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Wayside Spring Marsupial LbNA #21053 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Mar 26, 2006
Location:
City:Wayside Spring Park, Richmond
County:Richmond city
State:Virginia
Boxes:1
Found by: beauregard
Last found:Dec 28, 2009
Status:FFFFFFF
Last edited:Mar 26, 2006
Placed by great blue
Difficulty: Easy, a compass is helpful.
Distance: 1/4 mile


From the north side of Richmond, cross the James River by the Nickel Bridge onto Westover Hills Blvd. Make the second left onto New Kent Ave. Wayside Spring Park is a picturesque ravine at the corner of New Kent and Prince George Street.

There are many car break-ins in this area. It is advised that you park in front of a house and lock any tempting bags, packs, and boxes out-of-sight in your trunk.

Follow the stone walkway to its end. Beware poison ivy, ignore English ivy.

Take the path north that follows the creek. In about 27 steps, note the hollow trunk by the creek. Step inside. Despite its condition, this tree may have many years ahead of it. Most of the water and minerals delivered from the roots up the tree to the leaves travels through the outer layers and inner bark of a tree. Continue along the path.

Climb the stone fortress.

From the top, look for a couple small magnolias at 160°. Go to a pipe at the base of a nearby, large sweet gum tree.

Take 8 steps in the direction the pipe points to a pile of stones.

4 steps away at 150° is another pile. Under one of the smaller stones is the marsupial.