Mountain Biking

Mountain biking in Pennsylvania is one of the best activities to do! And the PA Laurel Highlands is the best place in the state for it (but maybe we're biased). Pennsylvania’s mountain bike trails are rugged, rocky and full of roots. Many of them are maintained...

Fall is here, and that means crisp, cool weather, harvest festivals and beautiful drives in the Laurel Highlands! This is the perfect time to explore southwestern Pennsylvania and its natural beauty. Celebrate fall [caption id="attachment_16484" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Ears of corn at Fort Ligonier  Days.[/caption] This season is jammed...

The phones ring daily here from newcomers through to multiple time visitors asking for things to do in Ohiopyle. Questions we get a lot are:   What do we do? Where do we stay? What are the new must visit spots and attractions? Where do we get...

Last year our bike tour czar, Bill, started talking about building up a bike to use for touring, road riding, hard mountain biking, and rail trails. He wanted one bike that would do everything well. I was convinced he would end up with a bike that...

Yee-ha Ohiopyle is Emerging from Winter Ohiopyle sits between Laurel Ridge and Chestnut Ridge of the Appalachians, which means early spring shadows are long. Around here one of the first indicators that ol' man winter is in the rearview mirror is that the Trillium are in...

Mountain Biking in the Laurel Highlands The Laurel Highlands can be found in the south western corner of Pennsylvania, covering parts of Fayette, Westmoreland, and Somerset counties.  Generally, it is the area that is contained between the Chestnut Ridge and the Laurel Ridge of the Appalachians....

Montana Miller sets out on the toughest Mountain Bike race! If you have been a bike customer of Wilderness Voyageurs in the last five years, you may have been fortunate enough to have made the acquaintance of Montana Miller.  During his 5 years with us in Ohiopyle he...

Ohiopyle in general can be classified as a bit "different". Ohiopyle is a small appalachian town with 65 ish year round residents ( most in their golden years) that is an outdoor sort of Xanadu.   We have an 18 foot waterfall in the middle of...

Ohiopyle State Park is 20,000 acres of fun!  Isn't that enough information for you…  Ok I will expound on why this is such a sweet place to spend the summer,, maybe even longer.     View Ohiopyle; Awesome Summer job in a larger map Let me be clear, Ohiopyle is...

Posted by Montana "You know it's supposed to thunderstorm all day," says Colleen. "I think I'll be alright. It might miss me," I say. "Ok, I just don't want you to be miserable and come home complaining about it," Colleen says. I futz around, pack the rest of my...