THE GREAT TREE ADVENTURE
Where: Wallingford Ct.
Number of boxes : 3
Placed by Butterfly on April 10, 2002
Hike Distance : under 2 miles
Difficulty : An Easy lollipop with one steep climb.

** Directions : from I91- traveling to the north, exit 14 onto Woodhouse Ave [rt. 150 ] Turn left and at the first traffic light, turn right [Airline Rd.] At the next traffic light, turn right onto Center Street and proceed over I91, and then the railroad tracks and pass the Veteran Memorial soccer fields. Turn right at the next road [North Branford Rd.] and then right again very soon onto Tyler Mill Road. [hard to see the road sign.] Park in the parking lot just to your left.
**from I91 -traveling to the south, exit 14 [Center St ] turn left and proceed over I91 and rail road tracks and pass the Veteran Memorial Fields. Turn right at the next road [North Branford Rd ] and right again very soon onto Tyler Mill Road ~~[hard to see the road sign.] Park in the parking lot just to you left.
                       The GREAT TREE HIKE
Orange is the fashion color in season.
This hike is in the Tyler Mill Open Space Area,  on the other side of the Muddy River from the Morris Rock Vista Hike . On this hike there are many lovely GREAT TREES, It is a hike for all seasons. Spring finds the land painted creamy white with Dutchman's Britches and other wildflowers. Summer finds the hawks soaring with children's kites. Bikers and horses also use the trails. Winter snows bring out the snowshoes and cross country skis.
Begin the hike by walking west on the paved road and notice the first GREAT TREES are the sugar maples on your right. Off on the left is the Muddy River that bisects the Tyler Mill Open Space.
Soon a trap rock ridge becomes evident on your right.. Watch for a heap of pavement on the right opposite a small cleared parking space. This is the start of the blue trail and a blue blaze is faintly showing on a hunk of pavement in the pile. Turn right into the woods and begin a gentle climb into a hemlock grove. Cross over an unmarked path and continue on the blue trail, dipping down and coming to a 'Y' intersection with a red trail. There is a  GREAT three sister OAK TREE at the intersection on your right. Turn left continuing on the blue trail that has now joined up with the red. Proceed up hill twisting and turning through a Cedar grove coming out of the grove as the Red trail meets another trail going right into a field. At this intersection, turn back into the woods going left uphill on the red blazed trail. Soon two more GREAT TREES come into view. Notice the GREAT BEECH TREE on your left and the GREAT sugar MAPLE TREE on your right. The best is yet to come !! Climb a short steep hill traveled by many bikers, and at the top pass by an unmarked trail on your right .  Now notice several GREAT TREES on your left, but the GREAT WOLF BEECH TREE on the left is the one to find. Take time to look at this 'living' Totem Pole and think of all it has seen. According to the Park Nature Book, the many 'babies' around this Wolf tree have not grown from seeds, but are true clones coming up from the GREAT Tree's  roots. Stand with your back to the Wolf Tree and take a reading of 320 degrees. Follow that about 10 feet off trail to a Cedar tree. the GREAT WOLF TREE letterbox treasure is there. Stamp in and carefully seal and hide again.
Return back to the Red trail and retrace back about 50 feet to the unmarked trail now on your left. It is well traveled and goes up in a NE direction , soon going steeply down. At the bottom of the hill watch carefully and turn right [east] onto an unmarked trail --just before a white blazed trail.  On this unmarked trail notice a field is on your left. Soon the trail crossed over a stone wall and now take notice of the trap rock hill on your right. The trail curves right and then crosses the stone wall again. go right about six big steps along the wall and find the Trap Rock Hill Letterbox in a rock hole along the side of the wall covered by a rock with a "handle" Stamp in and place the box carefully back. Continue up hill through the woods and meet up with the Red trail again. Turn left, east, and soon notice your old friends the GREAT TREES , now on opposite sides of the trail !! When the Red trail meets the junction at the field, turn left now out into the open field. Enjoy the views of the soccer fields below and a great place to fly kites. Look for the Go Fly A Kite Letter box by walking left into the field and left along the woods about 22 paces to large quartz rock. The Treasure is south of the bolder at the feet of a GREAT PINE TREE . Stamp in and carefully return the box to it's hiding place. Return to the Red/Blue Trail and proceed down through the Cedar grove to the intersection where the GREAT three Sister OAK TREE stands and turn right, south onto the blue trail and back to the park road then left to your car. I hope you have enjoyed the GREAT TREES of Tyler Mill.

----- Original Message -----

From: Joseph L. Sperrazza

To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:31 AM

Subject: [LbNA] new boxes

                       THE GREAT TREE ADVENTURE
Where: Wallingford Ct.
Number of boxes : 3
Placed by Butterfly on April 10, 2002
Hike Distance : under 2 miles
Difficulty : An Easy lollipop with one steep climb.

** Directions : from I91- traveling to the north, exit 14 onto Woodhouse Ave [rt. 150 ] Turn left and at the first traffic light, turn right [Airline Rd.] At the next traffic light, turn right onto Center Street and proceed over I91, and then the railroad tracks and pass the Veteran Memorial soccer fields. Turn right at the next road [North Branford Rd.] and then right again very soon onto Tyler Mill Road. [hard to see the road sign.] Park in the parking lot just to your left.
**from I91 -traveling to the south, exit 14 [Center St ] turn left and proceed over I91 and rail road tracks and pass the Veteran Memorial Fields. Turn right at the next road [North Branford Rd ] and right again very soon onto Tyler Mill Road ~~[hard to see the road sign.] Park in the parking lot just to you left.
                       The GREAT TREE HIKE
Orange is the fashion color in season.
This hike is in the Tyler Mill Open Space Area,  on the other side of the Muddy River from the Morris Rock Vista Hike . On this hike there are many lovely GREAT TREES, It is a hike for all seasons. Spring finds the land painted creamy white with Dutchman's Britches and other wildflowers. Summer finds the hawks soaring with children's kites. Bikers and horses also use the trails. Winter snows bring out the snowshoes and cross country skis.
Begin the hike by walking west on the paved road and notice the first GREAT TREES are the sugar maples on your right. Off on the left is the Muddy River that bisects the Tyler Mill Open Space.
Soon a trap rock ridge becomes evident on your right.. Watch for a heap of pavement on the right opposite a small cleared parking space. This is the start of the blue trail and a blue blaze is faintly showing on a hunk of pavement in the pile. Turn right into the woods and begin a gentle climb into a hemlock grove. Cross over an unmarked path and continue on the blue trail, dipping down and coming to a 'Y' intersection with a red trail. There is a  GREAT three sister OAK TREE at the intersection on your right. Turn left continuing on the blue trail that has now joined up with the red. Proceed up hill twisting and turning through a Cedar grove coming out of the grove as the Red trail meets another trail going right into a field. At this intersection, turn back into the woods going left uphill on the red blazed trail. Soon two more GREAT TREES come into view. Notice the GREAT BEECH TREE on your left and the GREAT sugar MAPLE TREE on your right. The best is yet to come !! Climb a short steep hill traveled by many bikers, and at the top pass by an unmarked trail on your right .  Now notice several GREAT TREES on your left, but the GREAT WOLF BEECH TREE on the left is the one to find. Take time to look at this 'living' Totem Pole and think of all it has seen. According to the Park Nature Book, the many 'babies' around this Wolf tree have not grown from seeds, but are true clones coming up from the GREAT Tree's  roots. Stand with your back to the Wolf Tree and take a reading of 320 degrees. Follow that about 10 feet off trail to a Cedar tree. the GREAT WOLF TREE letterbox treasure is there. Stamp in and carefully seal and hide again.
Return back to the Red trail and retrace back about 50 feet to the unmarked trail now on your left. It is well traveled and goes up in a NE direction , soon going steeply down. At the bottom of the hill watch carefully and turn right [east] onto an unmarked trail --just before a white blazed trail.  On this unmarked trail notice a field is on your left. Soon the trail crossed over a stone wall and now take notice of the trap rock hill on your right. The trail curves right and then crosses the stone wall again. go right about six big steps along the wall and find the Trap Rock Hill Letterbox in a rock hole along the side of the wall covered by a rock with a "handle" Stamp in and place the box carefully back. Continue up hill through the woods and meet up with the Red trail again. Turn left, east, and soon notice your old friends the GREAT TREES , now on opposite sides of the trail !! When the Red trail meets the junction at the field, turn left now out into the open field. Enjoy the views of the soccer fields below and a great place to fly kites. Look for the Go Fly A Kite Letter box by walking left into the field and left along the woods about 22 paces to large quartz rock. The Treasure is south of the bolder at the feet of a GREAT PINE TREE . Stamp in and carefully return the box to it's hiding place. Return to the Red/Blue Trail and proceed down through the Cedar grove to the intersection where the GREAT three Sister OAK TREE stands and turn right, south onto the blue trail and back to the park road then left to your car. I hope you have enjoyed the GREAT TREES of Tyler Mill.

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-----Original Message-----
From: BB [mailto:bburk@harbornet.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 12:05 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] new boxes

Please include state abbreviation in subject line

----- Original Message -----

From: Joseph L. Sperrazza

To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:31 AM

Subject: [LbNA] new boxes

                       THE GREAT TREE ADVENTURE
Where: Wallingford Ct.
Number of boxes : 3
Placed by Butterfly on April 10, 2002
Hike Distance : under 2 miles
Difficulty : An Easy lollipop with one steep climb.

** Directions : from I91- traveling to the north, exit 14 onto Woodhouse Ave [rt. 150 ] Turn left and at the first traffic light, turn right [Airline Rd.] At the next traffic light, turn right onto Center Street and proceed over I91, and then the railroad tracks and pass the Veteran Memorial soccer fields. Turn right at the next road [North Branford Rd.] and then right again very soon onto Tyler Mill Road. [hard to see the road sign.] Park in the parking lot just to your left.
**from I91 -traveling to the south, exit 14 [Center St ] turn left and proceed over I91 and rail road tracks and pass the Veteran Memorial Fields. Turn right at the next road [North Branford Rd ] and right again very soon onto Tyler Mill Road ~~[hard to see the road sign.] Park in the parking lot just to you left.
                       The GREAT TREE HIKE
Orange is the fashion color in season.
This hike is in the Tyler Mill Open Space Area,  on the other side of the Muddy River from the Morris Rock Vista Hike . On this hike there are many lovely GREAT TREES, It is a hike for all seasons. Spring finds the land painted creamy white with Dutchman's Britches and other wildflowers. Summer finds the hawks soaring with children's kites. Bikers and horses also use the trails. Winter snows bring out the snowshoes and cross country skis.
Begin the hike by walking west on the paved road and notice the first GREAT TREES are the sugar maples on your right. Off on the left is the Muddy River that bisects the Tyler Mill Open Space.
Soon a trap rock ridge becomes evident on your right.. Watch for a heap of pavement on the right opposite a small cleared parking space. This is the start of the blue trail and a blue blaze is faintly showing on a hunk of pavement in the pile. Turn right into the woods and begin a gentle climb into a hemlock grove. Cross over an unmarked path and continue on the blue trail, dipping down and coming to a 'Y' intersection with a red trail. There is a  GREAT three sister OAK TREE at the intersection on your right. Turn left continuing on the blue trail that has now joined up with the red. Proceed up hill twisting and turning through a Cedar grove coming out of the grove as the Red trail meets another trail going right into a field. At this intersection, turn back into the woods going left uphill on the red blazed trail. Soon two more GREAT TREES come into view. Notice the GREAT BEECH TREE on your left and the GREAT sugar MAPLE TREE on your right. The best is yet to come !! Climb a short steep hill traveled by many bikers, and at the top pass by an unmarked trail on your right .  Now notice several GREAT TREES on your left, but the GREAT WOLF BEECH TREE on the left is the one to find. Take time to look at this 'living' Totem Pole and think of all it has seen. According to the Park Nature Book, the many 'babies' around this Wolf tree have not grown from seeds, but are true clones coming up from the GREAT Tree's  roots. Stand with your back to the Wolf Tree and take a reading of 320 degrees. Follow that about 10 feet off trail to a Cedar tree. the GREAT WOLF TREE letterbox treasure is there. Stamp in and carefully seal and hide again.
Return back to the Red trail and retrace back about 50 feet to the unmarked trail now on your left. It is well traveled and goes up in a NE direction , soon going steeply down. At the bottom of the hill watch carefully and turn right [east] onto an unmarked trail --just before a white blazed trail.  On this unmarked trail notice a field is on your left. Soon the trail crossed over a stone wall and now take notice of the trap rock hill on your right. The trail curves right and then crosses the stone wall again. go right about six big steps along the wall and find the Trap Rock Hill Letterbox in a rock hole along the side of the wall covered by a rock with a "handle" Stamp in and place the box carefully back. Continue up hill through the woods and meet up with the Red trail again. Turn left, east, and soon notice your old friends the GREAT TREES , now on opposite sides of the trail !! When the Red trail meets the junction at the field, turn left now out into the open field. Enjoy the views of the soccer fields below and a great place to fly kites. Look for the Go Fly A Kite Letter box by walking left into the field and left along the woods about 22 paces to large quartz rock. The Treasure is south of the bolder at the feet of a GREAT PINE TREE . Stamp in and carefully return the box to it's hiding place. Return to the Red/Blue Trail and proceed down through the Cedar grove to the intersection where the GREAT three Sister OAK TREE stands and turn right, south onto the blue trail and back to the park road then left to your car. I hope you have enjoyed the GREAT TREES of Tyler Mill.

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so sorry
Of course I forgot the Ct. in the subject line.
thanks for the reminder--ssss  How can I correct it now since it has
already been sent.??  It does say it is in Wallingford Ct.  anyway I was
half right ! Wonder how I got my name ???
B'fly


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