Highest point in Berks County PA. Climb #27 of 67 trees on 67 mountains in 67 counties.

Our Pennsylvania forests are a global treasure!
Climb #27
Berks County
Oct 1, 2023
40.517893, -76.252581
Elev 1679’
Climb #27 reminded me of this. Today I hiked to the highest point in Berks County, Pennsylvania, along the top of Blue Mountain. I was joined by my nephew Ethan Weader (who is studying forestry at Pennsylvania College of Technology), Matt Smith (fellow arborist from the Harrisburg area), and 2 new friends from England. David Venables and Ellen Powley are with the American Hardwood Export Council. David is a life-long lumberman who is extremely passionate about sustainable forestry practices leading to superior wood products. He explained to me that our Black Cherry and Red Oak, for example, are highly sought after around the world. I must admit I’ve begun to forget this fact. When you live a life surrounded by these trees you start to forget how geographically unique they are (or at least I did). Hearing an articulate lumberman sing the praises of our Black Cherry, Yellow Poplar, and Hickory all the while with an English accent was a wonderful wake up call for me. The world loves our trees! Our trees! How cool is that?

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Nice vidio i would kove to see you edit these!😊
Im MorganBeck By the way.👍