Hike #21
Hike 21
Picture taken by the lady working the counter at Port Mart, Portland PA
7/28/2k
Having come back into hiking in a very big way, I wanted to get more of my friends into
it. I was now in much greater shape than I was four months earlier, and more excited
about life. I would once again lead the Portland Hike.
Stretching at the beginning of the hike on the Colombia Portland Footbridge
Walking over the Colombia Portland Footbridge
Al on a rail car, Portland PA
My good friend Al Eisberg, who I walked with at graduation, and shared some of my
absurd humor, was absolutely terrific to hike with, was the only one to join. The energy
level through the entire day was high, and we had a blast the entire time.
We began by stretching on the footbrodge before heading over to Port Mart. As we made
our way south we climbed around on rail cars.
Me on the old Warren Railroad just south of Portland PA
Muscle mike, Portland PA
On the Delaware Trestle
When we reached Delaware, Al had a grilled cheese and we moved on southbound,
climbing around on everything.
In the Delaware Trestle
On the Delaware Trestle
Al walked behind the counter and posed for this picture with the old lady making his grilled cheese. She seemed shocked that he wanted to come back there, as seen on her face.
The Shrub of Might
Al tried to get this bulldozer going in Ramseyburg, but of course it didn't happen. They must have been working on the cell tower at this time.
When we reached the sand pit, there were a lot of people working. Not wanting to get
stopped, we ran across. Mid way across I tripped and fell, cutting my legs pretty badly. I
limped a bit for the rest of the hike, but was fortunitely alright.
My legs after taking a fall in the sand quarry by Bridgeville
Taking pictures into the little diner on the corner of Axford Ave and Rt 31 in Oxford. This place has failed under many names.
Walking Axford Ave, Oxford
Ruins near the north portal of the Oxford Tunnel
This time, Al got pretty far ahead of me, because from the sand pit on south, there are a
lot of places where berries are plentiful and I always stop to eat!
Note that I gave Al a disposable camera on this one so he could take pictures of whatever he wanted...he took a lot of silly ones!
The Tree of Three just south of the Oxford Tunnel, Washington Township border
Northern Washington Township on the former Warren Railroad picking berries.
“The thing about the sand pit first of all, there was no one in sight so I opted for
not running, however Mike insisted. As Mike was running, he looked back to see me and
where I was. I warned him we did not need to run; there was no one in sight, he still
insisted. Once, when Mike was looking back, he had come to the top of a sand pile not
realizing as he was trying to incourage me to run, then just like the coyote in the road
runner cartoons Mike was over the edge of the cliff and running in air. Mike fell and
rolled down a 20ft high slope some distance. When I caught up to him he was bleeding
from the knee down, and still insisted that we run. Once agian I pointed out to mike there
is no one here. After this I believe that Mike hobbled a bit and then, tryinig to run and
then realized that it was a Sunday after i told him several more times and that most
laborers do not work on Sundays. This helped to slow mike down for the remainder of the
trip.” -Al
Yeah, I was hurting pretty bad, but it was still pretty happy...once I got all the dirt and
grime out of my cut. I did’nt know it was on a Sunday? I thought we were pulling a
weekday deal or something.
Here's where you can see all of the pics from this hike, taken with a disposeable camera.
Me on the old Warren Railroad just south of Portland PA
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