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Written Confession: A Creepy Night in the Allegheny National Forest
The following written confession was submitted via email: Two years ago in fall of 2022, I went backpacking in the Allegheny National Forest with a couple of buddies of mine... all of us being lifetime outdoor enthusiasts, all of us with some degree of military experience, and two of us with law enforcement experience ... I say that because I would like to think at least that we were three pretty tough guys with lots of wood experience and shouldn't get easily shaken…