Paddle to the Sea LbNA #1855
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Add Location| Owner: | burning feet  |
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| Plant date: | Mar 25, 2001 |
| Location: | |
| City: | North Windham |
| County: | Windham |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Gingergirl84 |
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| Last found: | Sep 17, 2016 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFaFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 13, 2016 |
Rated easy ; flat mostly paved on flood control dike
North Windham, Ct Windham County
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On rte 6 north Windham pass by Walmart and the shopping area as if going to Chaplin. Shortly after the shopping just past the end of Windham airports runway park at the communter parking lot. Here you pass through the gate and see the dike run out in front of you in curving arcs headed to the Mansfield Hollow Dam flood control project. This is an area abundent with wildlife some permanent some passing through on their way to breeding grounds or winter areas. We saw many variety of birds on our expedition here and were so lucky to watch a pair of river otters play on the ice slip sliding on their bellies in sheer delight. A pair of beautiful swans live here as well. Walk on the paved dike do not go on the dangerous stone embankments! Continue to the dam and take a moment to enjoy this scenic overlook. The view of the water and the village in the Hollow as well as the Kirby Mill. Now head back, at the yellow gate take the sharp right that goes down along the base of the dike. When you get to the bottom near the river look up at the embankment of pines behind you. Site the largest of the trees and head in that direction. The Paddle to the Sea letterbox is in a stump hidden in a pine bed downhill from the tree about 30 feet away in a southerly direction. Replace the bark and needle camoflage when you rehide the box. Traffic in this park is heavy. Protect Paddle by stamping privately and rehiding the box well.
North Windham, Ct Windham County
More Cock-A-Doodle-Moo Boxes
On rte 6 north Windham pass by Walmart and the shopping area as if going to Chaplin. Shortly after the shopping just past the end of Windham airports runway park at the communter parking lot. Here you pass through the gate and see the dike run out in front of you in curving arcs headed to the Mansfield Hollow Dam flood control project. This is an area abundent with wildlife some permanent some passing through on their way to breeding grounds or winter areas. We saw many variety of birds on our expedition here and were so lucky to watch a pair of river otters play on the ice slip sliding on their bellies in sheer delight. A pair of beautiful swans live here as well. Walk on the paved dike do not go on the dangerous stone embankments! Continue to the dam and take a moment to enjoy this scenic overlook. The view of the water and the village in the Hollow as well as the Kirby Mill. Now head back, at the yellow gate take the sharp right that goes down along the base of the dike. When you get to the bottom near the river look up at the embankment of pines behind you. Site the largest of the trees and head in that direction. The Paddle to the Sea letterbox is in a stump hidden in a pine bed downhill from the tree about 30 feet away in a southerly direction. Replace the bark and needle camoflage when you rehide the box. Traffic in this park is heavy. Protect Paddle by stamping privately and rehiding the box well.