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:: Directions ::
From the NE extension to
Smith Road:
Go through the tunnel, take
the first exit, Rt. 209 to Lehighton. Take Rt. 209 South
into Jim Thorpe PA. Go past train station, bear right at
light, road turns left and you begin to leave town (post
office on the left). About 200 yards from light is Rt.
903, take the right going over the bridge. Road bears
left and then makes a sharp right, stay on Rt. 903 and
go 3 miles through the other side of town. As you leave
town you will notice the Jim Thorpe memorial on your
right. Go up the mountain about 5 miles and then road
levels off. On your right you will notice a
saloon/restaurant TB 903’s. From that spot you travel 4
miles up Rt. 903 until you make a left at Smith Road.
Just before Smith Rd. you will see a gas station on the
left, a sub shop Matson’s (sign on bldg. says Toni’s)
and Alpine Bakery, all on the left. After the bakery you
travel < ½ mile, Smith Rd. is on the left and the corner
has an auction house and auto garage.

From the North, off I-80 to
Smith Road:
From Rt. 80 you take the Blakeley exit
onto Rt. 115 traveling east and make a right on Rt. 903
south. Take this road approximately 12 miles. You will
pass Big Boulder/Split Rock lodge and Lake Harmony on
your right, about 1 miles on to the road. Proceed
another 7 miles and you will pass over RT. 476 the NE
extension. You will continue for about 2 miles making
the right onto Smith Rd. The road has two rights, the 1st
is an extreme right that enters you into Penn Forest
Township Landfill, the lazy right is Smith Road. From
there please refer to the above directions -
Getting to the house:

Getting to the house, from
Smith road to 38 Algonkin Dr. Pleasant Valley West:
After you make left, go .8
miles to first stop sign, make a right. Travel 1 mile to
entrance of Pleasant Valley West and make a right. The
road is winds and you will come upon an extreme sharp
left, ½ way through this turn you make a very sharp
right. You will see a log cabin, that is the entrance to
PVW, make the hard right. Pass the first two available
rights, 1st is entrance to lake and
playground, 2nd is Delaware Ave. (other side
of the lake) and proceed to Susquehana Dr. and turn
right. Follow Susquehana all the way till it dead ends
at a T. You will go through 4 stop signs. Take a left on
Algonkin Drive, my house is ½ mile on the left, the
third house on the left (until someone builds?) and is
clearly marked, tan with green shutters, garage and I
have a neighbor almost directly across from my drive.
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