Now this is really really cool! Russell Love sent along this map from 1882. Click to enlarge and zoom

Map was made in 1882 by the surveyors of the Vanderbilt new (never completed) South Pennsylvania Railroad and was definitely going to be built as a way to get to the P&LE alignment, which is today the bike trail and previously belonged to Vanderbilt.

Check it out! Google Earth has the ICV Trail crossing the Yough! How awesome is that. Those guys know their stuff, or maybe Nostradamus wrote something about it...

We had an awesome Trail Committee Meeting this evening. We've identified some key projects to complete for this year and appointed those responsible for spear heading those projects. We will be communicating the various volunteer opportunities as they come on line.

1. Ken will be working with DCNR on section 4 with Ed Callahan, head forester of the local DCNR office.
2. Roger P. and Lonzo will continue their work on section 5
3. I, Roger L., am responsible for delivery of the steel beams from Edinboro to begin to build the bridge over Indian Creek to connect sections 5 and 6. I have made some good contacts regarding loading and hauling of the beams, but if anyone else has contacts up that, please let me know.
4. We will complete the bridge tying in the Melcroft Spur with the main trail. I don't have info about that project on the site currently, but I will fix that.
5. Virgil will be working on finalizing the easements for sections 7 and 8. We also plan to have the trail completed all the way to SR 653 (completion of section 8), this year.
6. I will also be in easement discussions with Westmoreland Water Authority regarding section 11. After we get rolling on sections 5/6, I will focus my attention on this area.

Other good news is that we have secured various DCNR and Fayette County development grants to allow us to begin this work almost immediately. Some of these are matching grants, so we will be needing some fundraising also, which can be accomplished here.

When out enjoying the trail, please remember to wear your blaze. As a general rule of thumb, when the leaves turn color, it is always a good idea to wear blaze when in the woods. You can take the blaze back off when the leaves begin to bud again. While there is no hunting in the immediate vicinity of the trail, it is always smarter to have blaze than not.