Marcus Schneck

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Appalachian Trail factoids

April 18, 2020 Marcus Schneck 0

Here are some amazing facts about one of humankind’s most amazing achievements. The Appalachian Trail runs nearly 2,200 miles through the Appalachian Mountains. It’s the longest footpath on Earth. It takes an estimated 5 million […]

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Historic Halloween costumes
Growing Up Wild

Growing Up Wild No. 10: The sweet spot for trick-or-treating

October 21, 2019 Marcus Schneck 0

Trick-or-treating back in the day was an entirely different experience. The town bully boys roamed in search of prey. They did their worst, which back then came down to stealing a candy bar or two […]

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Growing Up Wild No. 9: Curse you, English bike designers

May 24, 2019 Marcus Schneck 0

It was tall, clumsy and slow, designed for some entirely different purpose. It would do exceptionally well out on the road, in some long-distance travel with plenty of hills to climb. But, for a kid […]

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Growing Up Wild No. 8: But, no more snakes

May 17, 2019 Marcus Schneck 0

I was allowed to have nearly any animal as a pet, except for snakes. My mom, who made most of the rules in our family about things like that, was very clear about that: No […]

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Growing Up Wild No. 7: To boldly go where no kids have gone before

May 10, 2019 Marcus Schneck 0

I grew up next to a junkyard. Not a garbage dump or a landfill, but a junkyard of old farm machinery, tractor tires and construction materials. Sharp, rusty edges protruded at every turn. The clouded […]

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Growing Up Wild No. 6: Planning, Preparation, Rain and Mush

April 25, 2019 Marcus Schneck 0

“Don’t worry about food. We’ll eat the trout we catch,” I told my two friends, Leo and Randy. And I believed it when I said it. Really, I did. The facts that the native brook […]

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Growing Up Wild No. 5: Good Friday trek to the High Rocks

April 19, 2019 Marcus Schneck 0

Good Friday was the opportunity for a grand hike to the High Rocks, also known as Boxcar Rocks, a high, elevated series of towering boulders. The High Rocks stood on the south edge of the […]

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Growing Up Wild No. 4: My Lewis and Clark years

April 12, 2019 Marcus Schneck 0

The urge to imprint myself on the land came on early. It was an urge to map, name and label the landscape that I explored almost daily. The Wiconisco Creek, which back then we locals […]

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Growing Up Wild No. 3: A bear!

April 7, 2019 Marcus Schneck 0

Bears were not always so common in Pennsylvania. There was a time when they were never spotted south of the Blue Mountain. The few thousand that lived in the state inhabited the northern forests. Sighting […]

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Growing Up Wild No. 2: ‘My Side of the Mountain’ Dreams

April 7, 2019 Marcus Schneck 0

By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33079301 […]

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