ABOUT THE PARK:
Delaware Canal State Park, PA - PA DCNR
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.62752, -75.19130
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| Parking at Locks 22, 23 |
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| I had intended to park at Wy-Hit-Tuk County Park (40.66885, -75.18376) but it was gated at 7:30 AM and there was a big "NO PETS ALLOWED" sign. More on that later. But I just drove on to the next parking area which would have been our turnaround point anyway and reversed the hike. |
TRAIL MAP:
Delaware Canal State Park, PA - PA DCNR
HIKE DISTANCE: 7.5 miles (3.75 miles each way)
THE HIKE:
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| Looking south towards the Theodore Roosevelt Recreation Area. |
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| We headed north towards Wy-Hit-Tuk County Park. |
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| The first mile or so goes right next to back yards, some of which are quite cute. |
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| Looks like this guy has a tipped ear which makes him a neutered feral. |
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| A balloon down in the canal on the other side, not reachable so I had to leave it. |
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| The one wheelchair obstacle, steps up and down on the other side. However, there is a bypass to the right for the flight up... |
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| ... which left the flight down for the wheelchair, generally easier than up. |
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| Stopping to smell the flowers? I doubt it. Must be pee mail. Lots of dogs are walked here so it was constant stopping to sniff. |
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| Lots of bridges over to Route 611 but no parking. |
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| Birds were out in full force today, doing what it is they do on a beautiful spring day. This little palm warbler is passing through migrating to breeding grounds in Canada. |
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| At the time this picture was taken nobody could know that a couple of hours later there would be an accident right at that blue billboard as we were heading back. |
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| American Goldfinch |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| On the other side of Route 611 are ruins ... |
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| ... and waterfalls. |
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| The geese were cursing up a storm at Shawnee, who could care less about them. |
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
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| I asked a man coming off of this bridge (with a, gasp, DOG!) if that was the way to Wy-Hit-Tuk Park and he answered yes. |
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| Sigh. We tried but there was that sign so ... |
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| back to the canal path. |
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| A white-breasted nuthatch with nesting materials. |
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| The park on the other side of the canal. |
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| The other bridge into that park. But no NO PETS ALLOWED signs to be seen here. |
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| Opposite the bridge are two picnic tables so we took a break here and saw two more people with dogs come and go from the park. |
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| I asked the third what the deal was with no pets allowed and she said they all walk there with their dogs every day and as long as you pick up after them, nobody says anything. OK then, let's go. |
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| Tip-toeing through the forbidden Wy-Hit-Tuk County Park. |
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| It's a paved path along picnic areas heading back south. After the picnic areas the path is gravel. |
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| For pets not being allowed, it sure did take us forever go get though this park for having to stop to let Shawnee sniff pee-mail. |
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| Every. Single. Tree. |
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| Canoer Camping |
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| Back at that first bridge that went into the park. |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
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| Chipping Sparrow |
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| A lousy picture of a house finch. |
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| An even lousier picture of a Norther Flicker. |
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| A mile marker. |
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| So happy to see spring finally arriving. |
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| Delaware River |
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| So now coming back by that blue billboard I mentioned earlier, all kinds of emergency vehicles - police, fire trucks, ambulances. It appeared to have been a collision with a car and a motorcycle. I did, in fact, see a Harley still on the side of the road on my way home after everything else was gone. |
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| New Jersey homes on the other side of the Delaware River. |
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| Since the spillway was dry, we took that instead of the bridge for a change of pace. |
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| Coming back up on the parking area. |
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| Northern Rough-winged Swallow. |
