SUSKY #1 LbNA #14276
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 6, 2010 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Scranton |
| County: | Susquehanna |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | O'Groovy  |
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| Found by: | Gargoyle18 |
| Last found: | Jul 22, 2011 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Sep 6, 2010 |
SUSKY #1 04/06/2005 REVISED: 06/29/12
In order to find this letterbox, you must first do some research. You need to find the route which connects the County Seats of Wyoming and Susquehanna counties. One of these counties was the home of Galusha A. Grow, sponsor of the Homestead Act in 1862.
The “target” Forest and Wildlife Preserve is found on the left about 5 ½ miles south from the northern County Seat’s courthouse (go south through traffic light for your correct route). This county seat was an important station on the Underground Railroad for many southern slaves heading to Canada trying to escape from their slaveholders in the 1800’s.
This preserve contains about 600 acres of climax forest, open fields, second growth woods, and several ponds and swamps. It protects the largest remaining area of old growth known in northeastern Pa. This type of mature forest covered much of the Northeast before the arrival of Columbus to the New World. In accordance with the effort to keep this forest undisturbed by outside influences, smoking, camping, camp fires, picnicking, and other similar activities are not permitted in the Preserve.
If you are traveling from the “other” county’s courthouse (go north one block to “T”, turn right & go one block, and turn left and you will be on the correct route), you will have to travel about 15.7 miles and look to the right to find the “target” Forest and Wildlife Preserve.
After you find the box and want to celebrate by “sticking around” for some homemade ice cream, head north to Antol’s Drive In on the left in SM across from the ball field, or, continuing north to the county seat, on Route 29N, stop at the Center for Anti-Slavery Studies on the left on Church Street; or how about lunch or dinner at the Inn at M------- at 458 S.Main St.
If you want to head south about 4.4 miles from the Preserve, have lunch or dinner at the Springville Café on the right; continue on for .2 mile on the left, read about Judge Jonathan Jasper Wright, first black lawyer in PA who was later appointed to the South Carolina Supreme Court during Reconstruction in 1870.
“WHERE IS THE LETTERBOX?” you might be screaming by now. At the parking lot, face north and walk toward the shelter, pick up a trail guide, and follow the blue & orange trail markers signs to the trail towards the forest.
You might notice the Charles Mills (he was a neat guy) bench on the right about 5 spaces before some "steps" through a stone wall. At these steps, start counting your paces (every time your left foot touches the ground(like a pedometer pace)). Follow down the trail along the stone wall which will be on your left.
When you reach about 150 paces into the trail (blue trail does off to the left towards the Ben Stone Observation Deck), look towards the beaver pond for yellow and orange marks on a slim tree, and to the right a splintered triple trunked Eastern hemlock tree with a recently fallen branch lying next to a log. Look closer, and you will see THE PRIZE YOU SEEK lying between the fallen branch and the log.
Use the log for a stool and desk. Stamp in and PLEASE seal and return the box and covering bark.
If you are in a hiking mood, there are 3 well-marked trails. The trails can be muddy at certain seasons. The YELLOW TRAIL continues for ¾ of a mile. The ORANGE TRAIL is 3 miles, and the BLUE TRAIL is 4.5 miles. Any trail you chose, you will see signs of many animals including beaver and deer, over 70 nesting bird species, and nine species of salamanders including the Spring, Two-lined and Four-toed Salamander.
BE ADVISED THAT THE POLICY OF THIS PRESERVE APPEARS TO BE: LET NATURE TAKE CARE OF FALLEN TREES AND BRANCHES ACROSS THE TRAILS.
Your circulation will be pumping on your return trip because it will be up hill. Remember, there is the Charles Mills bench at half way up or continue to the top of the hill to the shelter stop and rest before returning to your car.
HAPPY HUNTING AND WELCOME TO SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Placed by O’GROOVY 04/06/2005 REVISED 06/29/2012
In order to find this letterbox, you must first do some research. You need to find the route which connects the County Seats of Wyoming and Susquehanna counties. One of these counties was the home of Galusha A. Grow, sponsor of the Homestead Act in 1862.
The “target” Forest and Wildlife Preserve is found on the left about 5 ½ miles south from the northern County Seat’s courthouse (go south through traffic light for your correct route). This county seat was an important station on the Underground Railroad for many southern slaves heading to Canada trying to escape from their slaveholders in the 1800’s.
This preserve contains about 600 acres of climax forest, open fields, second growth woods, and several ponds and swamps. It protects the largest remaining area of old growth known in northeastern Pa. This type of mature forest covered much of the Northeast before the arrival of Columbus to the New World. In accordance with the effort to keep this forest undisturbed by outside influences, smoking, camping, camp fires, picnicking, and other similar activities are not permitted in the Preserve.
If you are traveling from the “other” county’s courthouse (go north one block to “T”, turn right & go one block, and turn left and you will be on the correct route), you will have to travel about 15.7 miles and look to the right to find the “target” Forest and Wildlife Preserve.
After you find the box and want to celebrate by “sticking around” for some homemade ice cream, head north to Antol’s Drive In on the left in SM across from the ball field, or, continuing north to the county seat, on Route 29N, stop at the Center for Anti-Slavery Studies on the left on Church Street; or how about lunch or dinner at the Inn at M------- at 458 S.Main St.
If you want to head south about 4.4 miles from the Preserve, have lunch or dinner at the Springville Café on the right; continue on for .2 mile on the left, read about Judge Jonathan Jasper Wright, first black lawyer in PA who was later appointed to the South Carolina Supreme Court during Reconstruction in 1870.
“WHERE IS THE LETTERBOX?” you might be screaming by now. At the parking lot, face north and walk toward the shelter, pick up a trail guide, and follow the blue & orange trail markers signs to the trail towards the forest.
You might notice the Charles Mills (he was a neat guy) bench on the right about 5 spaces before some "steps" through a stone wall. At these steps, start counting your paces (every time your left foot touches the ground(like a pedometer pace)). Follow down the trail along the stone wall which will be on your left.
When you reach about 150 paces into the trail (blue trail does off to the left towards the Ben Stone Observation Deck), look towards the beaver pond for yellow and orange marks on a slim tree, and to the right a splintered triple trunked Eastern hemlock tree with a recently fallen branch lying next to a log. Look closer, and you will see THE PRIZE YOU SEEK lying between the fallen branch and the log.
Use the log for a stool and desk. Stamp in and PLEASE seal and return the box and covering bark.
If you are in a hiking mood, there are 3 well-marked trails. The trails can be muddy at certain seasons. The YELLOW TRAIL continues for ¾ of a mile. The ORANGE TRAIL is 3 miles, and the BLUE TRAIL is 4.5 miles. Any trail you chose, you will see signs of many animals including beaver and deer, over 70 nesting bird species, and nine species of salamanders including the Spring, Two-lined and Four-toed Salamander.
BE ADVISED THAT THE POLICY OF THIS PRESERVE APPEARS TO BE: LET NATURE TAKE CARE OF FALLEN TREES AND BRANCHES ACROSS THE TRAILS.
Your circulation will be pumping on your return trip because it will be up hill. Remember, there is the Charles Mills bench at half way up or continue to the top of the hill to the shelter stop and rest before returning to your car.
HAPPY HUNTING AND WELCOME TO SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Placed by O’GROOVY 04/06/2005 REVISED 06/29/2012