This hike was an earlier excursion in early September. The morning was heated to an already 73 degrees as I left the house in the early morning. The dew point was at 69! So, this time in the woods was going to be a warm on.
Crooked Creek Dam
I was walking the Baker Trail at the Crooked Creek dam area in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. This trail is actually 132 miles in length. The trail begins near Aspinwall, PA and ends in the Allegheny national Forest at Cook Forest Park. My section this day would only be about three miles one way. The trail was named in honor of Horace Forbes Baker.
Elbow Run
Along the trail.
As stated, I was walking at the Crooked Creek Dam section of the trail. 
Crooked Creek Park is an United States Corps of Engineers project completed in 1940. The dam was built as a flood control project. During World War 2 my dad told me a 50 caliber machine gun was placed at the dam area in case of enemy bombing attempts. No Germans or Japanese planes today!
The walk began at the parking area across from the Tunnelville Beach. I walked northerly along a small stream named Elbow Run. this creek empties into the dam area. There were a lot of fungus growth throughout the walk. the conditions were correct for their growth. I saw a lot of squirrels gathering nuts. Deer were rather common all morning as well. I Glimpsed an eagle flying through some hemlocks. I dropped over a steep hill to walk back along Elbow Run. 
The entire walked was a humid one, but I still enjoyed being out and about.
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