Pine Creek Gorge - The Diigo Meta page

• 03 Jun 06
  

  Iris Deters

  geography pa_state_report

• 29 Apr 06
  

  Christina ren

  nn penn

• 21 Apr 06
  

  Maggie Tsai

  nn penn

  • The gorge is now covered with 100-year-old secondary
    hardwood forest, having been largely cut over in the late 19th century.
    Views from the two state-park overlooks at the north end of the gorge
    give a good idea of what the original forest must have looked like to
    early explorers, trappers and finally settlers.
  • the primary attraction of the area is the impressive size of the
    deep, nearly straight gorge cut down about 1,000 feet by Pine Creek
    into the flat-lying Paleozoic sedimentary rocks of the area.
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  • • Pine
      Creek Gorge is one of six National Natural Landmarks to be visited on
      this tour of Pennsylvania old-growth forests.
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