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native sun LbNA #1757

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Apr 29, 2003
Location:
City:COVENTRY
County:Kent
State:Rhode Island
Boxes:5
Planted by:todd
Found by: roscoe45 (5)
Last found:May 15, 2015
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Apr 29, 2003
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WHERE: BIG RIVER MGT. AREA (ZEKES BRIDGE) COVENTRY, R.I.
PLANTED BY: TODD N TAYLOR CARDEN ("TNT")
SERIES OF: (5) BOXES IN A 2.0 MILE LOOP
DIFFICULTY: LOTS OF COMPASS USE, SLIGHTLY STRENUOUS, GOOD FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY.

CAUTION DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR BLAZE ORANGE FROM OCTOBER -
FEBRUARY AS THERE IS HUNTING IN THIS AREA.

THIS SERIES IS A CELEBRATION OF THE "NATIVE AMERICAN" CULTURE, THEIR
RESPECT OF NATURE AND THERE WAYS OF SURVIVAL.

DIRECTIONS: TAKE EXIT 6 FROM 95 S AND BARE RIGHT ONTO RT. 3, TAKE
EXIT 6 FROM 95 N AND TAKE A LEFT ONTO RT. 3 ... ONCE ON RT. 3 GO TO
THE FIRST LIGHT OR 1.5 MILES, TAKE A LEFT HERE THIS IS HARKNEY HILL
ROAD. GO STRAIGHT FOR 1.1 MILES AND WATCH FOR BIG RIVER (ZEKES
BRIDGE) PARKING AREA AND BOAT LAUNCH ON YOUR RIGHT, YOU WILL PARK IN
THIS DIRT LOT.

LETS GET STARTED, FROM THE LARGE SIGN IN THE LOT TAKE A BEARING OF
230deg. YOU SHOULD SEE A PATH ACROS THE STREET WITH SOME LARGE
BOULDERS AT ITS ENTRANCE. CROSS THE STREET AND HIT THE TRAIL. WALK
STRAIGHT ON THIS PATH WITH BIG RIVER ON YOUR RIGHT IN A FEW MINUTES
YOU SHOULD SEE AN OLD TRUCK FRAME ON YOUR LEFT. WALK TO THE FRAME AND
TAKE A READING OF 182deg. YOU SHOULD SEE AN OLD FOUNDATION, WALK
ABOUT 25 PACES TO IT. ONCE THERE TAKE A READING OF 120deg. AND LOOK
FOR 2 STONEWALLS, IN THE CLOSEST WALL ON THE LEFT SIDE YOU WILL FIND
THE "SUMMER VILLAGE" LETTERBOX. STAMP IN.

NOW HEAD BACK TO THE TRUCK FRAME AND LOOK FOR A PATH AT 240deg.
HEADING THROUGH THE FIELD, FOLLOW THE PATH THROUGH THE FIELD FOR A
SHORT TIME BEFORE ENTERING THE FOREST. CONTINUE ON AND YOU WILL SOON
COME TO A CAMPSITE ON THE SHORE OF THE RIVER, CONTINUE ON THE PATH AT
146deg, VERY SOON YOU WILL REACH 3 TALL PINES IN A GROUP ON YOUR LEFT
WITH SEVERAL SMALL STUMPS ON YOUR RIGHT, (I BELIEVE I SAW A "TURTLE"
CRAWLING BEHIND THE 3 PINES)LOOK THERE TO FIND A POSSIBLE HIDING
SPOT BEHIND A PINE AT 110deg AND 15 PACES. STAMP IN. HOPE YOU FOUND THAT SNEAKY LITTLE DUDE!

CONTINUE ON AND YOU SHOULD SHORTLY PASS ANOTHER SHORELINE CAMPSITE ON
YOUR RIGHT, PASS THIS AND FOLLOW THE SHORELINE PATH UNTIL YOU COME TO
A STONEWALL AND A NICE PLACE TO SIT AND "WORSHIP" THE SURROUNDING
WETLAND. STAND ON TOP OF THE STUMP AT THE WALL AND TAKE A READING OF
100deg. FOLLOW THE WALL FOR 15 PACES AND LOOK LOW IN THE WALL FOR
THE "WORSHIP" LETTERBOX. STAMP IN.(may be missing 4-12-05)

GO BACK TO THE STUMP AND TAKE A READING OF 130deg. AND FOLLOW THE
SOMEWHAT HIDDEN SHORELINE PATH A FEW YARDS UNTIL YOU REACH ANOTHER
CAMPSITE, HERE TAKE A READING OF 80deg. AND FOLLOW THE PATH THAT GOES
PARALLEL WITH THE STONEWALL ON YOUR LEFT TO A MAJOR PATH HEADING LEFT
AND RIGHT, GO RIGHT AND YOU WILL SOON PASS THROUGH A STONEWALL,
CONTINUE ON AND YOU WILL COME TO THE MUDHOLE CROSS OVER AND TAKE
THE "S" TURN LEFT, CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE SHORE AND SHORTLY YOU WILL
SWING LEFT THROUGHT THE PINES AND TO A SMALLER MUDHOLE. CROSS OVER
AND FOLLOW THE PATH AWAY FROM THE SHORE, CONTINUE ON AND TAKE A RIGHT
SIDE SHORELINE PATH THAT WILL SOON TAKE YOU TO 2 SHORELINE CAMPSITES.GO TO THE FARTHEST OF THE TWO ,THE ONE WITH THE BADLY BEATEN PINES AND FIREPIT."NOW"


IF YOU WANT TO CATCH A "TROUT" STAND AT THE FIRE PIT AND TAKE A
READING OF north AND WALK 27 PACES WHERE YOU SHOULD SEE 2 TALL
BROTHERS AT 260deg. LOOK BEHIND THE FIRST AND YOU MAY GET LUCKY.
STAMP IN. HOPE YOU CAUGHT A BEAUTY.

NOW GO BACK TO THE FIRE PIT AND TAKE A READING OF 46deg, AND FOLLOW
THAT PATH AROUND THE STUMP ON THE RIGHT, CONTINUE ON TO THE RIGHT AT
156deg. THIS WILL LEAD YOU AWAY FROM THE RIVER OVER A COUPLE OF DIPS
IN THE PATH AND SOON START UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. SHORTLY YOU SHOULD
SEE AND HEAR RT. 95 UP AHEAD. THE PATH WILL THEN SOON SWING LEFT AND
FOLLOW UP A STEEPER INCLINE WHEN YOU REACH THE TOP WITH 95 TO YOUR
RIGHT GO 340deg. OR LEFT, CONTINUE ON WITH A STEEP INBANKMENT ON YOUR
LEFT. YOUR NOW ON YOUR WAY TO THE FINAL LB, THE "HUNTER" IS NOT FAR
OFF. IN A FEW MNINUTES YOU SHOULD PASS OVER A COUPLE OF FALLEN LOGS,
GO ON AND WALK UP A SMALL ROCKY RISE AND PASS THE BIG BOULDER ON YOUR
RIGHT, THEN PASS THE LARGE FALLEN TREE IN THE PATH TO YOUR RIGHT.
KEEP GOING AND PASS A COUPLE OF PATH SIDE BOULDERS, LARGE ON THE
RIGHT AND SMALL ON THE LEFT. FROM THE BOULDERS GO ABOUT 20 PACES
UNTIL YOU REACH A DEER PATH AT 260deg., FOLLOW THE DEER PATH 26 PACES
OVER A LOG. NOW AT 260deg. GO 15 PACES TO A LARGE BOULDER WHERE YOU
WILL FOLLOW A SLIGHTLY HARD TO SEE PATH DOWNHILL AT ROUGHLY 250deg.
UNTIL YOU REACH A STONEWALL, THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PLACE FOR
A "HUNTER" TO SPOT SOME GAME. TO FIND THE "HUNTER" GO TO THE WELL
DEFINED BREAK IN THE WALL (do not go through the wall) TAKE A READING
OF 340deg. AND GO 6 PACES, LOOK LOW FOR THE ARROW IN THE STONEWALL (arrow is missing!!!)
AT THE ARROW LOOK FOR AN
OLD DEAD TREE AT 26deg. AND 14 PACES, LOOK BEHIND THE DEAD TREE FOR
THE "HUNTER". STAMP IN.

NOW TO YOUR CAR, HEAD BACK TO THE WALL, GO THROUGH AND FOLLOW THE
DOWNHILL PATH THAT FOLLOWS THE WALL AT 280deg. FOLLOW THE PATH AND
WALL UNTIL YOU REACH A HUGE PINE AND A WELL WORN PATH, HEAD NORTH
THROUGH THE WALL AND TRY NOT TO LOOK AT THE OLD DUMPSITE ON YOUR
LEFT, GO THROUGH THE TUNNEL OF PINES YOU MAY ENCOUNTER SOME WET SPOTS
AHEAD. CONTINUE ON, YOU WILL SOON BE PASSING THROUGH THE FIELD WHERE
YOU STARTED YOUR JOURNEY. KEEP ON STRAIGHT PAST THE FOUNDATIONS ON
YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT, THEN PAST THE TRUCK FRAME ON THE RIGHT. GO
STRAIGHT AND WITH IN 5 MINUTES YOU WILL BE AT THE PARKING AREA.......


THANKS FOR STOPPING IN........... "TNT"