Bonus: Nine Kitties

BONUS: NINE KITTIES

Coordinates 40.463088, -75.900358

Clues for Nine Kitties are contained in Five Kitties.

Walk back towards the parking area from Five Kitties and you will see this open clearing on your right.  

 The clearing is bordered on one side by the railroad tracks.

 Go to the pine tree which kind of stands by itself in the center of the clearing.

 When you reach the pine, make a left turn through two beautiful trees which look as though they have a path through the middle of them.  You should then see a two trunked pine tree a few feet into the woods.

 The two trunked tree is to the left side of the wooded area.

 Check out its back side for Nine Kitties. 

Nine Kitties

Green Man #4

 Head to this new little park which has the added bonus of being a non-hunting area
.  The driveway to the parking area is a little hard to see so when you are driving down the appropriate road, do it slowly.  The trail map on the kiosk is not updated, you can either use the map below or keep your fingers crossed that there is a map in the mapbox.  There HAVE been maps available each time I have been to this park.

 Go behind the gate, starting on the blue trail.

 You will very shortly see the orange trail with very faded blazes breaking off to the right side of the trail.  Take it!

 If you pas this ginormous tree, very quickly, and then the ginormous stump, in another five minutes, you will know you are on the correct trail.

 As you make a right hand turn on the trail, you might notice this large fallen tree touching the left side of the trail.  Don't go that far!!!

 Standing on the curve in the trail, note the double orange blaze behind you and then see the V tree with the fallen tree about ten feet behind it.

You should actually note three V trees although the one on the left is hard to distinguish as a V tree from the trail.  There will be a faint deer trail leading back through them.  You will have a better view of the fallen log when you are standing between the two Vs in the back of this picture.

 View from the V tree that is the furthest to the left. This is the one that is hard to distinguish as a V tree from the trail. 

The fallen tree was once a V tree.  Go to what would be the root end, if there was a root, and check out a little hidey hole about six feet from the end of the tree.

To return to your car, you can continue on the orange blazed trail, passing over the pipeline and then take the purple blazed trail to the left.  This will take you out to the gravel road which leads to the meditation areas and the old buildings in the park.  The day that I placed this box, the pipeline was being worked on and it was not possible to walk over it due to the mud and ditches.  If the pipeline is passable, this would be a good way to return,  It is only a little further to walk and it is a lot more scenic.

Please be very secretive about looking for this box, this is a brand new park and as far as I know, it must be difficult to get permission to place boxes here as there are no geocaches.  There is no smoking allowed in the park and although dogs are allowed, they MUST be leashed.  Please do not abuse any of these.

Stained Glass #4

 Back right corner of this picture is a tree with rocks at its base.

 View of the church from the hiding spot. 

  Church office is across the street.

Most of the grave stones were unreadable, this was one of the more interesting stones.  Badly in need of cleaning.

 Memorial plaque above the front church door. 

The Girl in the Moon

Total hike is about a mile and a half on a rocky but level trail.

 Park in this brand new convenient parking lot!  Several horses and buggies went by the day I was there and as I enjoyed watching them, the drivers all waved to me.  I gave them the courtesy of not taking their pictures as I waved back. 

 Take the stone path from the parking lot into the woods and walk till you see the trailmarker below.

Take the Compass Quarry trail (yellow arrows) to the right.

Walk about a quarter of a mile following the yellow blazes and arrows and begin to notice the landmarks below.  You will see lots of Pooh bear trees, the one below is on the left.

BIG rock formation, I think this is quartz.

Chopped down tree touching the trail on the right.

Blazed Y tree touching the trail on the right.

Root end of another tree touching the trail on the right.

Rock in the trail itself, now pay attention, you are getting close.

Monument of some sort, there was no writing that I could discern on it but I am sure it has some historical value or they wouldn't have marked it with the symbolic metal post.  Stop here.

Look into the woods, 18 steps off trail at the downed tree.  

 See it?

 OK, now walk to it and look under the root end.  The Girl in the Moon has taken up living here.  Please use only blue ink.

If you go here, pay attention!  The day I placed this, I also found two other boxes along this same trail.  In my letterboxing history, I have now found 16 boxes in this preserve.

This is My Pennsylvania - Deer

 Park at the little parking area right after the western entrance to this park and road walk to the western trailhead for the Middle Ridge trail.

 Begin your climb but don't be discouraged, it is steep but it doesn't last long.

 

Be sure to stick to the red blazed trail.  There is a grassy trail that intersects and while it is tempting, it won't lead you to your box.

 Red blazes, red blazes, stick to the red blazes

 Oh, look, more red blazes.

 When you see these two trees with double red blazes on the left side of the trail, look across the trail.

 Look for this V tree with the decayed backside.

 Back side of the tree, see the little box tucked into the decay?

 If you reach this lovely tree, you have gone too far.  Turn around and backtrack a little.