Milford vs Jim Thorpe
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did you go to Milford go over to my buddies Apple valley restaurant it's awesome small town
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Did you click on the first link? Says Milford ain't much. Go back to yer ciphering!
The best thing to do in Milford used to be going over to the old Sparkomatic plant and rummaging thru the dumpster for working radios! Milford is the county seat and is kept fairly nice. But like many small towns in the Poconos it's seen better days. Nearby towns of Hawley, Matamoras and Port Jervis are all areas that have slid into decay over the past 25 years.
A few nice dining establishments in Jim Thorpe too: Marion Hose Bar & Moya.
http://www.marionhosebar.com
http://www.jimthorpemoya.com
http://www.marionhosebar.com
http://www.jimthorpemoya.com
Honesdale is a cool town. Can't beat Here & Now Brewery, good beer, great food. Amazing pizza & duck fat fries. MaconNitt will vouch for the joint too!
Not that you cant still hike it...there are only signs to stop you....but Glen Onoko trail has been closed by the state.
Too many city people getting hurt ruined it for everyone.
I was Jim Thorpe last week, very nice town and a lot of outdoor activities to do
Born and raised there. Parents and sister still live there.
That really disappointed me. We did it last year, it was a tough but fun hike. Sometimes had to literally climb 4ft high rocks. We took our dog and sometimes I had to lift him up over the rocks because there was not enough room for him to get a running start to make the jump. But yeah, I saw a lot of people on the trail who looked to be too old and frail to be making the hike.
A lot of the pluses mentioned have to do with outdoor activities. Milford is close to Lake Wallenpaupak, the Delaware River, lots of public lands like the Water-gap recreational section of the Delaware River and plenty of other public pieces like the game lands. So if you are outdoors oriented it might have some destination value.
Sorry for the misspelling of Onoko...
That really sucks. Hear anything about potential re-opening? That hike was my favorite activity in the Poconos. Nothing like that cool air blowing off the waterfalls, and working your way up the rocks and flowing water (not the flat trail!). Speaking of waterfalls... heard plenty of stories of people going over the edge(s). I imagine that's a big part of the injuries (or fatalities?) you mentioned.
Bear in mind "closed" means a sign and a 2x4 across the trail opening. Plenty of people are still hiking it as evidenced by the fact a woman was rescued there last month.
If caught, I cant speak with any certainty whether they are handing out warnings or citations for trespassing.
A lot of people up in arms so I believe it will eventually reopen, but there's no timeline.
Used to go up 2 or 3 times a year as a kid. We would wade in the creek. We would stand at the edge of the falls. But we knew enough not to stand at the edge of the falls while standing in the creek. People that aren't used to it dont realize the rocks in the water are slicker than snail shit and with the current....over they go.
As a kid growing up in Jim Thorpe you rarely heard about anyone getting hurt or killed up there. Then in the 90s, tourism comes to Jim Thorpe, Glen Onoko becomes part of Lehigh Gorge State Park, and all of a sudden somebody from Philly or Allentown is getting rescued every other week.
Some fatalities from drownings at the Glen too. In particular , under the bridge area swimming in the river with limited swimming skills while getting caught in a current ain’t gonna be good and or ledged between rocks.
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