PA Section 3 Pictures - Milemarker 0.0 - 1.8

Rt. 873 (Lehigh Gap) to Service Road

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mm 0.0 West side of the PA 873 bridge in Lehigh Gap. The AT parking lot is on the right. The southbound AT leaves the road, passes through the parking area and starts to climb to the ridge. GPS N40.7813 W75.6084 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 0.0 West side of the PA 873 bridge in Lehigh Gap. The AT parking lot is on the right. The southbound AT leaves the road, passes through the parking area and starts to climb to the ridge. GPS N40.7813 W75.6084
Submitted by pjwetzel @ gmail.com

mm 0.0 - View from west side of Rte. 873 bridge of the forest fire on the west side of Lehigh Gap on 4/21/07. The AT parking area, filled that day with fire trucks and emergency vehicles, is just to the left. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 0.0 - View from west side of Rte. 873 bridge of the forest fire on the west side of Lehigh Gap on 4/21/07. The AT parking area, filled that day with fire trucks and emergency vehicles, is just to the left.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

Another view of the 4/21/07 forest fire from the power-line right-of-way a short distance trail south of the Rte. 873 bridge. Black dot in center of picture (on right side of smoke plume) is a helicopter about to dump water on the fire. Taken at approx. mm 0.1. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
Another view of the 4/21/07 forest fire from the power-line right-of-way a short distance trail south of the Rte. 873 bridge. Black dot in center of picture (on right side of smoke plume) is a helicopter about to dump water on the fire. Taken at approx. mm 0.1.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

View to the east across Lehigh Gap. The northbound trail climbs the ridge on the other side of the Lehigh River. Taken at approx. mm 0.1. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
View to the east across Lehigh Gap. The northbound trail climbs the ridge on the other side of the Lehigh River. Taken at approx. mm 0.1
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

mm 0.6 Piped Spring near the Outerbridge Shelter. GPS N40.7829 W75.6170 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 0.6 Piped Spring near the Outerbridge Shelter. GPS N40.7829 W75.6170
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mm 0.7 George A. Outerbridge Shelter. GPS N40.7825 W75.6179 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 0.7 George A. Outerbridge Shelter. GPS N40.7825 W75.6179
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mm 0.7 Northern Junction with the North Trail. This blue-blazed trail is more scenic than the white-blazed route. It rejoins the AT at Mile 2.3 . Pictures from along this trail are collected on the next page. GPS N40.7824 W75.6198 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 0.7 Northern Junction with the North Trail. This blue-blazed trail is more scenic than the white-blazed route. It rejoins the AT at Mile 2.3 . Pictures from along this trail are collected on the next page. GPS N40.7824 W75.6198
Submitted by pjwetzel @ gmail.com

mm 1.8 The AT crosses the service road to a communication tower. GPS N40.7807 W75.6383 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 1.8 The AT crosses the service road to a communication tower. GPS N40.7807 W75.6383
Submitted by pjwetzel @ gmail.com