> -----Original Message-----
> From: bayletterbox@juno.com [mailto:bayletterbox@juno.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 3:47 PM
> To: letterbox-usa-owner@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: "Nuts"
>
>
> please post, have had two emias posted to
> letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> returned as undeliveable.
> If I have the link wrong please advise. Thanks,
> Warren Remein, the bayboxer
> "NUTS"
>
> Placed 4/25/01 Post 7/02/01
> By: the Bayboxer
> Location: Metropolitan Park, Cleveland, Ohio
> Urban parkland
> Difficulty: easy to moderate
> Time: short walk
> P = footfall
>
> The luminous vision of an aged outdoorsman said, "Go to
> the Chalet". The
> doughty explorer was startled, but undaunted turned south on the Pearl
> Highway. Turning again on the valley parkway, the air was cool and
> everything was green. The entry to the Chalet was 1 1/2 miles south.
> Lifting a hand high to feel the breeze, the treasure
> -seeker walked back
> down the drive and across the road. The wind blew gently from
> the north.
> Turning into the wind and walking about 350 strides the tall traveler
> came to a curiously worked piece of metal at the side of the
> trail. The
> adventurer turned 120d to follow the sound of a trickle of
> water about 40
> p to the base of a ridge. Tracks of the whitetail led up the
> slope 50 P.
> The tracks followed the ridge 150d for 20 P. A small, furry, masked
> scavenger scurried away at 80d to the base of a large tree
> and vanished.
> Another 15 p on the breeze twirled iridescent dust around the northern
> fallen branch of a large oak, torn apart by the winds and storms.
> Following the warming breeze along the fallen log, suddenly
> all was very
> still.
> A sense of a missing piece of the puzzle in the silence made the
> explorer search among the fallen logs. Hidden inside a piece of the
> fallen tree was a message, the end of the vision, the beginning of an
> adventure.
>
> This is the first a letterbox series called "Emerald
> Necklace". This box
> is dedicated to a lifelong champion of the environment. The dedication
> can be found in the inside front cover of the journal. The inspiration
> came from finding an old fallen walnut tree along the river,
> and reading
> a Newsweek article in the Barbershop.
> Watch for bees, poison ivy (3 leafs, hairy rope),
> insects, and small
> animals in these woods. Be cautious retrieving hidden objects. Be
> prepared for the weather conditions, and take note of topography and
> landmarks which will return you to your starting point.
> The use of these clues is strictly at the readers own
> personal risk. The
> Bayboxer and Letterboxing North America accept no
> responsibility in the
> printing or publishing in electronic or written forms. There is no
> express or implied warrantee or guarantee of any kind with
> this letterbox
> clue.
> Do your best to leave no trace as you use this park.
> Take any trash with
> you and dispose of it properly. do not harm wildlife or any
> living thing,
> or disturb local geology, geography or watershed. Respect the world we
> live in and be a good steward. If you find trash , take it
> out with you
> and leave the woods and fields better than you find them.
> Remember this
> is for fun!
> - Bayboxer
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