20. SwitchBack Mountain Biking Trail & Mt Pisgah in Jim Thorpe, PA - GOPR0028.MP4
SwitchBack Mountain Biking Trail in Jim Thorpe, PA.
The descent here is the hardest part of the trail. Probably only a mile in length the most but heavily covered with large rocks and also very steep in sections. Wear a helmet and lower yourself behind your seat as you descend. Good luck.
E5 | Pocono Mountains Magazine | Snowtubing
In Episode 5 of the Pocono Mountains Magazine, Chris and Ashley take viewers to three super fun snowtubing locations in the Poconos: Blue Mountain Resort, White Lightning, and Camelback Mountain.
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Glen Onoko Falls Trail + Cave and Buttermilk Falls in Lehigh Gorge
Hiking the beautiful Glen Onoko Falls Trail in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania and Buttermilk Falls in Rockport, Pennsylvania near Weatherly. Both are located in the Lehigh Gorge State Park. I've included pictures and videos of the most biggest falls on the hike. Thanks for watching and enjoy! Photos are in chronological order from beginning to end of the hike. Some people say the hike at Glen Onoko is poorly marked but I really didn't have an issue. Just like look for the orange blazes and follow the blue blazes back down to complete the loop. I would not recommend descending back down the waterfall trail the way you come up! It's very rocky and dangerous. Use extreme caution! If you watch your footing and wear proper gear you will be fine!
E6 | Pocono Mountains Magazine | Skiing & Snowboarding
In Episode 6 of the Pocono Mountains Magazine, Chris and Ashley explore three ski and snowboard areas in the Poconos: Shawnee Mountain, Blue Mountain Resort, and Ski Big Bear.
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Moosic Mountain Ride - 4/9/17
A short ride on the access roads at Eales Preserve/Moosic Mountain.
274: The Struggle is Real & Wilderness 101 MTB Race with Brian Strauser
The Strauser Project Returns on the Bakers Dozen Race, Wilderness 101 Training Updates, and The Struggle is Real gang!
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Brian Strauser of the Strauser Project returns to discuss his Wilderness 101 race training. He recently attended the Leesburg Bakers Dozen mountain biking race in Virginia.
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Quote: Keep a perspective out there, keep your head up, and when shit happens, know you can get around it. ~ Brian Strauser
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Brian Strauser of The Strauser Project is stepping up for the younger generation and others, blazing out a trail for others to follow. Brian is a guy with tremendous heart and wears his emotions on his sleeve… along with a few tattoos too!
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Anthony Wayne was a United States Army officer, statesman, and member of the United States House of Representatives. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him promotion to brigadier general and the sobriquet Mad Anthony. He later served as General in Chief of the Army and commanded the Legion of the United States.
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Allentown, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
00:01:55 1 History
00:02:03 1.1 Origins
00:03:39 1.2 Founding
00:06:28 1.3 American Revolutionary War
00:09:11 1.3.1 Liberty Bell
00:11:06 1.4 Early Allentown
00:15:11 1.5 Civil War
00:17:57 1.5.1 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
00:19:54 1.6 Industrialization
00:27:59 1.7 Late 20th century
00:31:47 1.8 21st century
00:33:35 2 Geography
00:33:44 2.1 Topography
00:35:05 2.2 Cityscape and neighborhoods
00:37:41 2.2.1 Architecture
00:40:36 2.3 Climate
00:42:13 3 Demographics
00:45:46 3.1 Crime
00:46:24 4 Economy
00:47:32 5 Arts and culture
00:47:41 5.1 Museums and cultural organizations
00:47:51 5.2 Festivals
00:48:41 5.3 Arts and entertainment
00:50:52 5.4 Landmarks and popular locations
00:51:23 5.5 Cuisine
00:52:50 6 Sports
00:55:07 7 Parks and recreation
00:56:54 8 Government
00:58:21 9 Education
00:58:30 9.1 Primary and secondary education
01:02:18 9.2 Colleges and universities
01:03:04 10 Media
01:04:40 11 Infrastructure
01:04:49 11.1 Transportation
01:04:57 11.1.1 Roads and buses
01:06:36 11.1.2 Rail
01:08:12 11.1.3 Airports
01:08:50 11.2 Utilities
01:09:35 11.3 Health care
01:10:03 11.4 Fire department
01:10:19 12 Notable people
01:14:31 13 In popular culture
01:15:18 14 See also
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Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Allenschteddel) is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city and the 231st largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently the fastest growing city in all of Pennsylvania. It is the largest city in the metropolitan area known as the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 821,623 residents as of 2010. Allentown constitutes a portion of the New York City Combined Statistical Area and is the county seat of Lehigh County. In 2012, the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1762.Located on the Lehigh River, Allentown is the largest of three adjacent cities, in Northampton and Lehigh counties, that make up a region of eastern Pennsylvania known as the Lehigh Valley, the other two cities being Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Easton, Pennsylvania. Allentown is 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, the sixth most populous city in the United States, 90 miles (140 km) east-northeast of Harrisburg, the state capital, and 90 miles (140 km) west of New York City, the nation's largest city.
The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad using former Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad main line trackage), runs through Allentown heading east across the Delaware River. The Norfolk Southern Railway's Reading Line runs through Allentown heading west to Reading, Pennsylvania.
Allentown was cited as a national success story in April 2016 by the Urban Land Institute for its downtown redevelopment and transformation, one of only six communities in the country to have been named as such.
Native Americans in the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States, except Hawaii. There are over 500 federally recognized tribes within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. The term American Indian excludes Native Hawaiians and some Alaska Natives, while Native Americans (as defined by the US Census) are American Indians, plus Alaska Natives of all ethnicities. Native Hawaiians are not counted as Native Americans by the US Census, instead being included in the Census grouping of Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander.
The ancestors of modern Native Americans arrived in what is now the United States at least 15,000 years ago, possibly much earlier, from Asia via Beringia. A vast variety of peoples, societies and cultures subsequently developed. Native Americans were greatly affected by the European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, and their population declined precipitously due to introduced diseases, warfare, and slavery. After the founding of the United States, many Native American peoples were subjected to warfare, removals and one-sided treaties, and they continued to suffer from discriminatory government policies into the 21st century. Since the 1960s, Native American self-determination movements have resulted in changes to the lives of Native Americans, though there are still many contemporary issues faced by Native Americans. Today, there are over five million Native Americans in the United States, 78% of whom live outside reservations.
When the United States was created, established Native American tribes were generally considered semi-independent nations, as they generally lived in communities separate from British settlers. The federal government signed treaties at a government-to-government level until the Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 ended recognition of independent native nations, and started treating them as domestic dependent nations subject to federal law. This law did preserve the rights and privileges agreed to under the treaties, including a large degree of tribal sovereignty. For this reason, many (but not all) Native American reservations are still independent of state law for this reason, and actions of tribal citizens on these reservations are subject only to tribal courts and federal law.
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States who had not yet obtained it. This emptied the Indians not taxed category established by the United States Constitution, allowed natives to vote in state and federal elections, and extended the Fourteenth Amendment protections granted to people subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. However, some states continued to deny Native Americans voting rights for several decades. Bill of Rights protections do not apply to tribal governments, except for those mandated by the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968.