SNAP! LbNA #27355 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | J.E.S.S.
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| Plant date: | Nov 23, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Marblehead |
| County: | Essex |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Roo |
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| Last found: | Apr 30, 2012 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFaFFFFFFFaaaa |
| Last edited: | Nov 23, 2006 |
Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
The sanctuary is located in the center of the “Neck,” a peninsula that extends into Massachusetts Bay. Its swamp, thickets, and woodlands are a haven for migratory birds, especially warblers, during the spring and fall migrations. This sanctuary is a mecca for birders; the discovery of rarities is not uncommon.
Sorry no dogs or bikes are allowed.
The first time we came here to have a little picnic, our son decided to throw a small piece of his sandwich crust into the pond to see if he could get the carp to come closer to the edge. We saw tons of beautiful orange carp scramble near shore to nip at crumbs of bread. Suddenly, the fish were startled and they disappeared faster than they arrived! Puzzled, we threw another piece of crust a few feet out to see if we could lure them back. Nothing. Suddenly this slow-moving dinosaur-looking head appeared close to the bread crust and SNAP! It was a huge snapping turtle! He came close enough so that we could see his rough shell, craggy head and sharp claws! These guys can live to be over 50 years old and given his size, we think he must have been an elder!
Directions:
Take Rt I-95 to Rt 128 to exit 25 (Rt 114). Follow Rt 114 east through Peabody and Salem into Marblehead. In Marblehead, continue through three sets of traffic lights. At the next traffic light (at the fire station), turn right onto Ocean Avenue. Go straight through the next traffic light and continue past Devereaux Beach on your right and across the causeway onto Marblehead Neck. At the end of the causeway, stay to the right (while still on Ocean Avenue). Follow Ocean Avenue another 0.5 miles and take a left onto Risley Road. The sanctuary is at the end of Risley Road, and parking is to the left.
Please bring your own inkpad.
Clues:
Enter the sanctuary through the stone gateway. Take a left toward the info kiosk. Walk down the path until you get to the small pond. A few steps past the pond on the right, you will see a big rock with a plaque. At the back left corner, behind this rock you will find the letterbox.
Please make sure to replace the small flat rock so that the box is not visible from above or below and take care so that the rubber seal of the locknlock is on the INSIDE!
Special thanks to Team Randalstik for letting me steal his cool idea for a pouch!
The sanctuary is located in the center of the “Neck,” a peninsula that extends into Massachusetts Bay. Its swamp, thickets, and woodlands are a haven for migratory birds, especially warblers, during the spring and fall migrations. This sanctuary is a mecca for birders; the discovery of rarities is not uncommon.
Sorry no dogs or bikes are allowed.
The first time we came here to have a little picnic, our son decided to throw a small piece of his sandwich crust into the pond to see if he could get the carp to come closer to the edge. We saw tons of beautiful orange carp scramble near shore to nip at crumbs of bread. Suddenly, the fish were startled and they disappeared faster than they arrived! Puzzled, we threw another piece of crust a few feet out to see if we could lure them back. Nothing. Suddenly this slow-moving dinosaur-looking head appeared close to the bread crust and SNAP! It was a huge snapping turtle! He came close enough so that we could see his rough shell, craggy head and sharp claws! These guys can live to be over 50 years old and given his size, we think he must have been an elder!
Directions:
Take Rt I-95 to Rt 128 to exit 25 (Rt 114). Follow Rt 114 east through Peabody and Salem into Marblehead. In Marblehead, continue through three sets of traffic lights. At the next traffic light (at the fire station), turn right onto Ocean Avenue. Go straight through the next traffic light and continue past Devereaux Beach on your right and across the causeway onto Marblehead Neck. At the end of the causeway, stay to the right (while still on Ocean Avenue). Follow Ocean Avenue another 0.5 miles and take a left onto Risley Road. The sanctuary is at the end of Risley Road, and parking is to the left.
Please bring your own inkpad.
Clues:
Enter the sanctuary through the stone gateway. Take a left toward the info kiosk. Walk down the path until you get to the small pond. A few steps past the pond on the right, you will see a big rock with a plaque. At the back left corner, behind this rock you will find the letterbox.
Please make sure to replace the small flat rock so that the box is not visible from above or below and take care so that the rubber seal of the locknlock is on the INSIDE!
Special thanks to Team Randalstik for letting me steal his cool idea for a pouch!