Enjoy! Susquehanna County (SGL 236) Traditional Cache
Enjoy! Susquehanna County (SGL 236)
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This cache is located on State Gamelands 236, so please wear your
fluorescent orange during hunting seasons! The total hike for this
cache is .40 mile, but be prepared for some bushwhacking and swampy
areas, especially at the cache site itself. As you approach GZ, a
keen eye will reveal that you are crossing a "deer highway" used by
local wildlife to circumnavigate the swamp. No wonder Whistler used
to come here even as a boy to enjoy, enjoy the beautiful forest of
NEPA with his dad!
Manny Gordon, the retired Lackawanna County district forester
famous for his urging to "Enjoy, enjoy" Northeast Pennsylvania's
great outdoors, passed away on July 23, 2009 at the age of 97. He
will always be remembered by his many friends for his unfailing
cheerfulness, his sense of humor and his enduring love of nature.
Mr. Gordon, who attended Penn State from 1931 to 1935, was one of
the university's oldest living alumni. After graduation, he went to
work for the state Bureau of Forestry, where he was in charge of
1.2 million acres of forest in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna,
Wayne and Wyoming counties. His duties included supervision of
conservation, fire prevention, fire control, tree planting and
public relations. Other accomplishments that Manny was proud of
included his work with the Civilian Conservation Corps during the
Great Depression, and his command of prisoner of war forestry camps
in Europe during World War II.
Mr. Gordon's catchphrase, "Enjoy, enjoy," was born one day when he
was making a short trip to Wysox to deliver a speech. Mr. Gordon
was driving along Route 6 and stopped at a lookout point in
Wyalusing, Bradford County. As he stood on rocks high above the
Susquehanna River he exclaimed, "You can really enjoy, enjoy this
view." He got so excited he repeated the word twice.
Most of us fondly recall Manny and his unique and energetic
directive to "ENJOY, ENJOY the Great Outdoors". This call to nature
still rings true in the minds of many residents of Northeast
Pennsylvania, and there is no doubt this is a sentiment that
geocachers in particular embrace in the pursuit of their hobby.
With this in mind, the members of NEPAG (Northeast Pennsylvania
Geocachers) have created a series of geocaches in honor of Manny
Gordon's lifetime of environmental awareness and protection by
memorializing his legendary call to get out and ENJOY, ENJOY!!! the
forests and woodlands of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Vg sryy!