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MI - new box, Interlochen

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MI - new box, Interlochen

From: Stephen Pope (cancun55@famvid.com) | Date: 2002-08-18 16:44:21 UTC-05:00
Interlochen
Placed August 14, 2002
Interlochen, Michigan
Grand Traverse County
Interlochen Elementary School Nature Trail
Easy, family-orientated, 15-20 minutes
Placed by Esperanza
 
As you take Hwy. 31 and head south into the town of Interlochen (on the way to the music camp) you will pass the Interlochen elementary school on the left hand side of the road.  The nature trail begins also on the left just past the school.  Bring bug spray. 
 
The trail begins with a fork, bear to the right.  The trail has numbered posts.  After post #8 (which is in front of a birch growing from an old stump with a 2-trunked oak tree on the left) look to the left side of the trail for 2 small 2-trunked trees with 2 small pines between them.  Walk into the forest and stand to the right of the small pines.  As you stand in line with these trees, take a compass bearing of 110 degrees.  Take 45 paces straight ahead on this bearing.  This will bring you to an oak directly at your right and a branchy pine straight ahead.  Peek around the front of the oak and take a compass bearing of 160 degrees.  Take 15 paces on that heading to an old rotting stump, find the box.  After stamping in, please be sure to completely re-hide the box with bark and leaves.  As you look about notice the stump is in a nice glade of trees with a very large pine to the SE and a maple to the E and several oaks.  You'll also notice many old stumps, remnants of the logging industry long ago.