. Rothrock State Forest
21. Bald Eagle State Forest
22. Raystown Lake
23. Shikellamy State Park
24. Buchanan State Forest
25. Tuscarora State Forest
26. Michaux State Forest
27. Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center
28. Harrisburg-Area Overlooks
29. Gettysburg National Military Park
III. Eastern Pennsylvania
30. Round Top Park
31. Mt. Pisgah County Park
32. Wyalusing Rocks, Marie Antoinette Overlook
33. Wyoming State Forest, World's End State Park
34. Council Cup Scenic Overlook
35. Lackawanna State Forest
36. Gibbons Park
37. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
38. Delaware State Forest
39. Big Pocono State Park
40. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
41. Rocky Ridge County Park
42. Samuel S. Lewis State Park
43. Chickies Rock County Park
44. Holtwood Environmental Preserve
45. Susquehannock State Park
46. Ralph Stover State Park
47. Fort Washington State Park
Internet Resources
Index