The Big Savage Tunnel

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Mobile Photography, Photography

The Big Savage Tunnel is located on The Great Allegheny Passage Trail which runs 150 miles through Pennsylvania and Western Maryland. The GAP Trail is part of the Rails to Trails movement which creates multi-use public paths from abandoned railroad corridors. At 3,291 ft long, the Big Savage Tunnel was built by the Western Maryland Railway in 1912, and refurbished for bicyclists and hikers in 2003.

Youghiogheny River in Monochrome

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Mobile Photography, Photography

Two weeks ago, friends and I rode half of the 150 mile Great Allegheny Passage Trail, part of the Rails to Trails movement which creates multi-use public paths from abandoned railroad corridors. We started our ride in a small trail town called Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania where Ohiopyle State Park is located. “Passing through the heart of the park, the rushing waters of the Youghiogheny [yawki-gay-nee] River Gorge are the centerpiece for Ohiopyle. The “Yough” [yawk] provides some of the best whitewater boating in the eastern United States, as well as spectacular scenery”.