Thanks for your video. Videos like this are great introductions to new areas to explore or re-explore remote areas. I bet if you contacted the Department of Transportation you could get maps, plans, and possibly photos of the construction of the facility. Local libraries may have some of that information you could guide people to see the working of the system. Places like this would show how vital it was at the time of construction. A winter or late fall excursion would be a worthwhile endeavor to see more of the buildings and in more detail. I know I would be tickled to see more detail. My wife and college aged kids and their friends took a bicycle trip along the Virginia Creeper Trail several years ago. The photos brought back were beautiful. I plan to go on the next trip when I'm out of the wheelchair. Have fun and be careful out there.
I absolutely love your videos!!!! This is the kind of stuff I love to do! I have 3 sons and this is what we did when they were little… we geocached and just went on adventures in the woods
I can’t walk like I used too but your videos make an adventure for me!! Don’t stop making videos!!! You make my days go by wonderfully. May you be blessed on your adventures!!!
Good old Jim Thorpe. The bike trail is really nice. Not sure it existed back when I used to go there in the late 70s and early 80s. Lots of interesting old buildings back then too.
"Every little thing will be o.k. " ..(..needed to hear that . ) Thank you so much for another beautiful adventure . Loved the wonderful structures . Looking forward to coming back with you in the winter to find more hidden surprises . The closing photo montage is amazing .. (You ...are amazing : }
Beautiful adventure around some of my old stops in life... That actually looked like the old towpath you were on reminded me of the one they have in new hope....
Me and Noah loved this one wish you would have left the music out so i could have heard the birds . We can't wait for a return to ❤❤❤❤ stay safe love ya
wow! great fantastic finds! The spider were out to get you lol...I was always worried someone would come along and ride off on your scooter. Carry some oatmeal cookies with you. Deer love them! My brother feeds them to the deer by his place. Watch your postal mail...Am going to send you something...Had it made special for you and your channel explorations. And yes, plzz do go do more exploring here at these places. it's awesome and maybe next time you'll get lucky with having a train cross the bridge. That would have been such a scenic view over the rive like that. Have a great day Jay and thanks for the lovely ride and hike. Angel blessings to you, Jill and Lili. ✨✨🛴✨✨
Thanks for the video JP, definitely a beautiful place to be and explore. I like to see canals from the past and great that you are exploring this one, the river is beautiful place to be. I would love to see more please!!😎🐟🐟🐟🐟🇬🇧🇺🇦
37:22 thank you. I'm not up for typing out why at the moment but as someone who has been disabled their whole life and is now bedridden/wheelchair bound, I feel like that moment was for me and others like me. I always tell people howuch I appreciate being taken with them, but you just took it a step further by giving us all a moment to take it in on our terms. Anyway, that really meant quite a lot to me. Thank you isn't quite enough, but for a lack, it will have to do. You have my utmost appreciation.
Hello, just got back today was on Vacation since the 17th and started watching and can already tell you at 3:35 the area you're going to is a Release Flood House has the original Canal entrance was near the Foot Bridge you crossed over the Flood house would Release Excess water from the Canal into the River given if the Canal Gates up top took on too much water when a Barg would enter said area the Flood house could drain water into the Lehigh. You can Find old pictures of the original layout of the Entrance Canals across from the Jim Thorpe Station. Most know Canals for pulling Barges with Horses But in fact area's such as Jim Thorpe the Barges were free flowing down stream in the river at areas given the nasty rapids and hooked by and overhead hook and wires and pulled into a lock to move down stream through the Canal. Note to yourself you're on the Old NJC line 26:49 across the river tracks is the Lehigh Valley Railroad Lines a mile up from your location is the Cross over River Bridge to go up through the Gap. 32:33 Heading down stream in the Canal the first Interlocking area is a mile and a half or so from Main Entrance from river. The massive CNJ pass over bridge which reason so big staged 4 tracks over it at one time as for other reason so big and long, gotta remember Passenger Service Trains were moving fast back then every second counted so build a wider bridge they said, Reasons for bridge was so CNJ could stop at Upper Lehighton Yard which was Located near Ochre St and ran up through the mountain side near Pine st Lehighton. I can send you on a Great path to follow massive history Located not far from Jim Thorpe south of there in a town called West Bowmans Town take the Path south down River to Slatington along the way near Palmerton Junction was the site of Native Americans that Lived you can find thousands of Real Arrowheads throughout the area and Remance's of a railroad long past gone there as well, on the boarder of Northern Slatington were the Newer Air Strip is was Slatington Massive Rail Yard and so on. I really need to meet as theirs so much to know and understand to see.
I did see that area just over the bridge, but wasn't certain of what it was, but thanks for sharing all that info. It helps put things into context for myself and the viewers.
What a wonderful adventure! Very cool discovery! Another great history lesson and such a beautiful trail. Love seeing the wildlife! The structures are awesome, I am always so amazed at the detail in the construction of some of them! I think it would be so interesting if you would go back to show the canal park and also to see the underwater video and for sure a revisit in the winter to explore that tunnel! Your photos are amazing! Great video JP, thank you!
yes, definitely will check the playlist, I am hooked on your adventures with the ebikes, walking, scooter, I used to do those adventures in my bike and rollerblade years ago. now so busy with work and family dont get the chance, moved to Florida this year, so have a lot to explore too... (moved from MA, cold up there).
I love the manner in which you describe your journey. At times if I close my eyes it feels like I'm along side of you too. I lived in a VERY ( if you want to call it) town in Virginia called Hume. It was the site of an old civil war battle field and I lived maybe 30 feet from it. Everyday was like living in a dream. I wish that I never left. Times where hard and I had three young sons to care for . My late husband was a chef at a local golf resort.As for me ,I work the best job I could ever get in a life time. I was a mother, a hiker, a swimmer, a nurse, a cook ect.......I absolutely loved caring for my family. My dad used to tell me I better make the most with what I have at any and all times if your life so I did my very best at it. God forbid I let my dad down. That would have hurt my soul. Anyway, I totally love what you do. It's like doing what you love and sharing it with the world that most would never get the chance to see. I live the way you show all of it too. The good and great along with the horrible . I can smell the green from here. Oh how I long to get out there. I'm now 65 and have health issues , let alone I'm almost wheel chair bound too. I hate it and work very hard at not using the chair too. Today I have not used it at all !!! Thanks for all you do to show us what's out there. I like how you try to explain what you see too. All the best to you and hope to see and hear many more videos. I'm saving money right now to take a trip to a once very small town in Calif called Cambria. Just north of Morro Bay and San Louis Abispo. South of Hearts Castle. I would high to the rocky ocean to see the tide pools and at the time my brother and I would get a crowbar and pry off abalone for dinner. I didn't realize at the time that my family was dirt poor as I really didn't have anything to compare to. The school went from 1st to 8th grade. At lunchtime they would bus in the high school kids to eat. There was two old lady's that cooked all the food. To this day I swear they where world renouned chef's. Oh the food was great. Anyway you have allowed me the go back in my life and feel it all again and it's wonderful. Can't wait to go now. Anyhooo once again thank you very much.✌️
I wish I could give it more than 1 like! I love this video! Just such an amazing trail! So beautiful and peaceful! I really did feel like I was there! Thank you Jay! Can't wait until you go back!
Very cool old structures. My guess is water locks, reservoirs and spillways to control the flow and speed of the canal’s. Rain storms may have flooded the canals. The round culverts probably had flood gates that were lowered. Its fun to think about it. Beautiful place.
And a pumping station to pump water from the river to the canal. Here in the U.K. we have these - beam engine pump house to feed the canal from the river
27:17 I was trying to see the opposite side of the river to see if there are any old remnants like where you were at, possibly indicating there might have been a dam there at one time. The dam might have held the water back so it would go thru the tunnels to the canal. Just a thought.
Just a FYI, on that section, it was not rail. You were on the tow path, where the animals pulling the barges would have been walked. The second arch you found (tunnel) was the entry port for the culvert that directed water down into the lock. So, yes there is also a lock there. No idea what the other (3 whole) area is, but I suspect it was some sort of water level control for the lock.
Great Adventure so much cool history it was so great definitely going to have to go back in the fall when the brush is down keep up the great work big thumbs up
I think it may be a settling tank for debris and silt. Basically the run off water fills up the tank and debris settles to the bottom keeping it from going into the river
Late 1800s early 1900s, tiny hydroelectric plants for small towns, factories, mines and mills were common, it was an easy way to make electricity in rural areas. Usually a small stone/concrete/wood building with a water wheel that spun a large DC electric motor inside. Sometimes they were scaled up with more water wheels and motors, before large dams and turbine technology. A lot of coal mines and saw mills were popping up in those areas back then because of the Industrial Revolution and I can imagine they demanded electricity. My guess, looks like hydroelectric to me. When you see old photos of these places it make sense. It likely would have been abandoned around the 1920s, 30s or 40s, when the country began to boom again and the many of the newer larger power plants that we recognize today were built. Sometimes larger more modern hydro plants and dams were built which dried up a lot of water ways and I'm sure left ruins. A lot of infrastructure was replaced after the great depression and you can find the old ruins are all over the country. It's probably been abandoned for 100 years and looks like ruins now but it would have been an industrialized area 100+ years ago. All the industrial relics make sense, the lock, train tracks near by, some of the ruins look like bridge foundations.
At 12:51-53 the stone structure looked like a huge turtle with a cigarette (or lollypop?) in its mouth! I always see animals in things. That better be a lollypop, Mr. Turtle! 😄
There are also stone and concrete structures like these about a mile west of Jim Thorpe along the north side of the river in the area where the distance between the railroad and the river is wider (where the river runs east-west before curving north towards Glen Onoko). This area was known as Coalport and was a major train to barge transfer location for coal, unfortunately the only easy way to get to that area is trespassing along the railroad.
Google maps has brought you some good areas. JP thanks for sharing this area. It was great and I hope you go back late to explore more. Thanks again 👋 Have a great weekend 👍🏻
Hello from Ireland. Its like the river Dodder here in Dublin, loads of derelict buildings which if you look up old maps they were all mills of various types. Some of them you have shown are very big so mining is a possibility. To be honest with you you could take a bunch of stills from that video and say there from a holiday you had in Ireland and I wouldn't question it. Great video thanks.
Awesome video JP! What a cool find! You will definitely have to do a revisit in the winter! I'd love to see what's in that tunnel! Awesome adventure! Thanks for bringing us along!
Great video! I really enjoyed the canal shots, very historical. Thank you for the brief pause to view nature, really enjoyed that. 😃 thank you for sharing this with us. Looking forward to the return visit!....the canal park would make an awesome video as well
Wonderful...you have a truly amazing way of making us feel that we are right there with you! That was a really cool trail, especially seeing the canal with water. I also wonder what that first structure was for with the 3 round tunnels . Definitely worth going back to explore in fall or winter, and to see whats in the water in the canal! Thank you again. Thumbs up for sure!!!
I enjoyed this, I wouldn't mind going with you in PA finds. I already seen two ghost towns near me, one is under water and the other either under water or not under water very interesting to see what was there at one time.
Fantastic video! Watched to the end. The swans were beautiful and a lot of your stills are so beautiful I would love to have them hanging on the wall! You should print them out and sale them. And yes, another video would be great! And you are very welcome!
The only thing missing was me in person & that cannot happen so TY, TY, TY for showing me. I never turn my bell on, but I did today! I do not want to miss this return visit. Magnificent splendor💙
Okay, I'm becoming addicted to watching your videos! Another really interesting one, thank you. Would love to see more of the area around the rail bridge.
I loved this video. I love to explore. But I can't find anyone to go anywhere with me. So thanks for including those nature panoramas. I heard that trees help each other fight diseases and when we are near them, we also soak that up. Plus its just beautiful. Born in Chester, PA. Liviein Cali. Miss the Penn.
Watching this in July 2024 as I've only recently found your channel! The flower at 35:02 is a Day lily. I have two clumps of them in the garden of my house in central Romania and my neighbour has them all along the roadside verge in front of his house. Their name describes them perfectly as the flowers open for just one single day and the next day they're closed up and drooping until they drop off a few days later. The flowers start appearing in early June and are all gone by early to mid July depending on how many the plant produces.
Might the mystery well be some sort of pump house to help keep the canal full??? Might it be upstream on the canal of the lock which would be drained of water each time the lock was used??? You might be able to make an entire series on this canal including a trip to the UK to investigate canals. They have restored many of theirs which you can travel on today in narrow boats! Great vacation that could be a business write off!!!! Maybe you could start a local canal restoration movement!!! Seriously!!!!
I'm actually from that area. Explored those woods a lot when a kid. The Lehigh river used to be alot higher in depth due to multiple dams along it. Most are ripped by this point. But the structures along the river are most likely pump houses to control the water level of the canal. Or water wheel buildings for maintenance and other house back in the day. Some areas you might find some cars from the 40s in the dirt.
Thanks for spending your day exploring with me. I wonder what else we might find on Google Maps?
I love this idea!!!
Id be willing to share my old mining maps 🤔
Thanks for your video. Videos like this are great introductions to new areas to explore or re-explore remote areas. I bet if you contacted the Department of Transportation you could get maps, plans, and possibly photos of the construction of the facility. Local libraries may have some of that information you could guide people to see the working of the system. Places like this would show how vital it was at the time of construction.
A winter or late fall excursion would be a worthwhile endeavor to see more of the buildings and in more detail. I know I would be tickled to see more detail. My wife and college aged kids and their friends took a bicycle trip along the Virginia Creeper Trail several years ago. The photos brought back were beautiful. I plan to go on the next trip when I'm out of the wheelchair.
Have fun and be careful out there.
Beautiful flower.
Was there a lock in the vicinity?
That area is BEAUTIFUL!
'Find the Google thing' are my favorites. Thank you
Thankyou for the interesting walk.
Outstanding video. Please go back in the fall or winter.
Awesome place thanks i enjoyed watching yes more video like this 👍
Awesome deduction, love your scooter ryde.
Thank you for the moment of peace. I am disabled now, and miss going to these kind of places.
My brother and me were there a few years ago.
We walked the trail from Weissport to Jim Thorpe .
That's a long walk, but a nice ride.
Finding something not easily seen is alway welcome, but just being in the field is the ultimate reward. Nice video.
I absolutely love your videos!!!! This is the kind of stuff I love to do! I have 3 sons and this is what we did when they were little… we geocached and just went on adventures in the woods
Glad to hear it
Thank you for a fascinating historical video
I can’t walk like I used too but your videos make an adventure for me!! Don’t stop making videos!!! You make my days go by wonderfully. May you be blessed on your adventures!!!
Good old Jim Thorpe. The bike trail is really nice. Not sure it existed back when I used to go there in the late 70s and early 80s. Lots of interesting old buildings back then too.
I love your videos. I have gotten too old and disabled, to hike anymore!
JP what a cool adventure!!!! And dang man, you have dropped some major weight!!! 👍👍
WOW , lots to discover. Definitely a return trip ....
@JPVideos please do a return trip, this was absolutely amazing. Thank you for the video and letting us join you!
I'll definitely be back!
"Every little thing will be o.k. " ..(..needed to hear that . ) Thank you so much for another beautiful adventure . Loved the wonderful structures . Looking forward to coming back with you in the winter to find more hidden surprises . The closing photo montage is amazing .. (You ...are amazing : }
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Awesome explore! Thanks for taking me along.
This was pretty cool. Would love to see you come back in the fall or winter time to explore more down those paths. TFS❤️
What a beautiful place. If I were to visit I couldn't help but talk to God. Thanks for the video👍
I really enjoyed a lot of the photography in this video, thanks for the adventure, JP!
Beautiful adventure around some of my old stops in life... That actually looked like the old towpath you were on reminded me of the one they have in new hope....
Me and Noah loved this one wish you would have left the music out so i could have heard the birds . We can't wait for a return to ❤❤❤❤ stay safe love ya
wow! great fantastic finds! The spider were out to get you lol...I was always worried someone would come along and ride off on your scooter. Carry some oatmeal cookies with you. Deer love them! My brother feeds them to the deer by his place. Watch your postal mail...Am going to send you something...Had it made special for you and your channel explorations. And yes, plzz do go do more exploring here at these places. it's awesome and maybe next time you'll get lucky with having a train cross the bridge. That would have been such a scenic view over the rive like that. Have a great day Jay and thanks for the lovely ride and hike. Angel blessings to you, Jill and Lili. ✨✨🛴✨✨
Thanks for the tip about the cookies. If you get a chance, please send me an email.
YES! Re-visit in winter!
Thanks for the video JP, definitely a beautiful place to be and explore. I like to see canals from the past and great that you are exploring this one, the river is beautiful place to be. I would love to see more please!!😎🐟🐟🐟🐟🇬🇧🇺🇦
Always love videos like this….and new explorations! 👍😎
Nice adventure, thanks for letting us come along 😊
Anytime 😊
37:22 thank you. I'm not up for typing out why at the moment but as someone who has been disabled their whole life and is now bedridden/wheelchair bound, I feel like that moment was for me and others like me. I always tell people howuch I appreciate being taken with them, but you just took it a step further by giving us all a moment to take it in on our terms.
Anyway, that really meant quite a lot to me. Thank you isn't quite enough, but for a lack, it will have to do. You have my utmost appreciation.
Loved this! Please go back again.
Hello, just got back today was on Vacation since the 17th and started watching and can already tell you at 3:35 the area you're going to is a Release Flood House has the original Canal entrance was near the Foot Bridge you crossed over the Flood house would Release Excess water from the Canal into the River given if the Canal Gates up top took on too much water when a Barg would enter said area the Flood house could drain water into the Lehigh. You can Find old pictures of the original layout of the Entrance Canals across from the Jim Thorpe Station. Most know Canals for pulling Barges with Horses But in fact area's such as Jim Thorpe the Barges were free flowing down stream in the river at areas given the nasty rapids and hooked by and overhead hook and wires and pulled into a lock to move down stream through the Canal. Note to yourself you're on the Old NJC line 26:49 across the river tracks is the Lehigh Valley Railroad Lines a mile up from your location is the Cross over River Bridge to go up through the Gap. 32:33 Heading down stream in the Canal the first Interlocking area is a mile and a half or so from Main Entrance from river. The massive CNJ pass over bridge which reason so big staged 4 tracks over it at one time as for other reason so big and long, gotta remember Passenger Service Trains were moving fast back then every second counted so build a wider bridge they said, Reasons for bridge was so CNJ could stop at Upper Lehighton Yard which was Located near Ochre St and ran up through the mountain side near Pine st Lehighton.
I can send you on a Great path to follow massive history Located not far from Jim Thorpe south of there in a town called West Bowmans Town take the Path south down River to Slatington along the way near Palmerton Junction was the site of Native Americans that Lived you can find thousands of Real Arrowheads throughout the area and Remance's of a railroad long past gone there as well, on the boarder of Northern Slatington were the Newer Air Strip is was Slatington Massive Rail Yard and so on. I really need to meet as theirs so much to know and understand to see.
I did see that area just over the bridge, but wasn't certain of what it was, but thanks for sharing all that info. It helps put things into context for myself and the viewers.
I love that you know all this History 🙂
Thanks!
What a wonderful adventure! Very cool discovery! Another great history lesson and such a beautiful trail. Love seeing the wildlife! The structures are awesome, I am always so amazed at the detail in the construction of some of them! I think it would be so interesting if you would go back to show the canal park and also to see the underwater video and for sure a revisit in the winter to explore that tunnel! Your photos are amazing! Great video JP, thank you!
Thanks for the adventure and the beautiful scenery.👍👍😊❤️
very nice journey today sir.. lots of places to sit and just self reflect.
Agreed. Thanks for taking the time to hang out in the beautiful area with me.
Love this trail adventure, along a river, on former train tracks, pretty views, trees, grass, scenic... old structures, do more of these adventures 😊
Check the playlist in description for more like this.
yes, definitely will check the playlist, I am hooked on your adventures with the ebikes, walking, scooter, I used to do those adventures in my bike and rollerblade years ago. now so busy with work and family dont get the chance, moved to Florida this year, so have a lot to explore too... (moved from MA, cold up there).
I love the manner in which you describe your journey. At times if I close my eyes it feels like I'm along side of you too. I lived in a VERY ( if you want to call it) town in Virginia called Hume. It was the site of an old civil war battle field and I lived maybe 30 feet from it. Everyday was like living in a dream. I wish that I never left. Times where hard and I had three young sons to care for . My late husband was a chef at a local golf resort.As for me ,I work the best job I could ever get in a life time.
I was a mother, a hiker, a swimmer, a nurse, a cook ect.......I absolutely loved caring for my family. My dad used to tell me I better make the most with what I have at any and all times if your life so I did my very best at it.
God forbid I let my dad down. That would have hurt my soul.
Anyway, I totally love what you do.
It's like doing what you love and sharing it with the world that most would never get the chance to see. I live the way you show all of it too. The good and great along with the horrible .
I can smell the green from here.
Oh how I long to get out there. I'm now 65 and have health issues , let alone I'm almost wheel chair bound too. I hate it and work very hard at not using the chair too. Today I have not used it at all !!!
Thanks for all you do to show us what's out there. I like how you try to explain what you see too.
All the best to you and hope to see and hear many more videos.
I'm saving money right now to take a trip to a once very small town in Calif called Cambria. Just north of Morro Bay and San Louis Abispo. South of Hearts Castle.
I would high to the rocky ocean to see the tide pools and at the time my brother and I would get a crowbar and pry off abalone for dinner. I didn't realize at the time that my family was dirt poor as I really didn't have anything to compare to. The school went from 1st to 8th grade. At lunchtime they would bus in the high school kids to eat. There was two old lady's that cooked all the food. To this day I swear they where world renouned chef's. Oh the food was great.
Anyway you have allowed me the go back in my life and feel it all again and it's wonderful. Can't wait to go now.
Anyhooo once again thank you very much.✌️
Awesome adventure , thanks for showing us
I wish I could give it more than 1 like! I love this video! Just such an amazing trail! So beautiful and peaceful! I really did feel like I was there! Thank you Jay! Can't wait until you go back!
Very cool old structures. My guess is water locks, reservoirs and spillways to control the flow and speed of the canal’s. Rain storms may have flooded the canals. The round culverts probably had flood gates that were lowered. Its fun to think about it. Beautiful place.
And a pumping station to pump water from the river to the canal. Here in the U.K. we have these - beam engine pump house to feed the canal from the river
27:17 I was trying to see the opposite side of the river to see if there are any old remnants like where you were at, possibly indicating there might have been a dam there at one time. The dam might have held the water back so it would go thru the tunnels to the canal. Just a thought.
What a beautiful, calming video. I absolutely loved the quiet scene. Thanks for showing what the beautiful Jim Thorpe area has to offer.
great video
Thanks Brian
Just a FYI, on that section, it was not rail. You were on the tow path, where the animals pulling the barges would have been walked. The second arch you found (tunnel) was the entry port for the culvert that directed water down into the lock. So, yes there is also a lock there. No idea what the other (3 whole) area is, but I suspect it was some sort of water level control for the lock.
That is so awesome!
The big concrete structure looks like a pumping station for maintaining water levels for the canal. I love exploring ruins!
Great Adventure so much cool history it was so great definitely going to have to go back in the fall when the brush is down keep up the great work big thumbs up
What a wonderful adventure, I am curious what those ruins were about I would love to see more, Thank You !🙂🙂
I think it may be a settling tank for debris and silt. Basically the run off water fills up the tank and debris settles to the bottom keeping it from going into the river
Late 1800s early 1900s, tiny hydroelectric plants for small towns, factories, mines and mills were common, it was an easy way to make electricity in rural areas. Usually a small stone/concrete/wood building with a water wheel that spun a large DC electric motor inside. Sometimes they were scaled up with more water wheels and motors, before large dams and turbine technology. A lot of coal mines and saw mills were popping up in those areas back then because of the Industrial Revolution and I can imagine they demanded electricity.
My guess, looks like hydroelectric to me. When you see old photos of these places it make sense. It likely would have been abandoned around the 1920s, 30s or 40s, when the country began to boom again and the many of the newer larger power plants that we recognize today were built. Sometimes larger more modern hydro plants and dams were built which dried up a lot of water ways and I'm sure left ruins.
A lot of infrastructure was replaced after the great depression and you can find the old ruins are all over the country. It's probably been abandoned for 100 years and looks like ruins now but it would have been an industrialized area 100+ years ago. All the industrial relics make sense, the lock, train tracks near by, some of the ruins look like bridge foundations.
I love this video. You need to do more
At 12:51-53 the stone structure looked like a huge turtle with a cigarette (or lollypop?) in its mouth! I always see animals in things. That better be a lollypop, Mr. Turtle! 😄
There are also stone and concrete structures like these about a mile west of Jim Thorpe along the north side of the river in the area where the distance between the railroad and the river is wider (where the river runs east-west before curving north towards Glen Onoko). This area was known as Coalport and was a major train to barge transfer location for coal, unfortunately the only easy way to get to that area is trespassing along the railroad.
Wow's amazing stuff, thank you for this beautiful videos!!!!
Google maps has brought you some good areas. JP thanks for sharing this area. It was great and I hope you go back late to explore more. Thanks again 👋 Have a great weekend 👍🏻
What an amazing structure! Thank you!
Hello from Ireland. Its like the river Dodder here in Dublin, loads of derelict buildings which if you look up old maps they were all mills of various types. Some of them you have shown are very big so mining is a possibility. To be honest with you you could take a bunch of stills from that video and say there from a holiday you had in Ireland and I wouldn't question it. Great video thanks.
Please make a channel of where you live! I love Ireland!
Awesome video JP! What a cool find! You will definitely have to do a revisit in the winter! I'd love to see what's in that tunnel! Awesome adventure! Thanks for bringing us along!
That tunnel looked pretty epic and there's many more miles of trail to explore.
@@JPVideos81 Can't wait to see more!👍
That was a wonderful adventure, thank you very much for this video 🙏🥰
Best wishes from The Netherlands
nice would be a good fall adventure
Good spot for metal detectors? All that water could carry treasure 😉. Nice explore J
I bet there's something in there to be discovered
That is an amazing find JP, really awesome looking tunnel system. 👍👍👍👍
loved this vid,,thanks so much for doing this jp.
Awesome video. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks
Lovely smooth trail.
I think those anchor bolts might be where the lock gates were.
Great video! I really enjoyed the canal shots, very historical. Thank you for the brief pause to view nature, really enjoyed that. 😃 thank you for sharing this with us. Looking forward to the return visit!....the canal park would make an awesome video as well
I'll be returning to the canal park soon!
Great find👍♐️
Fantastic adventure and incredible finds. The lack of vandalism warms my soul. This is a great exploration. Definitely do a return trip.
Are there any rail trails or similar places like this down near you?
@@JPVideos81 I will have to check. I know we have the 5.4 mile pier and nearby dike. Still learning as I go.
God bless you and your family,Mr JP.
Very beautiful wilderness of a abandoned place 🌹🙏🏼
THanks for sharing Jp i would love to have you come back in the winter time check this place out. Very cool old structures. My guess is water locks
Winter time should help us see more ruins.
Very neat video! Thank you Jay!
Love your videos! With that structure being so close to the river it makes me think of a hydroelectric dam or something.
This is one of the funniest adventures yet. I'm playing it for all my friends and they are as amazed as me.
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Great adventure and so beautiful and green. God Bless. Yes do the underwater I love those. Do what you do all of it is awesome.
Enjoyed the walk thanks!
Beautiful adventure ✨️ I love nature in all such history you can stumble on
Thank you once again for taking us on all your journeys
Yes you most go back when the beauty of Mother Nature is not in full glory
Wonderful...you have a truly amazing way of making us feel that we are right there with you! That was a really cool trail, especially seeing the canal with water. I also wonder what that first structure was for with the 3 round tunnels . Definitely worth going back to explore in fall or winter, and to see whats in the water in the canal! Thank you again. Thumbs up for sure!!!
I enjoyed this, I wouldn't mind going with you in PA finds. I already seen two ghost towns near me, one is under water and the other either under water or not under water very interesting to see what was there at one time.
Thankyou for sharing.
I would enjoy the winter or spring walk!
Thank you 🤗
That concrete structure with the three holes was pretty cool, not something you'd expect to find out in the woods.
Fantastic video! Watched to the end. The swans were beautiful and a lot of your stills are so beautiful I would love to have them hanging on the wall! You should print them out and sale them. And yes, another video would be great! And you are very welcome!
I love this stuff; I feel like a kid exploring only I can't explore anymore, so thanks!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching
The only thing missing was me in person & that cannot happen so TY, TY, TY for showing me. I never turn my bell on, but I did today! I do not want to miss this return visit. Magnificent splendor💙
The audio back drop was some wonderful moments ❤
And the visual as well beautiful world
Okay, I'm becoming addicted to watching your videos! Another really interesting one, thank you. Would love to see more of the area around the rail bridge.
Thanks so much!
The fish you saw was probably a gold fish ,someone released. Into the river,they get big turn into carp.lake michagin is full of them.
I loved this video. I love to explore. But I can't find anyone to go anywhere with me. So thanks for including those nature panoramas. I heard that trees help each other fight diseases and when we are near them, we also soak that up. Plus its just beautiful. Born in Chester, PA. Liviein Cali. Miss the Penn.
Um, the relaxation and lowered stress could help you, but you don't have to worry about getting Dutch elm disease.
Railroad pump house and water tank foundations. Used to water the steam trains. Nice find.
Watching this in July 2024 as I've only recently found your channel! The flower at 35:02 is a Day lily. I have two clumps of them in the garden of my house in central Romania and my neighbour has them all along the roadside verge in front of his house. Their name describes them perfectly as the flowers open for just one single day and the next day they're closed up and drooping until they drop off a few days later. The flowers start appearing in early June and are all gone by early to mid July depending on how many the plant produces.
Every little things will be ok!
Yes, i watch it to the end !!
Great camping locations!
great video,i think i used to fly fish in that canal with my dad when i was a kid, to long ago ! thank you.
Thanks for sharing this amazing ride through nature 😊. I would like to see more about the canal park and underwater footage. 👍
I'll be back soon to document the canal park
That place with the three water big water tubes would have been the coolest place to play as a kid.
Might the mystery well be some sort of pump house to help keep the canal full??? Might it be upstream on the canal of the lock which would be drained of water each time the lock was used??? You might be able to make an entire series on this canal including a trip to the UK to investigate canals. They have restored many of theirs which you can travel on today in narrow boats! Great vacation that could be a business write off!!!! Maybe you could start a local canal restoration movement!!! Seriously!!!!
I really enjoy seeing your Google map finds
Thanks
@@JPVideos81 No worries
Great place with more to see. Hide and lock your scooter so you can go in deeper.
How awesome. I wonder where all the water went? That was built with perfection. Skilled people built those.
I'm actually from that area. Explored those woods a lot when a kid. The Lehigh river used to be alot higher in depth due to multiple dams along it. Most are ripped by this point. But the structures along the river are most likely pump houses to control the water level of the canal. Or water wheel buildings for maintenance and other house back in the day. Some areas you might find some cars from the 40s in the dirt.
It's a fascinating area for sure
Looking forward to the next video.
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Great comments (enjoying the time that pass by) !