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Easy Walks ventures to the Lehigh Gorge, Pennsylvania

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Mountains, river, trains, railtrail, and canal remnants at Lehigh Gorge State Park

In the fall we took a long weekend to visit Lehigh Gorge State Park. The gorge itself was created by the Lehigh River. Like the Blackstone River Canal in New England, the Lehigh Canal was built in the early 1800s through the gorge next to the river to facilitate transportation of goods. Continue reading

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