Sunday, June 11, 2017

This is My Pennsylvania - Old Growth AQ 268597

 Start at this beautiful Susquehanna County Park.
And park here.
 Look for this little pavilion.
And head for this sign to its right.
 Come on, you know you want to do it...start singing Here Comes Peter Cottontail!
 Head into the cool woods filled with old growth.
When you reach the third blaze which has a flat stone in the trail beside it, take about a dozen more steps and look uphill. 
Please be aware that the blazes in this park seem to be very temporary so your blaze count number may be different than mine.  Just be sure to look for the flat rock in the trail to find the four trunk tree.
 Doesn't this look like a great spot for a letterbox?
 Good!  There is now one there!
 If you reach this little arrow blaze leading to a really mucky little spot in the trail, you have gone too far.
Old Growth 

Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Green Man #3 AQ 279951

 The John Turn Farm is located on the east side of River Road, 1.8 miles south of US RT 209 or 6 miles northeast of Shawnee on Delaware in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, PA.
 Look for this little trail on the left side of the restrooms.
Take about 20 steps and look to your left to see three hemlock trees in a row and to your right there should be five hemlock trees.   There is a single tree behind the fifth hemlock tree.
Find the box, then go back and look around at the picturesque ruins of the old farm.

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth




 Bergdoll Estate Ruins, home of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
 The springhouse at the Bergdoll Estate.
 Take a break!
 Uh, oh, a tree is laying across the trail.
 This is a unique looking tree, we will have to remember it.
 Cross the brook.
 Come to the T in the road, the right side leads downhill to the Valley Creek, turn left and walk to these trees.
 Does that look like a horse at the base of this tree?

Monday, April 17, 2017

The Empty Basket Series - Hearts and Flowers

1.5 miles up gravel road to the snowmobile trail at Oaks Road and Lycoming Trail.
Cross the road.
Pass a large three trunk tree on the left side of the trail.
Pass the second red blaze on the right side.
20 steps off trail after the second red blaze, note the two trunk tree.
Box is behind the tree, between its toes.