Michael Hermann wrote about exploring the geography of Central Pennsylvania under the byline Lizard Tracks from1998-2000. The column was published by Knight-Ridder and the Centre Daily Times. Most of these articles are the published version, but in some cases, the original (submitted) article is posted here, unedited. Maps accompany most adventures.
Remember the maps are dated to the articles --- things may be different now.
There are some articles at the bottom of this list that were never published, or published in magazines or books not affiliated with the Lizard Tracks CDT column.
These are not chronological - instead they are grouped by activity: Hiking and/or Biking, Just Hiking or XC Skiing, Driving Tours, and Other Topics.
Hiking and/or Biking
Bald Knob Jeep Trail: Rothrock
Colerain, Brady & Kepler Roads: Spruce Creek to Pine Grove Mills: Rothrock
Collier Trail of Greenwood Furnace: Rothrock
Galbraith Gap: History of the Wildcatters: Rothrock
Little Flat Lookout Tower: Rothrock
Little Flat Tower: Trailhead Epicenter: Rothrock
Little Flat to Big Flat by Bike: Rothrock
Little Shingletown Road-Trail: Rothrock
Laurel Run Road: Boalsburg to Whipple Dam: Rothrock
Laurel Run & Greenlee Mountain Road Loop: Rothrock
Take the No-Name Trail: Rothrock
Panther of Rock Run: Black Moshannon
Penn Roosevelt SP: Rothrock
Pine Swamp Road: Rothrock
Pine Swamp Road Trails: Rothrock
Quehanna Wild Area: Black Moshannon
Rails-to-Trails Lower Trail
R3 IMBA Epic Ride: Rothrock SF
R3 The World isn't Flat, and neither is Pennsylvania: Rothrock
Scotia Barrens State Game Lands: Park Forest
Shingletown Gap's Sand Spring: Rothrock
Explore Shingletown Gap: Rothrock
Stone Valley Recreation Area
Take a hike (or bike) through the urban jungle (Lemont)
Tussey Mountain Trail: Rothrock
Tussey Mountain to Whipple Dam biking: Rothrock
John Wert Trail: a technical riders paradise: Rothrock
Just Hiking or XC Ski Trails
Allegheny Front Trail: Black Moshannon
Bear Meadows Natural Area: Rothrock
Big Valley Vista: rt 322 at Top of Seven Mountains
Detweiler Run Natural Area: Rothrock
Hawk Watch Platform by Greenwood Furnace
Indian Steps to the East: Crownover Trail
Indian Steps to the West
John Wert Path - Bear Meadows
Mid-State Trail: Big Flat to Little Flat - Rothrock
Mid-State Trail along Tussey Ridge
Millbrook Marsh: a source of water in an urban desert: Lemont
Mount Nittany gives birds-eye view of valley: Lemont
The 'other' Mount Nittany above Centre Hall: Bald Eagle
Stone Valley's Lake Perez at Night
Star Mill Trail - XC Ski: Black Moshannon
Toftree's Lair of the Ice Gods
Driving Tours
The Centre County Driving Tour
Overlooks Aplenty in Centre County
Historic Rattlesnake, Unionville & Julian Pikes
Penns View Overlook
Yost Run Road - the edge of Centre County
I-99, Centre's Regions Newest Trail
Sunday Drives in the Woods: Rothrock
Other Topics
The 32nd Annual Red Moshannon Downriver Race
ATV's have Trail Rights too
A new SUV in the Winter is no Substitute for Common Sense
Centre County Swimmin' Holes
Community Clean-Up Day in Centre County
Hunting and Hiking don't Mix
Lost Hikers Make Best of a Bad Situation
Planning for People: Centre Region Growth
Tussey Mountain Ski Patrol
Mt. Washington: Top of the World; Eastcoast Style
Various Rants & Ramblings not part of the Lizard Tracks series
Free Ride to Ride Free
Published in O2 Magazine (1999): Freeriding and Helmet Laws Suck visual articles: art? poetry? crap? You decide.
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