Hiking Pennsylvania: Hawk mountain sanctuary
Introduction to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
This video provides an overview of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, its mission and programs. Hawk Mountain is the world's first refuge for birds of prey and an international center for raptor conservation. The 2,500-acre sanctuary, Visitor Center, 8-mile trail system and scenic overlooks are open to the public year-round. Your trail fee, bookstore purchase or membership dues supports Hawk Mountain's far-ranging conservation programs, including scientific research, professional training and environmental education. Hawk Mountain thanks the Pennsylvania Game Commission for making this video possible.
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary | Pennsylvania | Hiking | Skyline Trail | V-Hike
Hello and welcome to our vlog V-Hike, today we are at Hawk mountain in Kempton, Pennsylvania, which is a 2,600-acre wild bird sanctuary since 1934 highlighting trails & overlooks. Alright, first thing first, There is a fees of $10 to get into the Hawk Mountain, it has 5 trails, you can choose whichever you like. With that said, Today, we are doing a circular kind of trail, our trail begins at lookout trail up-to North lookout point (0:33), then merge on to Skyline trail (0:44) after that to a connector trail called Golden Eagle trail (3:37) and finally onto River of Rocks trail (3:58). Those who are interested can go for an Appalachian trail too because Skyline trail continues to Appalachian trail from post 2. Altogether it was approx. 6 miles of hike and took us around 4 hours to complete the loop. The elevation is from 1300 to 1521 ft. Lookout trail is an easy trail with little bit of climbing and rock terrain, then Skyline is the most difficult and in our case it was absolutely difficult because we hiked after a snow day (1:02 - 3:36), the terrain is mostly rocky and requires a lot of climbing and definitely need to have empty hands, good physical strength and some experience. The golden Eagle trail is an easy trail of smooth terrain with little bit steepness and finally river of rocks is a moderate trail with rocks, and climbing up the hill back to the south lookout point (4:47- 5:06).
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Location: 1700 Hawk Mountain Rd, Kempton, PA 19529
Fees: 10$ per person
Parking: Free
Total Trails: 5 trails
Our Trails: Lookout Trail(Orange)-Skyline Trail(Blue)-Golden Eagle Trail(Yellow)-River of Rocks(Red)
Total Time: Around 4 hours
Total Distance: Approx. 6 miles
Love-struck wood frogs at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pennsylvania
Spend a few minutes enjoying the serenade of the wood frogs in the pond at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Kempton, Pennsylvania.
Hawk Mountain Hike
The hike of the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary located in Kempton Pennsylvania, its a great day hike the trails can be difficult at time with some rock scrambling and steep up hills but the area gives stunning views at times and is well worth the effort
Hiking Hawk Mountain Snctuary, PA
Video of 4 friends and I hiking up to the multiple look outs of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Enjoy!
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Hawk Mountain - The Pinnacle
08/27/2010 Took a hike up to The Pinnacle to enjoy the view.
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: More than 75 Years of Raptor Conservation
Located in east-central Pennsylvania, Hawk Mountain is the world's first refuge for birds of prey. Open year-round, visitors enjoy scenic vistas, 8-miles of ridge and valley trails, a Visitor Center, Bookstore, and native plant garden, and each autumn, the chance to observe large numbers of hawks, eagles and falcons as they migrate past our lookouts.
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Hawk Mountain Ranger School 2016
Clips from Hawk Mountain Ranger School July 2016, Kempton PA
Huge Rocks at Hawk Mountain Pennsylvania Hiking trip
walking on huge rocks at Hawk Mountain Pennsylvania. Please Like, Comment, Or Subscribe.
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Diamond Back Rattle snake@Hawk Mtn on River of Rocks
this was along the river of rocks trail in the boulder field at Hawk mountain reserve in northeastern pennsylvania. You can hear the underground river flowing under the rocks in the video.
Skyline Trail Kittatinny Ridge - Hawk Mountain
We ascend Golden Eagle Trail to the Skyline Trail. Lots of rocks and what I hope can be viewed as good-natured complaining. Honestly, it is very rugged on this section of the Kittatinny Ridge. But what a great outdoors adventure. Skyline Trail offers up several good locations for vistas. No water up there, so be prepared before hand. At some point, we hope to meet up with the North Lookout at the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. This was the first time in approximately 14 years since we had hiked these trails. Memory and reality are not always in sync.
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Birds of Prey
3 Birds of Prey in Warren, Pennsylvania - Identified as Merlins. 3rd Merlin comes in about 3:20 and has a brief squabble with the bird on the right. After the others leave, the bird on the left does some stretching.
Hiking Down Hawk Mountain Pinnacle Trail
Blue Rocks Mountains
Hawk Mountain Hike November 2010
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Hiking to the Haunted Peddler's Grave
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Hawk Rock Hike
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Scott Weidensaul author interview– The First Frontier, Living on the Wind, education (USFWS)
Mr. Weidensaul's books:
Scott Weidensaul (born 1959) is an American ornithologist and author. Born in 1959, Weidensaul graduated from North Schuylkill High School in Pennsylvania and “through the start of college” intended to study herpetology instead of ornithology; in 1978, the Pottsville Republican hired Weidensaul to write a historical column therefore, a job which Weidensaul stated “began” his “writing career.” As of 2017, Weidensaul, whose 2000 book Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds the Pulitzer Prize Foundation listed as a finalist in its “General Nonfiction” category, served as a board member at Hawk Mountain, the “world’s largest member-supported raptor conservation organization,” in Kempton, Pennsylvania.
In this 2012 interview, entitled “Migratory Birds First Frontier,” with Mark Madison of the National Conservation Training Center, Weidensaul discusses search for species assumed extinct as a method to discuss the Sixth extinction event, an extinction event due to human activity, how “the time to save a species is when it’s common,” and how Baskes traded with Native Americans in Newfoundland during the 1300s.
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Works cited:
“2000 Pulitzer Prizes.” The Pulitzer Prizes. Accessed May 21, 2017.
“Biographical Information.” Scott Weidensaul. Accessed May 21, 2017.
Brodsky, Steve. “A Conversation With Scott Weidensaul.” Delco Culture Vultures, October 27, 2016. Accessed May 21, 2017.
“Council of Trustees Approves Honorary Doctorate for Scott Weidensaul.” Kutztown University, March 2, 2017. Accessed May 21, 2017.
Madison, Mark, and Scott Weidensaul. “Migratory Birds First Frontier.” U.S. Fish and Wildlife video, 59:49. June 19, 2012.
“Scott Weidensaul Receives Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show Achievement Award for Conservation.” Ammoland, January 26, 2009. Accessed May 21, 2017.
“Who We Are.” Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Accessed May 21, 2017.