Are we talking about the same spot? I'll have to check it out next time I'm up there. The spot I ran into looked like a clear cut in progress. It was kind of depressing to be driving through the woods and then hit that. Next time I'm out with my daughter (she's got a digital camera), I'll take pictures of the "forest preservation" and post them if the area is how I remember it. That's pretty sweet about the fire pit though. Since we're all wearing our straight and narrow suits now, is camping even allowed in the forest? I know you can camp in spots like the Heiner campsite, but you seem to be suggesting a more of a "find a spot and pitch a tent" approach. Can you get a permit to do that, or is it generally permitted? I've been to a lot of great spots that I've thought about staying on the less-traveled side roads, but I wasn't sure if you were allowed. Some of them I worry about sharing with rattlesnakes, anyway, since on that side (south) of the Susquehanna there seems to be a lot of rocks that they'd like to crawl under, ranging from fist to truck size. Larry, one of the local guys who helped me off Pete's Run that one fateful winter, always carries a "snake gun." He seems pretty convinced that your chances of running into one are high. He cuts wood for part of his living.
