Allegheny National Forest (Pennsylvania)

[@elenacaddell3639]

It’s Absolutely Stunning. And I Love the the fact that it’s Very Rural and Sparse in People 👍🥰

[@patriciayohn6136]

Born and raised Pennsylvanian, who still lives in Lancaster County and IMO Pennsylvania is truly one of the most BEAUTIFUL states in America. My Husband and I love road trips and passed through this area both coming and going from Lancaster County to Mercer and Erie counties in 2020. Loved it. The Laurel Highlands are also one of my favorite places in PA. I inherited some land in Sullivan County another beautiful area. Don't get me wrong there are also many beautiful places in South Eastern PA, to me PA is all good with tons of History as well.

[@Snarkapotamus]

Once you hit the Ohio line in Mercer Co on I-80, ya might as well just turn around and go back east! 🤠 Not much to see beyond there until you hit Wyoming!

[@prettyprincess8187]

True. I'm born and raised southeastern PA and it's quite literally one of the most beautiful states I've ever seen.

[@ramencurry6672]

I agree it does have a surprising beauty to it. West Virginia is a little bit more scenic though. However my favorite natural scenery is out west and the west coast

[@tomjack9632]

Born and raised in McKean County, have traveled to a lot of places, but still love to come home to northwest Pennsylvania..

[@strawberrymercy]

Awesome video! I love camping in the forest when I can. Kayaked from Tidioute to Tionesta this past summer, and camped right on the river across from the lighthouse. Got to enjoy the fireworks from the Indian Festival!

[@Steelythestacker]

I spent many of my weekends and holidays in the Allegheny National Forest. I knew a couple families that owned a multi family camp. It was just a 2 room shack with a bunch of home made bunk beds, but we were there for the outdoors. We saw a lot of wildlife there the coolest sighting I had was of a pretty good sized bobcat. It's a beautiful place for sure.

[@jeepinintheburgh4137]

My grandfather had a camp on the river just outside of Tidioute. We go every year for a vacation to this day. It is an absolutely beautiful area with lots of outdoor activities. We love tubing down the Allegheny! The Tidioute overlook is one of my favorite places to sit in the peace and quiet.

[@laureltaft7262]

I was born in Warren, husband in Bradford. We've spent our lives out in these woods. We have a view of the forest from the back window. There's something to do every season, and we wouldn't live anywhere else. It rarely hits 90 degrees, but it is considered the best area in the country for fall leaf viewing. Best part is no one comes here. 😊 Great video.

[@FollowThomas]

Great documentary, lot of good information about Allegheny. I'm going to have a bikepacking tour in the area in a few months from now.

[@megatheriumclub]

Thank you! I hope you have a great time.

[@Norp-i7m]

Great video. Thanks for putting up maps and repeating names. I first learned about that region when I watched the documentary Gasland, years ago. Josh Fox, the documentarian, focuses on the Susquehanna area. He talks about how fracking for natural gas is going on in that area, and how dangerous and unregulated it all is.

[@PAOutdoorsCouple]

Such an amazing area

[@jeffrydilick5441]

I was raised in Sheffield, but after 47 years in the military and civil service, I wound up in San Diego. I was in Sheffield just two weeks ago visiting family and enjoying the serenity of the property I grew up on. I visited Hectors Falls several times while growing up and I have been fortunate to fish on the Farnsworth creek recently with a brother and sister. The area is still as beautiful as ever.

[@barbaragalbreth4429]

My Mother's family migrated here in 1830 from England. I can only imagine what it was like back then.

[@ramencurry6672]

Most likely her older family stayed in a small area since roads were not developed.

[@ElementofKindness]

Had an awesome, week long canoe camping vacation here in the summer of 2022. Best part? No cell service! 😃

[@timwarneka5681]

Great video! Thanks for the discussiin of specific towns / places that mark the boundaries.

[@MaksimOutdoors]

Just found your channel can’t wait to get home and binge watch all of these, great work

[@megatheriumclub]

Welcome aboard!

[@djmfilms1999]

Damn😮 you basically help plan my whole trip to the National Forest thank you for the information.

[@megatheriumclub]

Happy to help!

[@citruz13]

i’m so happy your recognized the Seneca 💜 the removal effected my grandpa and his family. read the book “Cold Springs Our World Is Changing” by Stephen A. Gordon - my cousin. it’s important we remember who’s land this really is.

[@megatheriumclub]

My grandfather was also removed by the dam. It’s very important history to include.

[@StorytimewithAllie]

I know the area well. Some of the most beautiful scenery.

[@BudTristano]

I only just started getting to know this area a few years ago, courtesy of the North Country Trail. I've already seen a few of these places and am looking forward to more! I like how you included outlying areas like Cook Forest. Clear Creek State park (& Forest) is another one nearby Cook.

[@fernandoscrenci4874]

Fantastic !!!🎯🎥

[@megatheriumclub]

Thanks for the visit

[@lotsoffish]

I love this area!

[@Snarkapotamus]

Know the area well! My old stomping grounds. Cook's Forest (nobody calls it just Cook) can get kind of crowded with ATV'ers on the weekend, but the entire area is quite beautiful to explore. For some of the most astonishingly beautiful Victorian homes, Titusville and just about all of Rt 6 through the forest and northern tier of PA has tons of them! If driving at night through the forest, SLOW DOWN! Deer are everywhere!

[@MamaDisco1313]

I was thinking that myself, in western Pa we all call it Cook's Forest. Haha

[@Lizsparkreview]

Great video on the area, I've visited most of those places many times

[@megatheriumclub]

Glad you enjoyed

[@chrisvermilyea346]

Born and raised in Warren. I also run a climbing page for the ANF on facebook, going to share this. Great content!

[@megatheriumclub]

I’m from Sugar Grove. Glad you liked it

[@chrisvermilyea346]

@21stcenturypioneer I shared it. It is now on nearly every page in Warrenn County, from ANF Climbing, Trails at Jake's rocks, Warren County business and industry, Allegheny outfitters, and its getting shared more daily. Great video, thanks for putting in the time, I watched some of your others as well.

[@CrayOutoors]

Very well done video! You did a good job of capturing the area's beauty and a sense of the area's history. I travel as much as I can, but my KZbin channel is based out of the Allegheny Region. I plant to keep Allegheny my home region, so much to explore out here and excellent fishing!

[@dalepetrush4121]

Great vidio 😊

[@grontek]

Thank you.

[@megatheriumclub]

You're welcome!

[@edmiksis5660]

Pennsylvania the Beautiful

[@alexandercluster3003]

Its mostly definitely a surprisingly wild place in a State that is heavily populated.

[@megatheriumclub]

I'm glad it's still so rural in many places. Adds to the charm and sense of history

[@Jodyrides]

For every mile you walk along these forest trails, you have walked past a rattlesnake.. I was riding through this area on my motorcycle with a group of other motorcyclists one day when we spotted a sign that said, “register for rattlesnake hunt here” . This was at a small general store/gas station. We were taking a break and I walked over to the registration tent for the rattlesnake hunt. I said to the man and woman sitting there with the applications in front of them. Are you kidding? The man said. No, there are more rattlesnakes in Pennsylvania than there are in Arizona.. I checked on this a couple years later with a park ranger I happened to meet one day. He said yes, that’s true. If you walk along these trails, if you walk a mile, you’ve walked near a timber rattlesnake for every mile of trail you walk. They are not aggressive unless cornered. But there are also copperheads. And copperheads are aggressive… I got some color in my gold pan when I stopped to get some samples in a couple promising looking spots in this area. I got some gold, but I don’t think it will pan out unless the water level drops in July and August… when you go in these woods/forests, it’s a lot different than the woods and forest. We have in southern Pennsylvania about 80 miles to the south. I’ve been through both, but the forest, in the Tionesta, drakes, well area, along route, 62 north of oil city, those forests are dark due to the height of the trees and how deep the valleys are. It’s spooky.. I have not seen one, but there are supposed to be elk in northern Pennsylvania near Bedford also. I know there are bears, and snapping turtles, and lots of deer. I have collided with 4 deer, my wife has collided with three, and my two sons have each hit one. Pennsylvania has the highest number of Auto/deer collisions in the country. Your chances of colliding with a deer or one and 59 every year. The Cowboy silent movie superstar from the early 1900s, Tom mix was born in this area. There is a museum where he was born at home in this area… The Allegheny river, which flows through this area wines through western Pennsylvania and ends at the point in downtown Pittsburgh, combining with the Monongahela river, to create the beginning of the Ohio river. This was considered the gateway to the west at one time because after all, there were no roads, but there were rivers, The super highways of their day.. The Ohio River at the point in downtown Pittsburgh during the summer. Sometimes, you could wade acrodd ir.. I think during a dry summer before the Army Corps of Engineers built the dams, the average depth was 18 inches.. this area up around Bedford, Tionesta, oil city, Franklin, Warren, Pennsylvania, they get the lake affect snow every winter. Some winters more than others… when we get a dusting of snow in southwest, Pennsylvania, that same system will dump 24 inches of snow in the Allegheny national forest area, and it won’t even make the news..

[@DavidPerry-do6xt]

Elk scenic drive

[@habituallinestepper8839]

Trying to keep these mountains a secret thank you very much

[@megatheriumclub]

That’s too bad… I tell everyone

[@chrisvermilyea346]

That's ignorant, and a good way to let the local economy die. Promote outdoor recreation in the ANF.

[@robbob5318]

I went to the Oil wells in the forest!!!!

[@cdmcmxcvi1249]

I’d love to leave Philadelphia and move to the Wildlands, but I don’t know what kind of employment opportunities there would be for me as a 27yo. I want to get out of this godforsaken city.

[@brucesmith9144]

Most likely have to get a government job as State Police officer, teacher, postal employee, work for PA DCNR, etc …

[@JakeJakerson2]

Lot of good paying blue collar work...if you aren't scared of...well work 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@cdmcmxcvi1249]

@@JakeJakerson2 I’m a mechanical contractor, ten years going.

[@umustbbornagainActs2-38]

Anyone want to share good dispersed camping spots in the northern section of the natl forest?

[@jkrischan]

Take the Morrison trail there are many great dispersed camping spots near Morrison run

[@umustbbornagainActs2-38]

@@jkrischan Thank you!

[@chrisvermilyea346]

@umustbbornagainActs2-38 all of the jakes rocks area is free and incredibly accessable.

[@gulliver3644]

My family donated 400,000 acres in Forest and Tioga Co to the US Forestry Service. We couldn’t afford the PA state taxes. They in turn forested the timber and made a fortune. Enjoy!!!

[@megatheriumclub]

As a heads up, the Forest* Service doesn’t administer any land in Tioga County, PA. Those are all state forests.

[@Lwathy]

The Pussycat has sung a song to honor this beautiful mountain, river and landscape "Alleghenny" lyrics Pussycat Lyrics Follow Pussycat on Bandsintown "Alleghenny" There are times I remember a valley With it's trees soaked by waterfall rain From the mountains of high Alleghenny Files an eagle way down into the grain I see places where children were playin' Till the sunset turned all silver lined Ev'rytime I'm alone My Aleghenny home Callin' me to the place I left behind Alleghenny, Alleghenny, Alleghenny Send your echo way up to the sky Alleghenny, Alleghenny, Alleghenny Call me back till the day I'd die Where the shadows fall down from the hillside I've been dreamin' my daydreams away May seasons have flown My Aleghenny home Callin' me to the place I left behind Alleghenny, Alleghenny, Alleghenny Send your echo way up to the sky Alleghenny, Alleghenny, Alleghenny Call me back till the day I'd die

[@polymorpheus2846]

blood harvest in left 4 dead

[@robwalls6057]

Good informative video, but there was absolutely no need to take a personal and political jab in regards to what happened centuries ago. You could have just simply said the names of the tribes who originally inhabited the area and left it at that.

[@megatheriumclub]

The dam was built in the 1960s and displaced my family. Take your bad take and keep it to yourself.

[@robwalls6057]

@@megatheriumclub Your more than welcome to do a video on that. I don't like when people do a video about a place , give great information about the place like where to go, how to get there, amenities, activities, etc., but oh by the way some people did bad things a long time ago here. Sorry about your family, but there isn't a place where if you look in history you won't find something bad that happened there, that's a given. A video like this is for those who haven't been there and are interested in possibly visiting and want to get some BASIC information about the place before they visit. Now if you want to do a historical video about certain events and deep dive into the bad things that happened in the past there, then by all means make a history video.

[@megatheriumclub]

My channel, my rules. Feel free not to watch.

[@robwalls6057]

@@megatheriumclub And again, good video, but leave hate out of it. People watch videos like this to get AWAY from hate and politics. This is just some friendly helpful advice, from a CONSUMER . Also you make a product, therefore it can be criticized.

[@xvanbytheriverx]

Poor snowflake doesn’t like history 😢

[@Mark-ej4uf]

I am not and never will be a "Visitor".

[@megatheriumclub]

It's illegal to live in the National Forest, you might not want to tell them you're doing that...

[@Mark-ej4uf]

@@megatheriumclub it's not illegal for the indigenous people of the land. Pass it to them if you might.

[@megatheriumclub]

Sure it is. Otherwise they wouldn’t have kicked out my indigenous grandfather from Onoville when the built the dam. We’re all visitors friend, the land will outlast all of us.

[@Mark-ej4uf]

@@megatheriumclub I don't get the mean of what you said.

[@jeffrydilick5441]

I was born and raised in Sheffield, but after 47 years in the military and civil service, I wound up in San Diego. I was in Sheffield just two weeks ago visiting family and enjoying the serenity of the property I grew up on. I visited Hector falls many times in my younger days. I was also lucky to fish the Farnsworth Creek while home. The area is still as beautiful as ever.