View from the top of Lehigh Gap. The Lehigh Gap or Lehigh Water Gap is a water gap located in the townships of Lehigh, Washington, Lower Towamensing, and East Penn in the Lehigh Valley and Coal Region regions of eastern Pennsylvania. It was formed by the Lehigh River, where it cuts through the Blue Mountain in Pennsylvania.
High Point is a mountain peak within High Point State Park. It is the highest elevation in the state, with a peak elevation of 1,803 feet (550 m). Besides being the highest peak in New Jersey, High Point is also the highest peak of the Kittatinny Mountains. Three states – New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania – can be seen from the summit. At the peak is the High Point Monument, a 220-foot (67 m) obelisk, built in 1930 as a war memorial.
LOREN MCLAUGHLIN MAKES HIS WAY THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
FAYETTEVILLE, PA
In the last article, Loren McLaughlin and his friend John had traveled through Maryland and reached a significant milestone along their journey across the Appalachian Trail (AT) – the halfway marker.
The easy hiking through Maryland continued into southern Pennsylvania, and the two were making…
