I love hiking in mountains and exploring the wild.
Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in
Hiking the Endless Mountains: Exploring the Wilderness of Northeastern Pennsylvania " considers it to be easy. The Boston Run Nature Area is located close to the stream.
Biology.
Wild trout naturally reproduce in Boston Run from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.
As of 2014, there is a large tulip poplar on Boston Run at one location. An old-growth forest is in the general vicinity of the stream.
See also.
- Crooked Creek (Kitchen Creek), next tributary of Kitchen Creek going