"This was a solo birthday hike. January 26 always has dismal weather, but it barely felt like winter at all down in the valley where I parked my car—at the foot of the mountain. Winter’s grip got icier and colder as I climbed. By the time I got to the top, I wished I’d brought my crampons. With 1,500 feet elevation gain, it was a perfect 1980s January up on the summit, windy, frigid, and snowing. I loved it! The old fire tower seems to have been torn down and replaced by modern radio towers. A fun climb, but no views up top. The several places that may have offered vistas were socked in with clouds. Follow Mill Street in Millwood to the place where it becomes a dirt trail. Stay on the most-traveled route at all junctures. At about 2.1 miles, take the gated road to the left up to the summit and towers. The whole trek is about 6.4 miles round trip. This is private land but open to hiking and hunting." — briansnyder • Jan 26, 2023

"Took a nice trail run with wifey leaving from Boiling Springs (Children's Lake) up through the fields along the AT up to Center Point Knob. Had a snack and ran back down to Boiling Springs. Stopped in at Cafe 101 for some celebratory coffee afterwards." — wiweasel • Jan 22, 2023

"I miss real winters, the kind you see in a Bergman film. Down here in the lowlands, our 21st century winters are a dull gray November from Halloween to Easter. Chilly but not cold, and very little snow. But a thin ghost of Old January still holds the highlands east of Pittsburgh, where it was snowy and 32 degrees--compared to the 42 degrees in the city. My little car couldn't negotiate the snowy dirt road. I followed Boy Scout Road to the weird intersection near Outdoor Odyssey, taking the leftward track and circling around to a clear cut where the summit of Sugar Camp Hill looms to the right. There's a logger's lane to the top with decent views due to the clear cut. It's public land till you see the No Trespassing signs. At 2,910 feet, this is a high ridge for these parts. The name Sugar Camp Hill probably means they used to extract maple syrup somewhere on this summit." — briansnyder • Jan 11, 2023

"Went back the next morning at 6am and did it all again with the family. Easton was a grumpy teenager the entire morning but Lu and Beth were in good spirits. Lu was going on for an hour about the bloodline of her walking stick (Fredeth Gregory) a descendant of King Charles III?" — wiweasel • Jan 8, 2023

"Went back the next morning at 6am and did it all again with the family. Easton was a grumpy teenager the entire morning but Lu and Beth were in good spirits. Lu was going on for an hour about the bloodline of her walking stick (Fredeth Gregory) a descendant of King Charles III?" — wiweasel • Jan 8, 2023