Wisconsin State Stamp LbNA #12383
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Nov 27, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Branford |
| County: | New Haven |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | R  |
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| Found by: | Nairon |
| Last found: | Jan 15, 2024 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFaFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Sep 27, 2015 |
As of 9/19/13 box is alive and well.
Planted by The NeeDeep's & Sadie / Russ
Adopted by R in October 2008
Rated:Moderate just over a mile
State Capital...Madison
State Bird...Robin
State Flower...Wood Violet
State Nickname...The Badger State
Admission Date...May 29 1848
Directions:I-95 Exit 56, Branford. Northbound, turn right at light at end of exit. Southbound, turn left at light at end of exit and left again at next traffic light. Take Leete's Island Rd. south towards Stony Creek. Travel 1.5 miles to the Stop sign. Turn left and follow Rt. 146 as it winds through the northern section of the village of Stony Creek.
At about 1.25 miles (from the turn) you will pass Medlyn's Farm Stand on the left. This used to be Medlyn's Dairy, a small dairy farm. The land across the street where they now supply firewood is where the cows were pastured.
Another 0.3 miles past Medlyn's, just before the Railroad bridge, carefully turn left into the small parking area for the Hoadley Creek/Pinchot Preserve, a Branford Land Trust property.
Stop at the signboard to get your bearings. You will be taking the loop trail up between the Pinchot Preserve and Hoadley Creek, a distance of slightly over one mile.
The original clues made reference to red acorn blazes on the trail. These blazes are fading and trail markings have changed. You will only need to follow the round white trail markers.
Pass through a stone wall. Watch for a pile of quarried stone on the left with a pit on the right, presumably the source. The trail descends into a hollow. When you emerge from the hollow you will be standing between two large erratics directly across the trail from each other (about twenty yards apart.) Look carefully, they may be screened by vegetation. Standing on the trail between them, spy a two and a half brother oak tree on the east side of the trail. Go to it and take a reading of 170º. Take 10 steps to a small cave to the right of the base of a dead hemlock. The Wisconsin State letterbox is hidden inside the rock cave behind bark. A tiny pine tree will some day replace the deceased hemlock.
You can either retrace your steps back to your car, or continue along the red acorn trail (passing Sadie & Russ' Little Boxes on a Hillside letterbox**) to where it rejoins the white circle trail. Bear right and follow the White/red acorn trail in a southerly direction along the creek between mossy ledges. (This part of the trail can have damp spots).
**Continue on the red acorn trail until you come to a "Y" at another large erratic. This rock has a 2 sister tree right in front of it with two red acorns on it indicating that the trail turns right. You will take the unmarked trail to the left bearing 330º a short distance to where it passes a stone wall and enters a field. Here you will see little boxes on a hillside. Take 7 steps along the wall, stop, turn right and face it. Notice three larger stones on the top of the wall. Beneath the center one you will find more Little Boxes on a Hillside. You need only remove one fist-sized stone (which we placed at the opening of this hole) to reach in and get the box.
Go back out to the red trail and continue following it to where it rejoins the white trail. Head back south now along the creek between mossy ledges.
Planted by The NeeDeep's & Sadie / Russ
Adopted by R in October 2008
Rated:Moderate just over a mile
State Capital...Madison
State Bird...Robin
State Flower...Wood Violet
State Nickname...The Badger State
Admission Date...May 29 1848
Directions:I-95 Exit 56, Branford. Northbound, turn right at light at end of exit. Southbound, turn left at light at end of exit and left again at next traffic light. Take Leete's Island Rd. south towards Stony Creek. Travel 1.5 miles to the Stop sign. Turn left and follow Rt. 146 as it winds through the northern section of the village of Stony Creek.
At about 1.25 miles (from the turn) you will pass Medlyn's Farm Stand on the left. This used to be Medlyn's Dairy, a small dairy farm. The land across the street where they now supply firewood is where the cows were pastured.
Another 0.3 miles past Medlyn's, just before the Railroad bridge, carefully turn left into the small parking area for the Hoadley Creek/Pinchot Preserve, a Branford Land Trust property.
Stop at the signboard to get your bearings. You will be taking the loop trail up between the Pinchot Preserve and Hoadley Creek, a distance of slightly over one mile.
The original clues made reference to red acorn blazes on the trail. These blazes are fading and trail markings have changed. You will only need to follow the round white trail markers.
Pass through a stone wall. Watch for a pile of quarried stone on the left with a pit on the right, presumably the source. The trail descends into a hollow. When you emerge from the hollow you will be standing between two large erratics directly across the trail from each other (about twenty yards apart.) Look carefully, they may be screened by vegetation. Standing on the trail between them, spy a two and a half brother oak tree on the east side of the trail. Go to it and take a reading of 170º. Take 10 steps to a small cave to the right of the base of a dead hemlock. The Wisconsin State letterbox is hidden inside the rock cave behind bark. A tiny pine tree will some day replace the deceased hemlock.
You can either retrace your steps back to your car, or continue along the red acorn trail (passing Sadie & Russ' Little Boxes on a Hillside letterbox**) to where it rejoins the white circle trail. Bear right and follow the White/red acorn trail in a southerly direction along the creek between mossy ledges. (This part of the trail can have damp spots).
**Continue on the red acorn trail until you come to a "Y" at another large erratic. This rock has a 2 sister tree right in front of it with two red acorns on it indicating that the trail turns right. You will take the unmarked trail to the left bearing 330º a short distance to where it passes a stone wall and enters a field. Here you will see little boxes on a hillside. Take 7 steps along the wall, stop, turn right and face it. Notice three larger stones on the top of the wall. Beneath the center one you will find more Little Boxes on a Hillside. You need only remove one fist-sized stone (which we placed at the opening of this hole) to reach in and get the box.
Go back out to the red trail and continue following it to where it rejoins the white trail. Head back south now along the creek between mossy ledges.