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IamSauerKraut t1_jc8zqi4 wrote

Reply to comment by Allemaengel in Morgantown, Pa: Thoughts on a place to live for Outdoorsy people? by SLPallday

Seems every time someone asks about some place in PA, someone has to chime in with "ya gotta go to Jim Thorpe!" No one asked about Jim Thorpe! They asked specifically about Morgantown! Makes me hate Jim Thorpe. What an overrated fn place.

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Allemaengel t1_jc9ptuh wrote

JFC, relax dude. OP asked specifically about mountain biking and kayaking and Lehigh Gorge State Park's Lehigh River is specifically well-known for it''s whitewater rafting and kayaking in the eastern half of the state as well as a lot of trail for cycling.

It was strictly to help OP and give them an eastern PA alternatives since tell me how much scenic kayaking and mountain biking is there in Morgantown?

Otherwise, I wouldn't have generally even mentioned it since it's not exactly like we need additional tourists here.

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IamSauerKraut t1_jcafx2w wrote

Jim Thorpe, Jim Thorpe, Jim Thorpe, Jim fn Thorpe.

When will they return his body to his family?

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Allemaengel t1_jcajlas wrote

You're preaching the choir there, dude. No argument there.

I've wanted that to happen for his tribe's sake a long time now and for the town to go back to it's original name of Mauch Chunk.

I also think the downtown is overrated, the parking's terrible, we get too many tourists, and the borough's mayor and council are kind of incompetent.

However, the surrounding region's parks are outstanding and it's a nice area to live outside of JT.

I can't think of any town a hundred plus miles from me that I'd spend time hating on though.

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