worried about planting a letterbox in an ant colony. I drove out
and moved it. Here are the updated directions.
To the right of the ant castle tree are two clumps of thick gray
vines. Your goal is in the second vine group, about 10 feet
northwest of the ant tree, hidden under leaves.
I'll rewrite the whole clues and repost them in final after the
Doubtful Guests gang tries them out tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving
I hear ants have a lot of protein.
Scarab of the Doubtful Guests of Northern Virginia
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> Webmaster - Please do not post these directions yet. They are
still
> a draft but I'm posting them just in case for Thanksgiving holiday
> boxers. I have a website for my clues and a webmaster for that.
> Knights of Columbo I hope will post the clue there later and post
> here the link for you.
>
> Thanks, Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
> ----------
> DRAFT of new Letterbox
>
> Ant Castle Tree
> Placed by The Doubtful Guests
> Thanksgiving, 2002
> Sarasota County
> Sarasota, Florida
> hand made stamp
> dogs on leash ok
> easy 10 minute walk
>
> This end of Sarasota Bay was once a dumping ground. Now flora and
> fauna have been restored with mangroves, small tidal streams,
ponds
> and a boardwalk nature walk called the Sarasota Bay Walk. It is
> still kinda trashy but we saw a lot of interesting plants and
> creatures. It is just before the Mote Marine Aquarium and the
> Pelican Man Sanctuary. After you turn off the main road towards
Mote
> and Pelican turn immediately right into a small parking lot at the
> sign for Sarasota Bay Walk.
>
> Examine the map at the entrance to the bay walk. Your goal is on
> the "Hill". Follow the boardwalk past the coca cola pond.
> Apparently the color is due to the mangrove's tanic acid. Turn
right
> just before the bay watch over look. Take the next boardwalk
left.
> It will change from boardwalk to trail. Look for the prickle
pillow
> plants. Trail changes back to boardwalk. When the boardwalk ends
> again, stop. You should be looking at a double tree that splits
into
> many large branches. Step behind this tree and take a bearing.
At
> 215 degrees is the Ant Castle Tree. You may have to move further
in
> to see it. It is about 30 steps away though you have to go around
> some trees to get to it.
>
> When I was there I saw fine dirt piles at the base because walking
> all up and down one of the large limbs was a steady stream of
ants.
> You've been warned. I brushed off a dozen ants after placing the
> box.
>
> Duck under to the left of the tree. About one third clockwise
around
> the base you will find the box stuck in under some leaves. Take
it
> away from the ants to stamp in. Please replace the box carefully
in
> the same place so it doesn't wash away in the rain and cover it
with
> leaves so it is not easily seen. There is something of a path
> leading to the Ant Castle Tree. I don't know why. Perhaps
someone
> is studying it.
>
> Continuing on the path returns you in a loop. Afterwards be sure
to
> visit the Pelican Man Sanctuary. There is a letterbox there that
I
> hope is restored by now.
>
> If you find this letterbox missing or damaged please write
> theDoubtfulGuests@y...