Storrs,CT; New Letterbox
Storrs,CT; New Letterbox
I'm trying the suggestion of coping and pasting my Letterbox to the site. I'm also sending an attachment in case it doesn't work. I tend to spend a lot of time on my clues and to put them into a form that lets other boxers know exactly what to expect. If I were more computer literate, I would post them to my own site . I may try that in the future so that all my Hike It or Bike It clues are together. Here goes.
Bill & Craig
DENDROLOGY 101 LETTERBOX:
STORRS, CONNECTICUT
-HIKE IT OR BIKE IT-
Planted: May 5, 2002
Length: Dairy Bar to Letterbox; 3 miles: .3 miles back to Dairy Bar.
Visitors Center to Letterbox; mile
With a campus map you can start just about anywhere along the tour route I made up.
Difficulty: Easy. Paved sidewalks throughout the campus.
Directions: From I84, take exit 68. Head South down Route 195 to Storrs, CT and the UCONN
Campus. As you head down the hill into the campus, youll pass by the Towers Dorms on
your right, then the yellow Dairy Barn on your left. Normally you would take a left after
passing the Agricultural Biotechnology Building also on the left. However, at present they
are adding on to it, so you take the next left and proceed down the road, taking another left at the White Building. This brings you to the Dairy Bar parking lot. If you wish to shorten your journey to the Letterbox, you may park near the Visitors Center or simply pick up a campus map from there before you get started. To get to the Visitors Center, continue down Route 195 until you come to North Eagleville Road and take a right. You will see plenty of campus signs directing you to the Visitors Center.
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Note: Parking is tight on campus, especially during the semester. Weekends are better. There is a
parking garage near the Visitors Center, but parking at the Dairy Bar is free, although there is a time limit during the weekdays. All the buildings on campus have blue signs in front of them with there names. The campus map is excellent and is also displayed
on blue sign boards throughout the campus.
Dendrology is the scientific study of trees. As a Forestry and Wildlife major at the University of Connecticut, I had to learn how to identify trees and shrubs from their leaves, buds, bark and even their smell. This allowed me to be able to identify trees in the middle of winter. As the years have progressed however, I find myself having a harder time identifying the tree species. So, in order to refresh my memory, what better way then to devise a Letterbox that identifies trees and shrubs along the route to the Letterbox. If you have kids, theyll love to learn the tree names. Ive also devised the clues to reach the Letterbox, as a tour of the campus and its buildings.
Note: The campus has been adding new buildings left and right and will be continuing to do so for years to
come, so detours may spring up every now and then. Ill try to update these clues as often as possible
when new buildings arise or old ones are torn down. This includes the trees. Enjoy the beauty of
UCONN. GO HUSKIES!
Starting from the Southeast corner of the White Building, find the American Sycamore tree (no tag). Head South between the Young Building (College of Agriculture) and the Ratcliffe Hicks Building, passing by a Crab Apple tree (tag #2065) on your right.