Yesterday, Jeremiah and I ventured out to McConnell's Mill with the intention of going back to Hell's Hollow to jump around in the waterfall and try to climb the ice cliffs. McConnell's Mill is a national park in Pennsylvania famed for its waterfalls and rock formations. So we pack a picnic lunch (consisting of blueberry bread, Sweet and Sour chicken and a candy bar each :P) and drive out there. We get into the entrance of McConnell's Mill pretty easily, but then to get to Hell's Hollow, which is on the other end of the park, you have to drive through this weaving road through the woods, overhanging rock formations and... fields, surprisingly. Once you get in there though, after the first two large signs that say 'Hell's Hollow this way :D' they turn into sticks. Like.. literal sticks. xD Imagine... a stick about the width of a hockey stick poking out of the ground - dark brown against the green and brown background of the woods with yellow lettering. Those are yard to find, those little 'You're still going the right away' sticks of hope.. so we follow those... and then they stop showing up too.
So we're out in the middle of McConnell's Mill driving around on windy, unmarked roads looking for the spot where the waterfall path starts... and we can't find it. xD We end up leaving the park through the other side of the place and end up in residential stuff.. and then somehow get completely turned around, circumnavigating the park limits and end up at the main entrance again. I still have no idea how that happened. xD But did we turn around? NO.
We took EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE TURN we could have in that maze of roads, looking for the entrance to this path. We backtracked, measured how many miles we traveled... and then we ran out of roads to take and STILL couldn't find this stupid park entrance. I got frustrated and got grumpy for about... five minutes until Jem started cracking jokes and making me laugh even though I didn't want to. Go figure. :P We must've used a quarter tank of gas exploring all these roads. We were in the car for nearly two hours. XD
SO what was did was park near the main entrance of McConnell's Mill and just walk around.... which actually turned out to be really awesome. <3 I had never explored the front bit before, and Jem hadn't been in the park at all before, so we climbed over rocks and slipped on ice and took stupid pictures. :D It was so much fun. <3 And it was cold, so we ate lunch in the car and listened to the bad pop songs on the radio. xD So overall, the trip turned out to be a success... but honestly. I have no idea where this waterfall entrance is. I WANT TO FIND IT. It's still bugging me.
It's just so frustrating. xD But Jem was being silly the whole time, so I couldn't get properly angry over the situation. xD Which is good I guess, hahaha.
SO ANYWAYS, PICTURES :D
Remember how I said the rock formations overhang the roads? I wasn't kidding. xD
Jem being a goof. xD
Me attempting 'poised' and failing. :D But the cool part is that the photo hasn't been edited - the sun was really coming down in beams. It was gorgeous.
The river we almost fell in climbing rocks. :D
Jeremiah and one of the rock formations... just to show in comparison to a person how large they got. That wasn't the biggest one either. xD
I wanna go back again when it's warmer. xD Though I'll miss the sight of the ice covering the sides of the cliffs. Really beautiful.
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