1976 was a monumental year – America’s bicentennial, Apple was founded and Microsoft was registered as a new company, the Muppets premiered and Rocky Balboa ran up the stairs of the Philadelphia Art Museum, and years of planning and construction culminated in the opening of the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. Fifty years and millions of boots, skis, sneakers, snowshoes, and paws later, a hike on the LHHT remains one of the Commonwealth’s best loved adventures.
For most of those 50 years, the 40 Adirondack style shelters of the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail have provided a safe and comfortable overnight for over 100,000 visitors each year. With use and the passage of time, however, some of the functionality of the shelters was lost. A decade ago, the chimneys were rebuilt and the shelters painted. Ongoing maintenance is needed – with updates to the shelters’ fireboxes, creation of safe and efficient firewood storage, and improved tenting sites among the big picture projects.
Your contribution to the trail and its maintenance and improvement are welcome and appreciated.
Thanks to a donation from (and design by) trail aficionado Dale Yohe, all donors of $10 or more receive a limited edition LHHT sticker and $15 donors receive a patch. Donate $20 and receive both!
Take a moment and donate now to the LHHT Fund. You may donate online or send your check (made payable to PPFF with LHHT in the memo) along with the attached form to:
Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation
704 Lisburn Road, Suite 102
Camp Hill, PA 17011