A visit to the “1000 Steps” in Mt Union, PA

On April 6 some friends and I made our first trip of the year to the thousand steps in Mt Union, Pennsylvania. The steps were built in the early 1900s by miners who wanted to make their daily climb to the quarry a bit easier.

For an office-dweller like me, the first time up the steps usually means three or four days of aching legs, but the good views and the sense of accomplishment you get from the climb make it worth it. Two years ago I visited the 1000 steps for the first time and made an informational video that gives some of the history of the area. Click on thumbnail to the right to check it out.