Stone Quarry Hill Art Park LbNA #10977 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 2, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Cazenovia |
| County: | Madison |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Found by: | Mis tres hijos (3) |
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| Last found: | Aug 31, 2006 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Sep 2, 2004 |
The Park:
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, a private non-profit Art in Nature park is 20 miles SE of Syracuse in central New York. If is open daily dawn-to-dusk year round with a recommended donation of $3 per car. Annual membership is available and encouraged.
There are two miles of hiking trails throughout the 104 acre park along which you will see 85 site-specific sculptures. There is a handicapped accessible 1/3 mile gravel VISTA trail. Additionally, there are gardens, ponds, woods, and hilltop vistas with views of two lakes.
The Park was originally owned by Robert and Dorothy Riester who purchased the land in 1960 and designed and built the house, library, and studio. Dorothy, a life-long artist and sculptor placed many of her sculptures in the landscape. Simultaneously, the Riesters wished to maintain the farming landscape of the 19th Century and have kept the fields and hedgerows as set out in 1805; the fields continue to be farmed for hay. The land is protected by a Land Trust. In 1991, the Art Park was established as a non-profit organization. Dorothy at age 89 continues to reside and work on-site.
The Park host an annual outside sculpture summer show, the Pottery Fair in August, a family kite festival in the fall, and summer art and nature programs for children and adults. For more information, go to www.stonequarryhillartpark.org
You should know:
-the Park is one mile east of Caxenovia off Rt. 20. Take a right on Stone Quarry Rd. and go 7/10 mile to the Park entrance on your right. Proceed up and to the top of the hill to Visitor Parking.
-Dogs are permitted on a leash; please clean up after your pet and keep under control at all times. This is a Carry-in/Take-out Park
-We are on a hilltop: it can be windy, hot and sunny, and very rainy so dress appropriately. During wet periods, the trails can be muddy. Black flies are prevalent in May. Then come the deer flies. Then the mosquitoes. Then it is winter. Be prepared.
-There are three letterboxes, each approximately 15-30 minutes apart, depending on how long you visit the sculptures and nature along the way. You can quit after any one and return to starting point.They are removed for the winter months (Nov. 1 - April 15)
-One pace is about 24"
Park trails are color coded and marked with blazes. A double blaze means the trail turns ahead.
-A compass (or extraordinary sense of direction) is needed.
If you find any of the boxes missing or in need of attention, please notify Park site manager at bbfrisse@netzero.net and report details.
Clues:
Lb#1
Start at Information kiosk at top of hill where you can pick up a map and/or familiarize yourself with the Park layout.
Go 90 paces South on road.
Turn right on gravel VISTA Trail and follow it clockwise. On the way,notice D. Riester's "Song" on your left and view down the daisy field. On your right after the hedgerow will be D.Leone's glass "9/11 Memorial". Several more steps will reveal a maple grove and a grass path to your right. If you follow this, you can see F. Horstman's
"Rhythm Trail", a giant in-ground xylophone which can be played with the thrummers available on site. Return to the VISTA Trail and shortly you will see a path to your left leading to P. Dougherty's
"Off the Beaten Path", a construction made totally of willows woven in a hawthorn grove. Again, return to the gravel path.
Left turn onto the Woodland Trail (marked in orange) which runs concurrently with the Link Trail (marked in blue) which is part of the North Country National Scenic Trail (www.northcountrytrail.org), a trail from North Dakota to the Adirondacks. You have now entered a mixed hardwood, second growth forest which is primarily comprised of sugar maples and ash. This hill was farmed when horses were still used but has reverted to forest since the advent of tractors. Along this trail you will see an old Virginia rail fence as well as more sculptures. Continue along the trail until you reach "Woodland Nostalgia". Walk around to the rear of the deck and look at the woods directly behind; this area was harvested for lumber in 2002 and you can see the progression of blackberries and small trees. Now, if no one is around, go to the area directly below where your feet are and you will find Lb#1. Try to be discreet and return box the way you found it.
Lb#2
Return and continue on the Woodland/Link trail past the large, downed tree which has been converted into a sculpture by David Harper. We have shallow topsoil and bedrock near the surface so storms with strong winds often topple trees when the ground is wet.Continue. When you see "Facing: Love-30", the trail will diverge. The Woodland Trail (orange) goes up the hill and take this branch if you want to terminate your adventure.
If you wish to continue, follow the left branch, marked blue. It will continue until you come to an open meadow where you will want to take a 90 degree left turn down the hill/field. At this time you are on the Secret Garden trail (red) and simultaneously still on the Link Trail (blue). Now the next part is tricky. You are not all that far from the next Lb but you will have to follow these directions exactly or you will get hopelessly lost, never to be found again. Continue; you will enter the woods (hedgerow, more properly). Part of the red trail turns off to the right. Pass it by. The Link Trail turns off to the left. Pass it by. Continue a wee bit more and another portion of the red trail turns off to the right on a boardwalk. (You may really want to explore this-ok, but come back). Pass this turn by and proceed straight ahead on the unmarked trail (which has a smidgeon of boardwalk) and continue for 70 paces to the reading circle. Lb stories will be found here if you search diligently under the benches. Access from the back is the easiest. Be discreet and return the Lb carefully after you have stamped your book and stamped ours so we know you came and went.(Please cover box with rock and debris; we had a four legged critter discover this box and chew it to shreds!)
Lb#3
Now we will separate out the serious "Lb-ers" from the sissies. Do not continue if you are faint of heart. However, if you wish to see fantastic views, proceed.
Continue on the unmarked trail 13 paces East.
Turn South (right) and follow trail for 35 paces into the Secret Garden. (If you wish to leave, you cross the garden diagonally and exit out through the Secret Garden parking area, returning to the top of the hill). To continue,
Turn East (left) and locate the Secret Garden Pond (Young at heart may want to try to catch a frog but leave them behind; the pond is their home and the Great Blue Heron needs breakfast.)
Go clockwise around the Secret Garden Pond, past the wood duck boxes (Don't bother the bees and they won't bother you) and bench. Follow the trail to the left that is marked in white "To Old Quarry Trail".
Arrive from woods into another field which has three divergent mowed paths. [For an exceptional side trip, get out your compass and take the middle path (NEE 60 degrees) to the top of the hill from where you will see the Village of Cazenovia, Cazenovia Lake, and Oneida Lake on a clear day. Norman Rockwell could not have done it and better. Return down the hill.]
Take left path (NNW 320 degrees), the Old Quarry Trail which has white blazes. It will go through a hawthorn forest where you will see wood spirits, follow the path, take a right turn and come briefly out into a meadow, weave in and out through woods on the northern side,, and before the slow ascent, you can pause to rest on a rustic bench. Almost there. Proceed up the hill to the next bench. This overlooks the old quarry which you have heard so much about and this is the best view from above it. You will also see that it is along side Stone Quarry Rd; many folks miss seeing it when they zoom by. Look under the bench for the last stamp, for more history of the quarry, and information on the Park logo. Congratulations, you have collected all 3.
To return to the Parking Area:
Continue on the Old Quarry Trail until you come to the hiker's gate on tour left. Slide through and follow Stone Quarry Rd. to the Park entrance and walk up the long hill which you drove up not so long ago. For a change of scenery, take the Homestead Trail (yellow blazes) which turns off to the left at the bottom of the hill through the Piney Woods. Follow it until you intersect with the gravel exit road where you can turn right and proceed up the hill to the parking area.
We hope you have enjoyed your visit. If you have time, there is more to see in the Gift Shop, the Winner Gallery, the hilltop, and more trails. Enjoy a picnic under the hickory grove. Consider a membership and do come back again!
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, a private non-profit Art in Nature park is 20 miles SE of Syracuse in central New York. If is open daily dawn-to-dusk year round with a recommended donation of $3 per car. Annual membership is available and encouraged.
There are two miles of hiking trails throughout the 104 acre park along which you will see 85 site-specific sculptures. There is a handicapped accessible 1/3 mile gravel VISTA trail. Additionally, there are gardens, ponds, woods, and hilltop vistas with views of two lakes.
The Park was originally owned by Robert and Dorothy Riester who purchased the land in 1960 and designed and built the house, library, and studio. Dorothy, a life-long artist and sculptor placed many of her sculptures in the landscape. Simultaneously, the Riesters wished to maintain the farming landscape of the 19th Century and have kept the fields and hedgerows as set out in 1805; the fields continue to be farmed for hay. The land is protected by a Land Trust. In 1991, the Art Park was established as a non-profit organization. Dorothy at age 89 continues to reside and work on-site.
The Park host an annual outside sculpture summer show, the Pottery Fair in August, a family kite festival in the fall, and summer art and nature programs for children and adults. For more information, go to www.stonequarryhillartpark.org
You should know:
-the Park is one mile east of Caxenovia off Rt. 20. Take a right on Stone Quarry Rd. and go 7/10 mile to the Park entrance on your right. Proceed up and to the top of the hill to Visitor Parking.
-Dogs are permitted on a leash; please clean up after your pet and keep under control at all times. This is a Carry-in/Take-out Park
-We are on a hilltop: it can be windy, hot and sunny, and very rainy so dress appropriately. During wet periods, the trails can be muddy. Black flies are prevalent in May. Then come the deer flies. Then the mosquitoes. Then it is winter. Be prepared.
-There are three letterboxes, each approximately 15-30 minutes apart, depending on how long you visit the sculptures and nature along the way. You can quit after any one and return to starting point.They are removed for the winter months (Nov. 1 - April 15)
-One pace is about 24"
Park trails are color coded and marked with blazes. A double blaze means the trail turns ahead.
-A compass (or extraordinary sense of direction) is needed.
If you find any of the boxes missing or in need of attention, please notify Park site manager at bbfrisse@netzero.net and report details.
Clues:
Lb#1
Start at Information kiosk at top of hill where you can pick up a map and/or familiarize yourself with the Park layout.
Go 90 paces South on road.
Turn right on gravel VISTA Trail and follow it clockwise. On the way,notice D. Riester's "Song" on your left and view down the daisy field. On your right after the hedgerow will be D.Leone's glass "9/11 Memorial". Several more steps will reveal a maple grove and a grass path to your right. If you follow this, you can see F. Horstman's
"Rhythm Trail", a giant in-ground xylophone which can be played with the thrummers available on site. Return to the VISTA Trail and shortly you will see a path to your left leading to P. Dougherty's
"Off the Beaten Path", a construction made totally of willows woven in a hawthorn grove. Again, return to the gravel path.
Left turn onto the Woodland Trail (marked in orange) which runs concurrently with the Link Trail (marked in blue) which is part of the North Country National Scenic Trail (www.northcountrytrail.org), a trail from North Dakota to the Adirondacks. You have now entered a mixed hardwood, second growth forest which is primarily comprised of sugar maples and ash. This hill was farmed when horses were still used but has reverted to forest since the advent of tractors. Along this trail you will see an old Virginia rail fence as well as more sculptures. Continue along the trail until you reach "Woodland Nostalgia". Walk around to the rear of the deck and look at the woods directly behind; this area was harvested for lumber in 2002 and you can see the progression of blackberries and small trees. Now, if no one is around, go to the area directly below where your feet are and you will find Lb#1. Try to be discreet and return box the way you found it.
Lb#2
Return and continue on the Woodland/Link trail past the large, downed tree which has been converted into a sculpture by David Harper. We have shallow topsoil and bedrock near the surface so storms with strong winds often topple trees when the ground is wet.Continue. When you see "Facing: Love-30", the trail will diverge. The Woodland Trail (orange) goes up the hill and take this branch if you want to terminate your adventure.
If you wish to continue, follow the left branch, marked blue. It will continue until you come to an open meadow where you will want to take a 90 degree left turn down the hill/field. At this time you are on the Secret Garden trail (red) and simultaneously still on the Link Trail (blue). Now the next part is tricky. You are not all that far from the next Lb but you will have to follow these directions exactly or you will get hopelessly lost, never to be found again. Continue; you will enter the woods (hedgerow, more properly). Part of the red trail turns off to the right. Pass it by. The Link Trail turns off to the left. Pass it by. Continue a wee bit more and another portion of the red trail turns off to the right on a boardwalk. (You may really want to explore this-ok, but come back). Pass this turn by and proceed straight ahead on the unmarked trail (which has a smidgeon of boardwalk) and continue for 70 paces to the reading circle. Lb stories will be found here if you search diligently under the benches. Access from the back is the easiest. Be discreet and return the Lb carefully after you have stamped your book and stamped ours so we know you came and went.(Please cover box with rock and debris; we had a four legged critter discover this box and chew it to shreds!)
Lb#3
Now we will separate out the serious "Lb-ers" from the sissies. Do not continue if you are faint of heart. However, if you wish to see fantastic views, proceed.
Continue on the unmarked trail 13 paces East.
Turn South (right) and follow trail for 35 paces into the Secret Garden. (If you wish to leave, you cross the garden diagonally and exit out through the Secret Garden parking area, returning to the top of the hill). To continue,
Turn East (left) and locate the Secret Garden Pond (Young at heart may want to try to catch a frog but leave them behind; the pond is their home and the Great Blue Heron needs breakfast.)
Go clockwise around the Secret Garden Pond, past the wood duck boxes (Don't bother the bees and they won't bother you) and bench. Follow the trail to the left that is marked in white "To Old Quarry Trail".
Arrive from woods into another field which has three divergent mowed paths. [For an exceptional side trip, get out your compass and take the middle path (NEE 60 degrees) to the top of the hill from where you will see the Village of Cazenovia, Cazenovia Lake, and Oneida Lake on a clear day. Norman Rockwell could not have done it and better. Return down the hill.]
Take left path (NNW 320 degrees), the Old Quarry Trail which has white blazes. It will go through a hawthorn forest where you will see wood spirits, follow the path, take a right turn and come briefly out into a meadow, weave in and out through woods on the northern side,, and before the slow ascent, you can pause to rest on a rustic bench. Almost there. Proceed up the hill to the next bench. This overlooks the old quarry which you have heard so much about and this is the best view from above it. You will also see that it is along side Stone Quarry Rd; many folks miss seeing it when they zoom by. Look under the bench for the last stamp, for more history of the quarry, and information on the Park logo. Congratulations, you have collected all 3.
To return to the Parking Area:
Continue on the Old Quarry Trail until you come to the hiker's gate on tour left. Slide through and follow Stone Quarry Rd. to the Park entrance and walk up the long hill which you drove up not so long ago. For a change of scenery, take the Homestead Trail (yellow blazes) which turns off to the left at the bottom of the hill through the Piney Woods. Follow it until you intersect with the gravel exit road where you can turn right and proceed up the hill to the parking area.
We hope you have enjoyed your visit. If you have time, there is more to see in the Gift Shop, the Winner Gallery, the hilltop, and more trails. Enjoy a picnic under the hickory grove. Consider a membership and do come back again!