"The Missing Rings" Letterbox

Planted by The Tree Fairy and Chester Copperpot on
August 3, 2002 at Stanley Park in Westfield, MA
(Hampden County)

Time: I can be done in an hour, but the park is so
beautiful you might want to stay all day!

Terrain difficulty: Easy, with some small hills and
stairs

Clue difficulty: Medium

Contact info: jvanek1@yahoo.com



Help find the missing rings! The bride and groom are
to be married this evening at Stanley Park in
Westfield, Massachusetts. However, the ring bearer,
an adorable little boy named Jeffrey, lost the rings
during the rehearsal yesterday. Apparently, Jeffrey
doesn't know where they are, but thinks they must have
fallen out of his pocket somewhere during his
wanderings. Here's what Jeffrey had to say when asked
where the rings might be:

"I had fun at first, when we drove in the main
entrance and drove down the gravel path that went
across the field, where we parked. And it was okay
when we walked down the stone pathway towards the
fountain, but then everyone stopped where the paths
crossed and started talking. I was getting bored
while everyone was just standing around talking, so I
snuck away to find something fun to do.

First, I went towards the big bell tower and played on
the big map, but I don't think the rings are there.

Then I went back towards the fountain and found the
dinosour tracks just to the right. The rings could be
there, but I'm not sure....

So I continued along the stone path a few steps and
turned right, and followed the flowers to the end.
They smelled so pretty!

At the end of the flowers, I went a little to the left
and down the big stairs towards the pond. About
halfway down the stairs, there's a big pine tree on
the left with a neat hole in its roots. The rings
might be there....

At the bottom of the stairs, I went right, along the
pond, to the covered bridge. I had fun climbing
around along the right-hand side of the inside of the
bridge, but then some geese came and chased me out, so
you might wanna check there for the rings....

Then I went right and checked out that cool old water
mill with the big spinning wheel, but I don't think
the rings are there. Umm... let me think... Oh yeah.
From there, I didn't go back over the bridge, but
instead went straight along the pond. At the top of
the stairs along the pond, there is a bench with a
little triple-trunk tree behind it. Maybe the rings
are there...

I continued on down the path and came to a little pond
with a stone bridge, where I found some big frogs!