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Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, USA

Taken by Jason Pischke

Tried to make the most of a pretty day by going to one of my favorite places. 🌲

April 2 2023 Video 6 of 6 at Cucumber Falls at Ohiopyle State Park in Oh...

Gorgeous fall colors at Ohiopyle yesterday

📷: Dylan Mirales | IG: @dmirales

Cucumber Falls, OhioPyle, PA [4000x6000] (OC)

Although located adjacent to Ohiopyle State Park, Bear Run Nature Reserve gets significantly less tourist foot traffic than its noisy, crowded neighbor, probably due to a lack of beer and funnel cakes within walking distance.  It’s a gorgeous place for a hike at any time of the year, but especially in the spring and fall. The reserve is owned and operated by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and includes Frank Lloyd Wright’s triumph of form over function, Fallingwater.  Someday, when I can better organize and address the many priorities of my life, I’ll schedule a tour of the revolutionary edifice that chased away Edward Kaufman and his family. Today, however, I settled for a lovely spring hike.

From top: golden ragwort (Packera aurea), perhaps the spring wildflower I miss most when its radiant yellow flowers die back; a pair of wood anemones (Anemone quinquefolia), which often mass impressively at woodland margins; Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense), a master colonizer that overtakes fallen stumps and rocks as easily as it does rich, moist soil; Indian cucumber-root (Medeola virginiana), a whorled perennial with an edible root that tastes like . . . you guessed it; and a delicate painted trillium (Trillium undulatum) rising from the moss at the edge of a stream.

Cucumber Falls at Ohiopyle State Park

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Sugar Run Falls in Ohiopyle State Park Escape into the enchanting world of Sugar Run Falls in Ohiopyle State Park.

Sugar Run Falls in Ohiopyle State Park Get lost in the natural beauty of Sugar Run Falls in Ohiopyle State Park.

Sugar Run Falls in Ohiopyle State Park Escape into the enchanting world of Sugar Run Falls in Ohiopyle State Park.

Ohiopyle lookin' good on this sunset last fall! 🇺🇸

April 2 2023 Video 5 of 6 at Cucumber Falls at Ohiopyle State Park in Oh...