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Long Weekends: Western Pennsylvania & Eastern Great Lakes

Weekend Wheeling in Pittsburgh
If it's hills you want, western Pennsylvania certainly doesn't disappoint.

GORP Resources
National Forests
*Wayne NF
National Rec. Areas
*Allegheny NF
*Cuyahoga Valley NWR
Wildlife Refuges
*Erie NWR
*Ottawa NWR
*Iroquois NWR

Flyfishing the Little Juniata
Ain't no dumb trout in this newly revived Pennsylvania stream; it's near Altoona, about 5 hours from New York.

Hiking Blue Knob State Park
A trip on the Lost Turkey Trail in this park not too far from Pittsburgh, known for its 3,146-foot quartzite peak, Blue Knob.

Hiking Laurel Hill State Park
Located in the mountainous terrain of the Commonwealth's southwest, a hike in 3,935-acre Laurel Hill Park.

Trucking the Youghiogheny This grand-daddy of whitewater runs dishes out sedate rapids in Pennsylvania to complement way-hairier headwaters in Maryland.

Empire Steelies
Steelhead trout whereabouts in upstate New York.

The West is the Best
Four fine hikes in western New York.

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Historic Ohio by Bike
The covered bridges of Ashtabula and the rolling hills of Geauga County make mighty good pedaling in Ohio's Western Reserve.

History and Hiking Along the Buckeye
Hitting the trail in Ohio's Western Reserve.

Paddling Ohio's Muskingum
There's all kinds of paddling in this 8,000 square mile system.

Paddling near Cleveland
Three rivers in northeast Ohio—woodlands and even a little whitewater.

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