One of the most popular locations along the Ghost Town Trail is the trailhead at Nanty Glo in Cambria County. Our maintenance crew maintains the trail to Nanty Glo under an agreement with the Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority.
Cresting the hill entering Blue Spruce Park this is what the morning sunrise looked like on October 23, 2015.
You won;t find Pitcher Plants at any of our Indiana County Parks but on a short drive to nearby Westmoreland or northern Somerset County you will find them growing in boggy areas of the Gallitzen State Forest. These plants use nectar to lure insects into the tube shaped leaves, where downward pointing hairs prevent them from escaping from a deadly mixture of rainwater and the plant's digestive juices.
