new box Burlington Htfd Cnty CT
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Started on 2002-10-23
new box Burlington Htfd Cnty CT
From: (cherieph@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-10-23 09:45:44 UTC-04:00
Trees of the Forest Box, Burlington Ct
> Nassehegon St Forest on Punchbrook Rd
>
> This is another of the boxes I planted for my son's soccer season.
> But I missed this game and had no idea what I'd find when I got
> there. What I found was closed gates to the fields and lots of NO
> DOGS signs so we, the dog and I, went into the forest instead.
>
> Directions: From the junction of Rt 179 and Rt 4 go west on Rt 4 to the first
> left (Punchbrook). There is a blinking light there. Go 1.5 miles to
> a 3 way intersection and continue on straight till you reach 2 miles.
> There are soccer fields on your left and the State Forest sign (those
> ugly brown and gold ones) on your right. Pull in to the right.
> (there's not much room there-maybe 3 cars if you're careful)
> Head down the dirt road to the "Forest Thinning" sign
> Aside: If you want a nice hike before you box read on. If not, go
> directly to Clues. Go right at the sign and head down the path till
> you come to a junction with the blue trail. You want to go right, to
> the south on the narrow path. There is a blue blaze on a thin tree
> ahead of you to the right and the junction is just before that. There
> are trees down across the path. Climb them and head down blue till
> you come to a junction. Go right, uphill, onto an unmarked trail.
> This brings you back to the main trail where you go left and back to
> the Thinning sign.
> Clues: At the Forest Thinning sign there are 3 paths to choose from.
> Take the left one (if you took the hike first, it's the one ahead of
> you when you come back). Head thru the white pines to where the
> birches point south. This is about 60 paces in from the dbl trunked
> birch on the left beyond the open space at the start of the trail.
> From the pointing birches there is a multi trunked tree at 340
> degrees. Beyone this at 335 degrees is a hollow stump with your
> treasure.
> Because on the forest thinning I felt limited in hiding places and had
> to find one away from that area.
> Nassehegon St Forest on Punchbrook Rd
>
> This is another of the boxes I planted for my son's soccer season.
> But I missed this game and had no idea what I'd find when I got
> there. What I found was closed gates to the fields and lots of NO
> DOGS signs so we, the dog and I, went into the forest instead.
>
> Directions: From the junction of Rt 179 and Rt 4 go west on Rt 4 to the first
> left (Punchbrook). There is a blinking light there. Go 1.5 miles to
> a 3 way intersection and continue on straight till you reach 2 miles.
> There are soccer fields on your left and the State Forest sign (those
> ugly brown and gold ones) on your right. Pull in to the right.
> (there's not much room there-maybe 3 cars if you're careful)
> Head down the dirt road to the "Forest Thinning" sign
> Aside: If you want a nice hike before you box read on. If not, go
> directly to Clues. Go right at the sign and head down the path till
> you come to a junction with the blue trail. You want to go right, to
> the south on the narrow path. There is a blue blaze on a thin tree
> ahead of you to the right and the junction is just before that. There
> are trees down across the path. Climb them and head down blue till
> you come to a junction. Go right, uphill, onto an unmarked trail.
> This brings you back to the main trail where you go left and back to
> the Thinning sign.
> Clues: At the Forest Thinning sign there are 3 paths to choose from.
> Take the left one (if you took the hike first, it's the one ahead of
> you when you come back). Head thru the white pines to where the
> birches point south. This is about 60 paces in from the dbl trunked
> birch on the left beyond the open space at the start of the trail.
> From the pointing birches there is a multi trunked tree at 340
> degrees. Beyone this at 335 degrees is a hollow stump with your
> treasure.
> Because on the forest thinning I felt limited in hiding places and had
> to find one away from that area.