Ever wonder if there was a catamount lurking in the shadows of Stony Valley, or if the haunting train whistles upon the wind could still be heard? This Halloween night is your chance.
Historian Brandy M. Watts Martin will return as the Stony Valley Spook Hike leader through the Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club. Watts Martin has been studying the mountains between the Susquehanna and Schuylkill rivers in State Game Lands No. 211 for the last 15 years.
The once annual spook hike was temporarily suspended while Watts Martin pursued her degree in American Studies from Penn State Harrisburg. "For years people have been asking me when I will lead another spook hike," Watts Martin said in a news release. "I thought what a great way to spend Halloween this year telling the ghost stories everyone always loved. After all, it always makes it more interesting when they're true."
The 7-mile hike starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Western Rail-Trail parking lot along Gold Mine Road on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Hikers will travel along the abandoned Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad in the dark to the Rausch Gap Cemetery, where the hike breaks to hear tales of ghosts and ghouls, murderers and mischief-makers along the abandoned railroad. Participants should bring a flashlight, extra batteries and a drink.
In case of inclement weather, the hike will be canceled. For more information about the Stony Valley Spook Hike, check out Watts Martin's website at www.StonyValley.com.
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