New Cape Cod, MA Letterbox
Title: Andrews 10th Birthday
Two
Letterboxes: Andrews Birthday
Party and Take Me Out To The Ballgame.
Location: Mashpee River
Woodlands
Mashpee, Cape Cod, MA
Placed here on 20 October 2002 by the Lonemasswolf, YIMS and Bolt of
Fire
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Travel
Directions: |
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From the Mashpee rotary, take
Route 28 towards Hyannis and take first right onto Quinaquisset Ave. North
parking area is off Quinaquisset on the right. |
Round Trip Time:
2 hours
at the most.
Clues:
Andrew
woke early on the morning of his birthday. He quickly put on his sneakers,
leaving them untied of course [today he was 10 after all], raced downstairs, out
the back door, down the street, across Quinaquisset [after looking both ways],
and into his favorite woods.
He raced
up to the signboard at the end of the parking lot. There it was, just as mom and
dad promised, a great big birthday card. Andrew opened the card and read what
was inside.
Happy
Birthday Drew
Your
first surprise is hidden near your favorite tree.
Have
lots of fun today!
Love
Mom, Dad, and Conner.
Andrew
ran down the path towards the river. When he got to the bench, he stopped to
watch a giant woodpecker poking around an old tree looking for insects. Then he
took off down the path to the left. When he reached the first intersection he
swerved to the right and ran along the faint trail. Uphill and downhill jumping
over lots of fallen trees, back to the main path. Turning right he raced along,
over the U shaped tree, up to the next intersection. He took the path to the right and ran
along the riverbank until once again he returned to the main path. Here he
turned right and ran along the path. Soon Andrew reached the L R Trail. He knew
that his favorite tree was just up this trail. At last, Andrew was at the base
of his favorite tree, one of the largest pines in the forest, and the only one
whose branch grew over the trail before shooting straight up. On the east side
of this tree is a large burl. Standing in front of the tree facing the burl,
Andrew spied several fallen trees and branches in the woods off to the left
[approximate bearing is 220 degrees]. He quickly hopped over to these trees and
discovered a blue tupperware container hidden among them. He opened the lid, and
there inside was an invitation to his birthday party. {Andrews Birthday
Party} Under the invitation was a new clue.
Your
birthday present is hidden by the holly grove.
Andrew
bolted down the L R trail, through Marsters Grove, to the end of the trail. Then
he continued along the Chickadee Trail. He ran straight through the next trail
intersection, continuing along the C T. Soon he reached the South Parking Area.
Here he turned and followed the P B Trail. At the intersection with the W L
Trail, Andrew bushwhacked along the faint trail that appears to be a
continuation of the P B Trail. He soon reached a pine grove, and jumped for joy,
for he knew that the holly grove was located at the end of the pine grove.
Standing under the holly trees, looking toward the southwest, Andrew spied a
fallen log with a small man made lean to on the southwest side. Brushing away
the pine needles, Andrew found his birthday present, two tickets to a Boston Red
Sox baseball game. {Take Me Out To The Ball
Game}.
Find
your way back to the W L Trail, turn right and follow the trail to the
intersection with the L R trail. You can then back track to the North Parking
Lot.
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