North Clarion Nature Trail is actually located on school grounds. The woods, wetland, and a field are used by the school for education classes and cross-country training. The small amphitheater is an outdoor training classroom. I wish I could have had something like this behind my school.
The North Country Trail is a real mixed bag. Only three or so miles from this section, the parking pull-off is surrounded by posted signs from the driller that has lease rights from the State Game Lands. Unattractive is a pleasant term for it. Yet here, there is a quiet pull-off with about 2 miles of wonderful woods hiking. This isn't a trail I would want to hike long distance, but it truly delivers in the better sections.
Our last long walk of the day was at the Cook Forest Firetower. We were here too near sunset to go up the firetower, but this was a great place to go caching. During the summer, you can drive within a few hundred feet of the firetower. Today we had to hike back along the fire road. The hike was fun since we both got to see the tallest rhododendrons we've seen. They are 20+ feet high. It must be a sight during blossoms. Seneca Point was awesome. It has a nice view and the rock face is fun to play on. There's another cache here that requires wading in the Clarion so we'll be back when the weather's warmer. Maybe we'll even climb the firetower. ;-)
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