Fossils are especially noticeable near the Turkey Path, in Leonard Harrison State Park and in the creek itself. The highway bridge along RT. 6 is pretty in all seasons. We pass under it. The “Blue Moon” at pre-dawn one morning at the confluence of Pine Creek and Marsh Creek. Mile 8.0 (Mile 8.0) South of the highway bridge, we get our first look at Pine Creek. Pine Creek and Marsh Creek merge and head south. This is a particularly tranquil section of the Pine Creek Trail. Look for eagles in this area. The long row of pines on the other side of Pine Creek often hosts sitting eagles while they watch for fish in the creek. An adult eagle at Darling Run. There will often be Canada geese here, too. On occasion, there will be fly fishermen in the creek. Pine Creek is well …show more content…
Just north of the train station is a brown wooden marker identifying “Cole Furman Run.” Stop just north of this marker in the first open area, where there are few trees between the trail and Pine Creek. The opposite shore should be clearly visible now. An eaglet in the Darling Run eagle nest. Across the creek, on the creek flat, is a large white pine tree mixed among other deciduous trees. It is quite a ways away. About two thirds up the pine tree will be the large nest. The nest has been in this location for years. Each year the adult eagles add new materials to the nest in order to ready it for raising a new family. That’s why the nest is so large. Eels are another interesting resident of the Pine Creek Gorge. The American eel is a skinny, long, fishlike creature with a fused dorsal fin. Although they look snakelike, they are harmless. Eels used to migrate yearly from the Chesapeake Bay but have been blocked by the large dams on the Susquehanna River. Young eels were captured below the dams and transported here to continue their life span in these home waters. Eels are hosts for mussels which help purify the waters of Pine