Lehigh Gorge LbNA #18975
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | White Haven |
| County: | Carbon |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | PA Maple Leaf  |
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| Found by: | The Nature Lady |
| Last found: | Aug 31, 2014 |
| Status: | FFFF |
| Last edited: | Aug 29, 2005 |
"Lehigh Gorge State Park is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks, and is in Luzerne and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania. The park follows the Lehigh River from the outlet of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Francis E. Walter Dam at the northern end, to the town of Jim Thorpe at the southern end of the park. The deep gorge, steep walls and thick vegetation, rock outcroppings and many waterfalls characterize the entire park." -PA DCNR
more info here:http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/lehighgorge.aspx
This trip will take about 3 hours if you plan on doing just the portion of the trail the box is located on, with a bike.If you plan on doing the whole trail with a bike, or walking plan on a day trip. You will bike south from Whitehaven.
Start Biking South At Whitehaven. Follow the path for a bit. Keep an good eye out to the left side of the path. After a bit, you may notice an old stone structure. This is a lock. You don't need to go into it, although you may want to, it is definetly cool. Remember what it looks like, you are going to be looking for another one a little ways on. Continue following the path keeping an eye on you left for a little until you reach another larger lock, which is also on your left. This lock is a bit bigger than the previous. There is a dark blue gravel path, which is lined with trees leading down the hill towards the lock. If you walk down into the lock, there is a tree stump in the middle of the close ends, that looks down the corridor of the lock. If you stand next to a tree stump, facing forward, looking into the lock, with the bike path to your right, a path to the upper part of the lock on your left, and a trail behind you leading down to the river, you can bear 300* to an old stone wall. There are several holes. Choose the cubby on the leftish side above the large rock in the wall, and to the right of a flat rock, reach inside and to your left. Two flat stones cover the box.
Note that this is a busy area, and to please be careful when retrieving and replacing the box that no one sees you.
more info here:http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/lehighgorge.aspx
This trip will take about 3 hours if you plan on doing just the portion of the trail the box is located on, with a bike.If you plan on doing the whole trail with a bike, or walking plan on a day trip. You will bike south from Whitehaven.
Start Biking South At Whitehaven. Follow the path for a bit. Keep an good eye out to the left side of the path. After a bit, you may notice an old stone structure. This is a lock. You don't need to go into it, although you may want to, it is definetly cool. Remember what it looks like, you are going to be looking for another one a little ways on. Continue following the path keeping an eye on you left for a little until you reach another larger lock, which is also on your left. This lock is a bit bigger than the previous. There is a dark blue gravel path, which is lined with trees leading down the hill towards the lock. If you walk down into the lock, there is a tree stump in the middle of the close ends, that looks down the corridor of the lock. If you stand next to a tree stump, facing forward, looking into the lock, with the bike path to your right, a path to the upper part of the lock on your left, and a trail behind you leading down to the river, you can bear 300* to an old stone wall. There are several holes. Choose the cubby on the leftish side above the large rock in the wall, and to the right of a flat rock, reach inside and to your left. Two flat stones cover the box.
Note that this is a busy area, and to please be careful when retrieving and replacing the box that no one sees you.