Trip Across America Part 3 LbNA #26000
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Oct 1, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Lincolnshire |
| County: | Lake |
| State: | Illinois |
| Boxes: | 5 |
| Planted by: | Cherokee Rose 2  |
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| Found by: | SkyGal48 |
| Last found: | Nov 1, 2018 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Oct 1, 2006 |
When finished this will be a 50 box series. So far there have been 5 plantings (5 in each of the first 4 and 4 in part 5.) Trip Across America & Trip Across America Part 2 are posted on Atlas Quest. KANSAS HAS NOW BEEN RESTORED. ITS LOCATION HAS CHANGED SO IT IS NOW THE LAST BOX IN THIS SERIES. THESE CLUES REFLECT THAT CHANGE. (Today's date is Feb. 20, 2007. All boxes have been checked and are in good condition.)
After parking, enter the woods from the east side of the parking lot and walk south on the trail. Right away the trail will split. Go left to score your first find on this trip. (Did you know that the first basketball game was played in Massachusetts?) About 50 paces from the split you’ll see a 2.5 foot stump on your left just off of the trail. Keep going and after about 80 more paces you might notice black drainage pipes on both sides of the trail. (During the winter these might not be visible, however.) Count another 70 paces on the trail and look for a young tree on the left with a high branch reaching over the trail above you. From that tree count 97 paces. On the left about 20 paces off of the trail there is a 5.5 foot tall stump. In front of it lies the remains of the tree. Look in the west end for Massachusetts which is hidden under some bark.
After finding Massachusetts, continue walking east on the trail. You’ll come to a choice. Head south for this gem! (Did you know that the largest diamond field in North America is in Arkansas?) On the path, you’ll go through a stretch of young growth where the sun comes through to warm you. Then you’ll go back into the woods. As the trail snakes to the right look for a big oak on the right. Continue on. You’ll pass a 2 foot tall stump, also on the right. Not long after that you’ll see another stump about 3 feet tall with a downed tree to the left of it as you look at it from the path. Stay on the path another 30 paces. On the right there is a downed tree about 18 paces off of the path. Look in the north end of this tree for this “diamond in the rough.”
Back on the trail, continue in the same direction. The trail will curve to the left. You’ll pass a 3 foot stump about 3 feet off of the path on the right. Continue on as the trail curves right, then left and right again. Continue on the trail. The path will curve rather sharply to the right and you’ll be heading west to farm country. You’ll pass a stump on your left that’s about 15 feet tall. (There’s a shagbark hickory right behind it.) Keep walking up a slight incline. Go a little further keeping an eye out on your left for 3 large trees grouped together about 20 paces off the trail. Stand next to the largest tree and take a compass reading of 185 degrees. Harvest your bounty from the north end of the downed tree.
For your next destination on this trip you should go back to the trail and continue in the same direction as it twists and turns. (You’re probably ready to plop down on the couch right about now! Well, first you’ll have to visit Idaho!) As you walk you’ll pass a large stump on your left. Keep going. The trail will curve slightly to the right. Keep going. It’s not far now. Be watching on your right for a very large dead oak (still standing) about 5 feet off of the trail. Behind it lies one of its fallen branches. Look in the hollow facing the trail for this cute spud!
Now for the last stop. Kansas was scooped up by a tornado and relocated. If you continue on the path now you’ll come to a 3 way intersection. Turn right and follow the path. Eventually you will come to a stump about 3 feet tall on your right just before the path dips a bit. From that stump, take a compass reading of 110 degrees to find a fallen tree. Kansas is nestled safely in the east end of that tree after a wild ride on that twister!
Follow the path again for a short walk back to your car.
After parking, enter the woods from the east side of the parking lot and walk south on the trail. Right away the trail will split. Go left to score your first find on this trip. (Did you know that the first basketball game was played in Massachusetts?) About 50 paces from the split you’ll see a 2.5 foot stump on your left just off of the trail. Keep going and after about 80 more paces you might notice black drainage pipes on both sides of the trail. (During the winter these might not be visible, however.) Count another 70 paces on the trail and look for a young tree on the left with a high branch reaching over the trail above you. From that tree count 97 paces. On the left about 20 paces off of the trail there is a 5.5 foot tall stump. In front of it lies the remains of the tree. Look in the west end for Massachusetts which is hidden under some bark.
After finding Massachusetts, continue walking east on the trail. You’ll come to a choice. Head south for this gem! (Did you know that the largest diamond field in North America is in Arkansas?) On the path, you’ll go through a stretch of young growth where the sun comes through to warm you. Then you’ll go back into the woods. As the trail snakes to the right look for a big oak on the right. Continue on. You’ll pass a 2 foot tall stump, also on the right. Not long after that you’ll see another stump about 3 feet tall with a downed tree to the left of it as you look at it from the path. Stay on the path another 30 paces. On the right there is a downed tree about 18 paces off of the path. Look in the north end of this tree for this “diamond in the rough.”
Back on the trail, continue in the same direction. The trail will curve to the left. You’ll pass a 3 foot stump about 3 feet off of the path on the right. Continue on as the trail curves right, then left and right again. Continue on the trail. The path will curve rather sharply to the right and you’ll be heading west to farm country. You’ll pass a stump on your left that’s about 15 feet tall. (There’s a shagbark hickory right behind it.) Keep walking up a slight incline. Go a little further keeping an eye out on your left for 3 large trees grouped together about 20 paces off the trail. Stand next to the largest tree and take a compass reading of 185 degrees. Harvest your bounty from the north end of the downed tree.
For your next destination on this trip you should go back to the trail and continue in the same direction as it twists and turns. (You’re probably ready to plop down on the couch right about now! Well, first you’ll have to visit Idaho!) As you walk you’ll pass a large stump on your left. Keep going. The trail will curve slightly to the right. Keep going. It’s not far now. Be watching on your right for a very large dead oak (still standing) about 5 feet off of the trail. Behind it lies one of its fallen branches. Look in the hollow facing the trail for this cute spud!
Now for the last stop. Kansas was scooped up by a tornado and relocated. If you continue on the path now you’ll come to a 3 way intersection. Turn right and follow the path. Eventually you will come to a stump about 3 feet tall on your right just before the path dips a bit. From that stump, take a compass reading of 110 degrees to find a fallen tree. Kansas is nestled safely in the east end of that tree after a wild ride on that twister!
Follow the path again for a short walk back to your car.