Carbon County Trip Overview
A Photo & Driving Journey… For the last 2.6 million years, northern Pennsylvania was mostly a hellish wasteland. Mile thick ice, bone dry tundra, few trees. Multiple waves of ice were punctuated by short warm interglacial periods like the present. Paleo-Indians enter over 16,000 years ago and spread across the continent. Join the Mountain Man and Gemma “Pocahontas” as we bring to life the frigid expanse of Ice Age North America.
Bring your vehicle for stops in eastern PA for the beauty of its destructive power. in the land. Huge torrents of meltwater created bizarre shapes in the rivers. The world’s largest ice sheet scoured the land, bulldozing a 3000+ mile long hill of glacial till. Great boulders were left as sentinels. Pristine glacial lakes and acid bogs. Paper flat outwash plains and dunes of glacial sand. Strange giant animals dominated the land and then vanished.
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Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 12 hours
Starts: Carbon County, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
A Photo & Driving Journey… For the last 2.6 million years, northern Pennsylvania was mostly a hellish wasteland. Mile thick ice, bone dry tundra, few trees. Multiple waves of ice were punctuated by short warm interglacial periods like the present. Paleo-Indians enter over 16,000 years ago and spread across the continent. Join the Mountain Man and Gemma “Pocahontas” as we bring to life the frigid expanse of Ice Age North America.
Bring your vehicle for stops in eastern PA for the beauty of its destructive power. in the land. Huge torrents of meltwater created bizarre shapes in the rivers. The world’s largest ice sheet scoured the land, bulldozing a 3000+ mile long hill of glacial till. Great boulders were left as sentinels. Pristine glacial lakes and acid bogs. Paper flat outwash plains and dunes of glacial sand. Strange giant animals dominated the land and then vanished.
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Pocono Mountains Region, Pocono Mountains Region, Pennsylvania
We will explore a number of glacial features caused by advancing ice, meltwater and periglacial activity. We will also see a place where a great Ice Age animal met his end!
Duration: 8 hours
