Diary of a Trail

This is the story of how two trails - the Tuscarora Trail in Pennsylvania and Maryland and the Big Blue Trail in Virginia and West Virginia - became the Tuscarora Trail. PATC member Floyd recounts the long quest to this end that began in Shenandoah National Park and George Washington National Forest and then headed north to the top of Blue Mountain just west of the Susquehanna River and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Volunteers broke trail, cleared thickets, moved stone, and built and shored up footway through rugged terrain. They built bridges, campsites, and shelters. These activities are never ending and continue on today as a renewed interest in the Tuscarora Trail is evident.