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The Furnace in the preceding post stands along Schull Run about 1/3 mile upstream from the Allegheny River. It is about 150-200 yards downstream from Freedom Falls. The falls are about 50 feet wide and 25 feet tall.



Here's a shot of the falls from the furnace. I was standing on the end of the Mill Race:



Here's a view of the furnace from the creek, showing both tuyeres:



This area is open to public hunting, but there isn't a lot of feed here in these hemlocks to attract deer, even though it's a beautiful area...



...so I moved to another spot about 2 miles away, near some abandoned farms. As you know, Venango County has some wild and wooly creatures. Fortunately, there are warning signs along the dirt roads:





The small print at the bottom of this one warns you to avoid making eye contact:

Keith: Stunning photography of Penn's woods in winter, thank you for that. Gorgeous furnace shots too, makes me want to go pick up my smokestick and walk those hemlocks again. You know, I grew up not far from those very pretty falls and yet I'd never even heard of them until the last couple of years. Venango county didn't have much of a skunk-ape problem when I was growing up there. Must be yet another wave of immigrants?

wonderful thread and photography...thank you...

Lloyd, all of those pics were taken with my cell phone camera. I'd like to go back and take some more with a better camera. But it might be tough to get there on an equally beautiful day... a bright sunny 15 degree winter morning in Pennsylvania with a couple inches of fresh powder snow. That whole Rockland-Kennerdell area is just full of gorgeous scenery. I've hunted this area for a lot of years, and like you, I never knew about the falls or furnace. Here's a couple more:





And there are a lot more pics here in this link that show the area when it has really frozen solid! Also some views of the Rockland Tunnel which is at the head of the Alleghany River Trail, which is just a short way down the road from the Falls.

https://www.interestingpennsylvania.com/2016/03/freedom-falls-rockland-furnace-and.html

This is why Flintlock Deer Season is my absolute favorite time of the year. Most days, you never see another person until you are driving home in the dark. Every time out is wonderful whether you get a deer or not.

Cellphone photography has clearly come a very long way as those shots are simply beautiful. Mind you, I'm biased towards the hardwood forrests of my youth. Yea, I've always enjoyed the post Christmas muzzle-stuffer season back there when I could. Beautiful time to be out and about.