Exploring Underwater At Rock Run Swimming Hole Pennsylvania

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  • Опубліковано 24 чер 2022
  • The swimming holes along Rock Run in central Pennsylvania are said to be the best in the state.
    In this episode I go underwater in the Middle Falls section to see if the hype is true.
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    TopoRanger Episode 133 - First Time At Rock Run Part 1
    Exploration videos: hiking, tunnels, waterfalls, caves, springs, ruins, karst, rivers, creek crawling, geology, urbex, abandoned places, snorkeling, free diving, scavenging, creek combing, stream hiking, history and more!
    ALWAYS BE SAFE. Never enter water, mines, tunnels, caves and abandoned locations without proper safety gear.
    Always inform a 3rd party of your location and return time.
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  • @WALTERZOLNA
    @WALTERZOLNA 2 роки тому +8

    Wow, this was super cool video! That water clarity was amazing! Loved the perspective of seeing things underwater including the shapes and contours of the rocks, all the fish, and how the natural light filtered down through the water. Great concept, great video, I enjoyed this very much!!

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  2 роки тому

      Thanks Walter! I want to get back up there for a weekend because there is a lot there. I could spend a couple days just filming at the upper falls. I got some footage of the upper falls, it'll be in the second part of this video. But I want to get down into it, into the huge potholes and deep water pools and get underwater footage of all it. The upper falls is much larger in scale. And there's also a lot cool features all up and down the creek.

    • @KinasKiddiesKorner
      @KinasKiddiesKorner 2 роки тому

      Want to go for a weekend where is this ?

  • @sandy89107
    @sandy89107 Рік тому +3

    Whoa 54°. 🥶

  • @hikingoutdoorfamily
    @hikingoutdoorfamily 2 роки тому +4

    This was fun to watch you go into those swimming holes. Liked seeing the underwater shots, very cool!

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  2 роки тому

      I had a blast. In part two I scout along the valley. The upper falls underwater will definitely be in a future episode.

  • @gracegarden1
    @gracegarden1 10 місяців тому +1

    Saw you with Walter and I came by to check you out. I'm subbed! Really enjoyed this episode. Thanks for sharing. Peace & Prayers.

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  10 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed it grace.

  • @FlipperFortnite
    @FlipperFortnite 18 днів тому

    Love this place fishing is amazing there

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  18 днів тому

      It's like swimming in a fish bowl really. Thanks for watching Flipper!

  • @Dave_0993_I
    @Dave_0993_I 2 роки тому +1

    Really cool underwater scape, and the fish were cool, too. What kind of stone do you think that bedrock is? And I think I need a pair of those webbed-gloves!

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  2 роки тому +1

      I think it is sandstone. I saw some big chunks of conglomerate too but the creek itself is cut through sandstone.

  • @eliowensadventures
    @eliowensadventures Рік тому +2

    I Have been there!!

  • @cwin122
    @cwin122 4 місяці тому

    I can't wait to come here up in the summer I live in Cogan station Pa so I only live about 30 to 25 minutes away from rock run

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  4 місяці тому

      You're lucky to be so close!

  • @underwaterbubbles
    @underwaterbubbles Місяць тому

    Looks like a fun place.

  • @shiela2091
    @shiela2091 11 місяців тому

    this is the kind of spot I’ve been looking for. thank you for sharing the coordinates! do u remember how far of a hike to get there? is there a trailhead?

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  11 місяців тому

      This spot is right off the road that runs alongside of Rock Run. There are some pulloff parking spaces at various places on the road. What I saw was basically park and walk immediately down to creek level. Minimum amount of hiking.

  • @gebcosby7825
    @gebcosby7825 7 місяців тому

    All your missing is a fishing pole and some worms, man I’d kill to fish a hole like that. Might have to check it out some day

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  7 місяців тому

      It was like swimming in an aquarium!

  • @sxyrth
    @sxyrth Рік тому

    i gainered the 17foot cliff last summer it was the coldest water i ever swam in in my life

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  Рік тому

      Nice! Yeah, next time I'm there I'm wearing a thicker wetsuit. A dry suit would be the best. I don't know how you swim with just a bathing suit.

  • @GeorgeBenedictBaldwin
    @GeorgeBenedictBaldwin 2 роки тому

    Beggin to heaad outt to lock 12, might haave tto bring reelaatives

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  2 роки тому +1

      Lock 12 is on my list. Beautiful spot with cool history.

  • @loganfink5756
    @loganfink5756 2 роки тому

    I was a little home sick and found this video to see what was out there on rock run. This is a great spot and we generally don’t show people from out of town (at least when I was growing up) to many people tend to trash and litter areas like this. I can’t tell how far up you went but I have hiked almost all of this and there are spots that get close to 20ft.

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  Рік тому

      You're lucky to have grown up close to area like this. In the second part of this episode I find the upper falls and there were several spots that definitely looked twenty feet deep. Is the water still freezing in mid August?

    • @loganfink5756
      @loganfink5756 Рік тому

      @@TopoRanger the water is always freezing the highest it might get is 60-65 only if there is a severe heat wave.

  • @nomadsempirebuilder9461
    @nomadsempirebuilder9461 2 роки тому

    You are right up the Road lol like 8 miles.

    • @nomadsempirebuilder9461
      @nomadsempirebuilder9461 2 роки тому

      I am in trout run lol

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  2 роки тому +2

      Your lucky to live so close ! It took me about three hours to get there.

    • @nomadsempirebuilder9461
      @nomadsempirebuilder9461 2 роки тому

      @@TopoRanger Dang lol i remember my first time their i almost went into shock when i hit the water lol

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  2 роки тому

      @@nomadsempirebuilder9461 I was not prepared for water that cold! Next time I'm bringing a thicker wetsuit for sure. If you have any location tips from up in that area send them toe at toporanger@protonmail.com.

    • @kimlsnyder
      @kimlsnyder Рік тому

      @@TopoRanger same here, I’m from greensburg

  • @jacobwinter24
    @jacobwinter24 3 місяці тому

    What is the best time to go for warm waters

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  3 місяці тому

      I've only been there once so I cannot say for sure. It might get a couple degrees warmer during the Summer but not enough to really be comfortable more than a few minutes. I recommend wearing a wetsuit if you have one. It will extend the time you can be in the water and take the edge off the freezing temperatures. They found a person dead in one of the swimming spots. They had been snorkeling. Water that cold can kill you pretty quickly so be extra cautious.

  • @sierrabetterley
    @sierrabetterley Рік тому

    The water is so cold there.

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  Рік тому

      Yep. I'm bring my thicker wetsuit this summer so I don't freeze.

  • @cwin122
    @cwin122 4 місяці тому

    And also what time of the year did you go to rock run?

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  4 місяці тому

      I think this was in June.

  • @DominicanMeridaLife
    @DominicanMeridaLife 2 роки тому

    Could you drop a pin to where you found this? Theres so many cool spots in this area

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  2 роки тому

      Coordinates are 41.51767657568065, -76.91313496181759 The second part of this video will show the upper falls. The spot in this video was awesome but the upper falls and pools, potholes are on a larger scale. The whole creek is beautiful.

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  2 роки тому

      @LyoMilo It's free. Just search for Rock Run near Ralston, PA.

  • @ryanc5681
    @ryanc5681 Місяць тому

    What month was this

  • @tsukinosukee
    @tsukinosukee 2 місяці тому

    whats the google address or coordinates?

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  Місяць тому +1

      maps.app.goo.gl/cfgVwnqnm6ccANxq5

  • @warrencarnright3747
    @warrencarnright3747 10 місяців тому

    1 Hour in that , and you'll sleep like a BABY for 2 DAYS ! OLD Stompin ' Grounds

    • @TopoRanger
      @TopoRanger  10 місяців тому

      I'm still thinking about how cold that water was!