You know when you are in an old growth forest, you feel it in your soul. For me it is like a spiritual experience, it is very quiet, dark, and peaceful, there is a pure and old soul energy that emenates...
Being there, and walking under those ancient trees was very much in fact, a spiritual experience for me, which I tried to convey in the video. Thanks Linda, I hope you have a nice week as well!
Another amazing WZ production. Looked like a great day. I really enjoyed the hike and atmosphere after the rain. And Debbie is awesome. Those cookies looked amazing. Take care my friend. 👍🙂🙏
In 7 days that was the only rain that fell during the day, I got very lucky with that. The tradeoff was that it was very hot for May. I really love Cook Forest. Been there 3 times now and still have much more to see.
Interesting info you inserted about the fallen giants of Forest Cathedral. So now you're headed to Hearts Content, ooooh. I'm excited again; I've hiked there, too.
It's sad to see the biggest of the big trees go down, but atleast it occurred in a natural way. Im always googling topics to try to gain some information on things, I've long known the Longfellow was the state champion, I was curious to see what the current height was and that's how I stumbled down that rabbit hole... Apparently there is a grove of trees in Western Mass that now holds the distinction of the tallest forest in the Northeast, I need to look into it more...
Been enjoying your road trip videos. I definitely think the humidity affects your enjoyment of the outdoors sometimes. Glad the rain let up. I definitely need to visit Cook Forest State Park! How nice of Debbie to bake those cookies for you! 🍪
Cook Forest is a Pennsylvania must see. Really nice campground as well for a state park, just alot going on there . Debbie has been a blessing to me, that is for sure!
❤you are always soo welcome walter! My pleasure to meet you. The cookies are peanut butter no bakes! ❤my grandsons favorite cookies! The filming, editing, and music with this video are so 👏 amazing. Love it as always. Waterfalls!!! Looking forward to the rest of the videos on your trip.😊🎉❤❤❤
I think my favorite single day of the trip is coming up in the next video, I might have to actually break it into two videos I stopped at so many places. Thanks for all of your support and kindness Debbie!
The stand of old growth trees is beautiful, and you captured it beautifully. The Cooks State Park looks amazing. It's always sad to lose some of the great trees due to weather events. I bet that trail is something when all the mountain laurel is in bloom. Beautiful trail to a nice waterfall 😊
I know they are small in comparison to the trees out west but it's about the best we got here in the east. My dream is to some day see the Redwoods and travel through Northern California and the Pacific Northwest...
I really liked how you explained why this park is so special and it does look amazing to have such a large section of old growth forest. It's sad that the weather impacted some of the trees. I also liked the stonework and that small waterfall.
Had to throw in that bit about the fallen giants because I am a tree nerd and I could subtely perceive that the canopy has opened up in a few places. Cook Forest as I have said, is my number one park in Pennsylvania according to the Gator Rankings!
Great stuff Walt, that deer shot at the very beginning was 👌🏼…the sawmill has been a staple for us for years the portions there are great for the price, agree with you on filming the cathedral in the bright summer, it’s best seen on those dreary foggy fall days but you did a great job portraying how special that area is…definitely going to look into the petroglyphs information, I just saw someone posting about finding some last week. Cya on the next week
Even though the area around the park is very "touristy" and I don't typically go for that kind of thing, it is nice to be able to go a short distance and get a square meal or other provisions. Come to think of it, the last time I was in Cook Forest was in fact in the fall and it had a different feel to it... I will be back again at some point God willing, I want to start hitting some of the other trails that I always skip over...
Beautiful music with another excellent production. I am glad you shared some history and information on the trees. My mouth was watering with you describing the cookies. Would Debbie be interested in sharing the recipe of those cookies? Or tell us what they are called?
She mentioned what they were called in the comment she left on the video. I am sure if you left a comment on her comment she would be happy to give some info on her recipe - they were really good!
Outstanding, Walter. I see the work you put into your videos. The editing gives it the creative professional look you have been working towards. Maybe your name can be 'Treeman' along with 'Waterfalls"' I would enjoy going there.
@debbiehills2928 is such a great supporter of outdoors and hiking channels. Thanks so much for highlighting her, and thank you for another great look into our Pennsylvania forests! Keep on keepin' on, brother!
Debbie is the best, a woman of pure kindness... Sometimes i forget that there are people out there who really really look forward to our content and uploads and it really just blows my mind. I still have I'm grateful but it's hard to process. It's crazy how life unfolds in unexpected ways. Thanks Lumberjack.
Finally got caught up on your 'wilds" series. It might as well be another country or state. So different from the east and all the people and development. Cook Forest is on my short list of state parks to visit. Hopefully this fall I can make a trip out there to visit it and McConnells Mill and Ohiopyle. Too bad about the old trees falling.
Agree with you that the Wilds region which covers a huge portion of the state is a completely different entity in terms of cultural, physical, way of life etc.... Sounds like a good itinerary for a road trip to hit all those excellent parks!
When the Laurel bloom peaks, it is an absolute riot of color and flowers, its absolutely amazing in some sections if the forest, one of the great treats of Penn's Woods!
I have a video called The Pinchot trail North Loop from last year. Its a backpacking video. If you watch that one you will see mountain laurel madness!
Had me in the feels. I loved a lot of the shots,the music was a perfect fit. Made the scurry look like a piece of cake that one kicked our butt lol. Also 11 yr old you,🫶🏻 I thought cook came out nice
11 year old me, that was a trip, 😂. I guess the video came out ok I think based on the geography of the area the forest cathedral might be better filmed toward sunset than sunrise. And yes I was utterly soaked with sweat after doing the waterfall hike, the humidity was outrageous;
That pic was adorable,very studious 🧐 we did the scurry only to realize “we have to climb back out”. We have found that early spring and fall are the best times. Also dawn is nice with the light barely coming through the trees. Off season allows for very few people . Some of the off the beaten path trails like the emerald path make for a better experience. Overall though I loved your film
Another good one Walter! I'm actually getting ready to head back up here and saw this show up in my Google search. It would be interesting to see some of those indian artifacts.
It sure would! I couldn't find anything about them online, I'm sure the park keeps them well protected. If anybody could locate them or find out more about them it is you!
Did you stay at the Charlie Camp place for the whole trip and just drive to these places nearby? Nevermind, as I watch further you tent camp too. Haha!
I did two nights at Charlie Camp, two nights at Cook Forest, one night at Hearts Content, and one night at Colton Point State Park which I didn't film because I ran out of batteries and memory!
I’ve always wanted to visit Cook Forest and finally snagged a reservation there for this September! I knew the biggest of trees had fallen, which is a shame. I seen the big one at Hearts Content, and am excited to see it’s rivals. Thanks for the video!
Looking forward to the Kinzua Bridge portion of this series. A good story (bridge was to be scrapped, but saved) but also sad (tornado had other plans).
A lot of those special spots may not be on the free park maps but you’ll find them on the Purple Lizard Cook Forest Map. So glad you got the statewide Purple Lizard Map! Drop me a line and we can get other detailed Lizard Maps of the PA Wilds!
I'm a huge fan of the Purple Lizard Maps. I have been looking at and studying maps since I was a kid, something I was always interested in. I have a couple of other ones, Dolly Sods, Loyalsock, and Pine Creek as well. Are you affiliated with Purple Lizard?
Enjoy your videos they are so calming and enjoyable also informative you are a talented photographer and videographer 😊
Thank you kindly, that feedback is wonderful to hear and truly appreciated!
Thanks for another great video, one of our favorite places!
Same for me as well. Next time I visit I plan on exploring some of the trails outside the cathedral area, and hopefully kayak the Clarion.
Really enjoying your "In the Wilds" adventures!
Thanks for watching the series, I appreciate it!
The Forest Cathedral I think is my favorite so far that you have done on this trip! Oh man... That article explains a lot... So sad!
You know when you are in an old growth forest, you feel it in your soul. For me it is like a spiritual experience, it is very quiet, dark, and peaceful, there is a pure and old soul energy that emenates...
Great video! The beginning of the video seemed so spiritual walking through and looking up at all the wonder! Have a great day!
Being there, and walking under those ancient trees was very much in fact, a spiritual experience for me, which I tried to convey in the video. Thanks Linda, I hope you have a nice week as well!
Another amazing WZ production. Looked like a great day. I really enjoyed the hike and atmosphere after the rain. And Debbie is awesome. Those cookies looked amazing. Take care my friend. 👍🙂🙏
In 7 days that was the only rain that fell during the day, I got very lucky with that. The tradeoff was that it was very hot for May. I really love Cook Forest. Been there 3 times now and still have much more to see.
Interesting info you inserted about the fallen giants of Forest Cathedral. So now you're headed to Hearts Content, ooooh. I'm excited again; I've hiked there, too.
It's sad to see the biggest of the big trees go down, but atleast it occurred in a natural way. Im always googling topics to try to gain some information on things, I've long known the Longfellow was the state champion, I was curious to see what the current height was and that's how I stumbled down that rabbit hole... Apparently there is a grove of trees in Western Mass that now holds the distinction of the tallest forest in the Northeast, I need to look into it more...
As always Walt...AWESOME!!! Thank you...👊🏻😄
I appreciate your support brother, thank you sincerely.
Been enjoying your road trip videos. I definitely think the humidity affects your enjoyment of the outdoors sometimes. Glad the rain let up.
I definitely need to visit Cook Forest State Park!
How nice of Debbie to bake those cookies for you! 🍪
Cook Forest is a Pennsylvania must see. Really nice campground as well for a state park, just alot going on there . Debbie has been a blessing to me, that is for sure!
❤you are always soo welcome walter! My pleasure to meet you.
The cookies are peanut butter no bakes! ❤my grandsons favorite cookies!
The filming, editing, and music with this video are so 👏 amazing. Love it as always. Waterfalls!!!
Looking forward to the rest of the videos on your trip.😊🎉❤❤❤
I think my favorite single day of the trip is coming up in the next video, I might have to actually break it into two videos I stopped at so many places. Thanks for all of your support and kindness Debbie!
The stand of old growth trees is beautiful, and you captured it beautifully. The Cooks State Park looks amazing. It's always sad to lose some of the great trees due to weather events. I bet that trail is something when all the mountain laurel is in bloom. Beautiful trail to a nice waterfall 😊
I know they are small in comparison to the trees out west but it's about the best we got here in the east. My dream is to some day see the Redwoods and travel through Northern California and the Pacific Northwest...
@@WALTERZOLNA you would absolutely fall in love with the trees out here! I hope you can get over here to visit them.
Great video
Thank you Kathy!
I really liked how you explained why this park is so special and it does look amazing to have such a large section of old growth forest. It's sad that the weather impacted some of the trees. I also liked the stonework and that small waterfall.
Had to throw in that bit about the fallen giants because I am a tree nerd and I could subtely perceive that the canopy has opened up in a few places. Cook Forest as I have said, is my number one park in Pennsylvania according to the Gator Rankings!
Great stuff Walt, that deer shot at the very beginning was 👌🏼…the sawmill has been a staple for us for years the portions there are great for the price, agree with you on filming the cathedral in the bright summer, it’s best seen on those dreary foggy fall days but you did a great job portraying how special that area is…definitely going to look into the petroglyphs information, I just saw someone posting about finding some last week. Cya on the next week
Even though the area around the park is very "touristy" and I don't typically go for that kind of thing, it is nice to be able to go a short distance and get a square meal or other provisions. Come to think of it, the last time I was in Cook Forest was in fact in the fall and it had a different feel to it... I will be back again at some point God willing, I want to start hitting some of the other trails that I always skip over...
Beautiful music with another excellent production. I am glad you shared some history and information on the trees. My mouth was watering with you describing the cookies. Would Debbie be interested in sharing the recipe of those cookies? Or tell us what they are called?
She mentioned what they were called in the comment she left on the video. I am sure if you left a comment on her comment she would be happy to give some info on her recipe - they were really good!
Thanks . I didn't get to reading the comments. Well they are out for me as I have a peanut allergy.
Outstanding, Walter. I see the work you put into your videos. The editing gives it the creative professional look you have been working towards. Maybe your name can be 'Treeman' along with 'Waterfalls"' I would enjoy going there.
Waterfalls and big trees - I hear those words and you have my attention!
Beautiful old growth forest another great trip, a dip in the water fall would feel great....
That would have been a good idea come to think of it. I just got a pair of water shoes so hopefully I will get in the water more this summer.
@debbiehills2928 is such a great supporter of outdoors and hiking channels. Thanks so much for highlighting her, and thank you for another great look into our Pennsylvania forests! Keep on keepin' on, brother!
Debbie is the best, a woman of pure kindness... Sometimes i forget that there are people out there who really really look forward to our content and uploads and it really just blows my mind. I still have I'm grateful but it's hard to process. It's crazy how life unfolds in unexpected ways. Thanks Lumberjack.
Lovely work Walter, you always explained every trail so nicely and enjoyably! Forest looks so enchanting and unique! 👏👏
It's a special place, tallest trees in Eastern United States .... Has a special feel when you walk through there...
That is such a beautiful place. ❤
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Its a very special place for sure...
On my bucket list 😊
Im pretty surprised you haven't been there yet actually...
Finally got caught up on your 'wilds" series. It might as well be another country or state. So different from the east and all the people and development. Cook Forest is on my short list of state parks to visit. Hopefully this fall I can make a trip out there to visit it and McConnells Mill and Ohiopyle. Too bad about the old trees falling.
Agree with you that the Wilds region which covers a huge portion of the state is a completely different entity in terms of cultural, physical, way of life etc.... Sounds like a good itinerary for a road trip to hit all those excellent parks!
Also I’ve never seen a laurel flower how awesome
Would that be to see one ❤
When the Laurel bloom peaks, it is an absolute riot of color and flowers, its absolutely amazing in some sections if the forest, one of the great treats of Penn's Woods!
@@WALTERZOLNA I’ll just continue to live vicariously thru you ❤️ maybe one of these days I’ll see it
I have a video called The Pinchot trail North Loop from last year. Its a backpacking video. If you watch that one you will see mountain laurel madness!
@@WALTERZOLNA ok
@@WALTERZOLNA thanks for sharing the videos I really love them
I really appreciate the various camera angles that you film. Thanks for taking the time to put this altogether and sharing.
Thanks Scott, I always like pointing the camera up and trying to be as creative as I can...
Had me in the feels. I loved a lot of the shots,the music was a perfect fit. Made the scurry look like a piece of cake that one kicked our butt lol. Also 11 yr old you,🫶🏻 I thought cook came out nice
11 year old me, that was a trip, 😂. I guess the video came out ok I think based on the geography of the area the forest cathedral might be better filmed toward sunset than sunrise. And yes I was utterly soaked with sweat after doing the waterfall hike, the humidity was outrageous;
That pic was adorable,very studious 🧐 we did the scurry only to realize “we have to climb back out”. We have found that early spring and fall are the best times. Also dawn is nice with the light barely coming through the trees. Off season allows for very few people . Some of the off the beaten path trails like the emerald path make for a better experience. Overall though I loved your film
Another good one Walter! I'm actually getting ready to head back up here and saw this show up in my Google search. It would be interesting to see some of those indian artifacts.
It sure would! I couldn't find anything about them online, I'm sure the park keeps them well protected. If anybody could locate them or find out more about them it is you!
Awesome editing!
Thank you brother!
What a terrific 💯 account my friend ❤️ new subscriber here ❤️
Have a nice day 😊
Thank you for coming back 😄🔙
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Thank you kindly my friend, it is sincerely appreciated!
Did you stay at the Charlie Camp place for the whole trip and just drive to these places nearby? Nevermind, as I watch further you tent camp too. Haha!
I did two nights at Charlie Camp, two nights at Cook Forest, one night at Hearts Content, and one night at Colton Point State Park which I didn't film because I ran out of batteries and memory!
@@WALTERZOLNA Thanks for sharing. Is there a place you enjoyed the most?
@@darcyshikingdiaries its hard to say... the next video day five was probably my favorite...
I’ve always wanted to visit Cook Forest and finally snagged a reservation there for this September! I knew the biggest of trees had fallen, which is a shame. I seen the big one at Hearts Content, and am excited to see it’s rivals. Thanks for the video!
Looking forward to the Kinzua Bridge portion of this series. A good story (bridge was to be scrapped, but saved) but also sad (tornado had other plans).
Kinzua Bridge was awesome. I wanted to ride the train over the bridge when I was a kid. Took me 35 years to get there...
A lot of those special spots may not be on the free park maps but you’ll find them on the Purple Lizard Cook Forest Map. So glad you got the statewide Purple Lizard Map! Drop me a line and we can get other detailed Lizard Maps of the PA Wilds!
I'm a huge fan of the Purple Lizard Maps. I have been looking at and studying maps since I was a kid, something I was always interested in. I have a couple of other ones, Dolly Sods, Loyalsock, and Pine Creek as well. Are you affiliated with Purple Lizard?