Winter Safety on PA State Forest Roads

Pennsylvania state forests and parks are amazing resources at any time of the year. The peacefulness, solitude, and remoteness seems to alleviate some of life's burdens. At the same time, during the winter, those traits present additional dangers. Winter safety on PA state forest and certain park roads is of paramount importance as many of these roads are largely unmaintained for vehicular...

Winter Car Survival Kit Checklist

The U.S. National Weather Service Pittsburgh, PA recently posted a winter car survival kit checklist. Because The Hub's readers enjoy the outdoors year-round, we thought it would be a good idea to draft a quick article with the items included on the list: Jumper cables Flashlights First Aid Kit Food Water Basic toolkit Pet supplies Radio Cat litter or sand (traction) Shovel Ice scraper Clothes...