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Spring Creek Epic FUN! Marinville Pa

So we decided to go to spring creek after a long day of work. Harley was being crazy as usual. Some of our friends were already at the creek. So we had some good laughs and a lot of fun! We were splashing and dunking everyone. Always a good surprise with friends around. We got some cool underwater shots. Shawn kept dunking Kim which was hilarious. Jimmy lost his hat so i dived and found it for him. Ian wasn’t going in the water so Kimberly tricked him into going in. I kept diving and Harley kept splashing Jimmy. Kim thought she was going to dunk me but she couldn’t. We almost lost the ball over the rocks a couple times.

After we were done, we headed into town for some supplies. Then we went to Zack’s camp for some shooting and his mom served up some great food. After that, we headed up to Ian’s camp and had some burgers. We headed to the cabin for bed and lit off a few fireworks. The next morning, we went to Ian’s camp and played with the inflatable tubes. Harley got a grass mow-hawk and we played the try not to laugh game. Overall, it was a good weekend with some good friends.

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OWLS NEST HIKE PENNSYLVANIA | ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST | MARIENVILLE PA

The Owls Nest hike in Pennsylvania is an easy hiking adventure here in Pennsylvania. If you are into hiking the not so normal areas and the unbeaten path then this hike is for you. If you would like directions to this hike please comment below in the comment box.

What To Bring On Your Owls Nest Hike

Bring water and something to eat. You can make this a day hike, it is not that long. You have to park and then walk about 5 miles to get to this epic area to camp. Make sure you bring bug spray if you are going in the summer months. There are also bear there so bear spay would probably be a good idea.

Warning & Caution About Where We Camped

We camped down on the creek. As you can see in the video we had a flash flood to deal with the next morning. Make sure that you are on higher ground when camping down there.

Vegetation In The Owls Nest Area

I found some Boneset, lots of it. It was used to set bones back in the old days. It was also used as a pain reliever. There are acres of bone set there and I am excited to harvest it there this fall.

 

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Japanese Knotweed- Cure for Lyme Disease!

There could be a plant near you that is known to CURE Lyme disease! This plant is called Japanese Knot-weed. This useful plant is seen as a weed, therefore, people just get rid of it and don’t use it for anything. Japanese Knot-weed grows wild along drains and other wet areas in the woods with good sunlight.

Identification Japanese Knotweed

Japanese Knot-weed can grow up to 3 meters tall. The stalk of the plant is hollow and bamboo like and the coloration is purple fading into green. The leaves are green and heart to shovel shaped and can grow up to 20 cm across. In late summer, small clusters of white flowers form on the plant. It is pretty obvious once you know what you are looking for because of its unique traits.

Root Identification

The roots are dark and wood like. The inner bark is orange and has a musty smell when cut into.

Uses of Japanese Knotweed

You can eat the stalks in early spring. The roots help Bronchitis, coughs, gum disease, sore mouth and throat, lung disease, skin disorders, fluid retention, tuberculosis, stop bleeding, and Lyme disease.  Also, it is also anti-microbial, protects the central nervous system, clears out endotoxins, anti oxidant, and is anti anxiety for example. This plant is an anti-inflammatory and plaque preventative.

WARNINGS

If you are pregnant or breast feeding, do not use this plant.

Medicine Preparation

Take the roots and wash the dirt off. Then, cut off the bark all the way down past the orange layer but not into the white wood. Collect the chips and dry them out. Next, to make the medicinal tea, take the dried chips and powder them. the ratio is 30 grams of powder to 1 quart of water and simmer for 30 minutes. The tea will be strong and bitter.

Food Preparation

The best time to eat these plants is in the early spring. After that, they get too woody to eat. Because of this, its best to harvest them early. To prepare, peel the outer layer off and chop up into discs to put in salads or eat it like celery. Some people say it tastes like green apple, others say it tastes like rhubarb. I guess you will have to forage for some and find out yourself!

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Hiking Hector Falls | Pennsylvania | Epic Hikes

Hector Falls in Pennsylvania is an epic hike. You walk for about 1.5 miles from where you park your car to a beautiful scenic place. This is a very easy day hike that almost anyone can enjoy.  It is located in western Pennsylvania above Marienville. We loved it and are sure that you will too.

Directions To Hector Falls

Enter these coordinates into your GPS 41.695848, -78.980740, this place does not have an address but if you Google Map “Hector falls Pa” it will take you there. The actual falls are located at these coordinates  41.6853 -78.975067.

Special Thanks

We would like to thank Sonny and his family for showing us the location. We had a blast and look forward to returning there in the future.

Check out our video here.

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