Seasons in Rye Woods LbNA #26795 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Oct 28, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Rye |
| County: | Rockingham |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | LangFam4 (3) |
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| Last found: | Sep 26, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Oct 28, 2006 |
Seasons in Rye Woods
Administrative notes:
Time and distance: If you really take your time, this series could take over two hours and is probably a mile and a half long.
(BYOI – bring your own ink. This series is best in multiple colors, so LePlume ink brushes would be a plus but solid colors will do.)
Bug repellent is essential for this adventure! Some people joke that New Hampshire’s state bird is the mosquito. If that is true, then Rye, which has an abundance of marshland, should be the state capital ~ only the biggest and strongest breed is grown here. Please bring plenty with you and reapply often.
Single jogger strollers can be challenging on these trails but it is do-able as long as your child doesn’t mind a very bumpy ride and getting out a few times as you scramble over a fallen tree. Weigh the pros and cons and use your judgment.
Rye is a small community nestled in the middle of the seventeen mile New Hampshire coastline. Rye Town Forest consists of 190-acres in the center of town that have been set aside for public use. The Rye Town Forest Trail begins behind Parson’s Field. The trail is a flat but rocky walking trail that tends to flood in some areas so bring your boots! The trails are not well marked but a cryptic trail map is available at the Town Hall. If you loose your way, don’t worry about getting lost for long because you are never far from civilization.
The Clues:
You can find Parson Field in Rye at the intersection of Lang and Washington Roads, about 540 Washington Road. When facing the field, turn left. Five hundred feet down Washington Road, you will see a sign for “Parson’s Field Vehicle Entrance” on you right. Turn in here. Follow this short gravel road to the very end bearing right and passing behind a few fields until the road forks and disappears into a large open field. Park behind the bush in the middle of this fork.
Spring:
Follow the tree line on the southeast side of the field. Ahead of you behind a large boulder is the entrance to the trails. Shortly after you walk past the chain barrier, bear right at the Y to follow the red blazes. Follow along the trail until you pass through your first of many stonewalls. Take a left here and begin following the orange blazes. As you walk, if the foliage isn’t too thick, you may see the town cemetery on your right. Continue along the trail for short distance until you pass through another small stonewall. Just as you pass through, look to your right. Do you see a large boulder in the wall? You may want to walk around the backside and check its base…
Summer:
Continue along the orange trail through yet another stonewall and take a right onto the red trail. Ahead of you will be a split boulder forming a big V. Just after the boulder stay left on the trail towards the tall pine that splits in three above your head and walk away from the cemetery road. Now you should be following yellow blazes. Pass through another stonewall and turn right down a small hill. Eventually you will notice a boulder on your left two or three feet from the path’s edge. As you pass by it and glance back, you may notice that it provides the perfect place to sit and relax. Sit here for a while until you are sure the coast is clear. When it’s safe, move to the back of the rock and take ten steps straight back into the woods and look down. Do you see a moss covered rock? From here take another 7 steps deeper into the woods. Do you see a fallen tree? Check its roots for your prize.
Fall:
Continue along the same trail until you come to a parking lot for the Rye Recreation Department. If you are here in the early Fall you may catch the local children playing soccer here. From the chain barrier turn around and count 67 steps (70 if your legs are shorter) back in the direction you came from and bear right onto a smaller path with red and green blazes. Follow this trail behind the soccer fields and away into the woods. Soon you will see the granddaddy of all boulders! He stands watch over his family. In front is a mother with several children at her side. Her children are protecting your treasure. Dig deep into the center of this family. When you are done, remember to gently replace the baby to ensure that our secret is safe.
Winter:
Continue along the path. Soon you will come to a T. Take a left here onto a wider trail. Soon you’ll bear left and be following along another stonewall on your right. Just after the stonewall forms a large T on your right, turn right at the four way intersection onto the yellow trail. Are things feeling a little familiar? As you near the end of the trail, bear right at the Y and pass your old V shaped friend. 36 adult or 41 child steps in front of you is a tree with two red blazes. Turn right and take 24 steps into the woods. If you look into the heart of the birthplace of our dear departed old friend, you will find your reward waiting for you.
Homeward bound:
Continue along the path. Soon the orange trail turns off to the left but stay on the red trail and follow along the stonewall. When the stonewall finally peters out, you will find yourself with many choices, turn right on the widest path over a small stream and through a stonewall. Off to the right, you will soon see a home. Pass through four more stonewalls and a chain barrier. Turn left on the gravel road and head back to familiar territory.
Administrative notes:
Time and distance: If you really take your time, this series could take over two hours and is probably a mile and a half long.
(BYOI – bring your own ink. This series is best in multiple colors, so LePlume ink brushes would be a plus but solid colors will do.)
Bug repellent is essential for this adventure! Some people joke that New Hampshire’s state bird is the mosquito. If that is true, then Rye, which has an abundance of marshland, should be the state capital ~ only the biggest and strongest breed is grown here. Please bring plenty with you and reapply often.
Single jogger strollers can be challenging on these trails but it is do-able as long as your child doesn’t mind a very bumpy ride and getting out a few times as you scramble over a fallen tree. Weigh the pros and cons and use your judgment.
Rye is a small community nestled in the middle of the seventeen mile New Hampshire coastline. Rye Town Forest consists of 190-acres in the center of town that have been set aside for public use. The Rye Town Forest Trail begins behind Parson’s Field. The trail is a flat but rocky walking trail that tends to flood in some areas so bring your boots! The trails are not well marked but a cryptic trail map is available at the Town Hall. If you loose your way, don’t worry about getting lost for long because you are never far from civilization.
The Clues:
You can find Parson Field in Rye at the intersection of Lang and Washington Roads, about 540 Washington Road. When facing the field, turn left. Five hundred feet down Washington Road, you will see a sign for “Parson’s Field Vehicle Entrance” on you right. Turn in here. Follow this short gravel road to the very end bearing right and passing behind a few fields until the road forks and disappears into a large open field. Park behind the bush in the middle of this fork.
Spring:
Follow the tree line on the southeast side of the field. Ahead of you behind a large boulder is the entrance to the trails. Shortly after you walk past the chain barrier, bear right at the Y to follow the red blazes. Follow along the trail until you pass through your first of many stonewalls. Take a left here and begin following the orange blazes. As you walk, if the foliage isn’t too thick, you may see the town cemetery on your right. Continue along the trail for short distance until you pass through another small stonewall. Just as you pass through, look to your right. Do you see a large boulder in the wall? You may want to walk around the backside and check its base…
Summer:
Continue along the orange trail through yet another stonewall and take a right onto the red trail. Ahead of you will be a split boulder forming a big V. Just after the boulder stay left on the trail towards the tall pine that splits in three above your head and walk away from the cemetery road. Now you should be following yellow blazes. Pass through another stonewall and turn right down a small hill. Eventually you will notice a boulder on your left two or three feet from the path’s edge. As you pass by it and glance back, you may notice that it provides the perfect place to sit and relax. Sit here for a while until you are sure the coast is clear. When it’s safe, move to the back of the rock and take ten steps straight back into the woods and look down. Do you see a moss covered rock? From here take another 7 steps deeper into the woods. Do you see a fallen tree? Check its roots for your prize.
Fall:
Continue along the same trail until you come to a parking lot for the Rye Recreation Department. If you are here in the early Fall you may catch the local children playing soccer here. From the chain barrier turn around and count 67 steps (70 if your legs are shorter) back in the direction you came from and bear right onto a smaller path with red and green blazes. Follow this trail behind the soccer fields and away into the woods. Soon you will see the granddaddy of all boulders! He stands watch over his family. In front is a mother with several children at her side. Her children are protecting your treasure. Dig deep into the center of this family. When you are done, remember to gently replace the baby to ensure that our secret is safe.
Winter:
Continue along the path. Soon you will come to a T. Take a left here onto a wider trail. Soon you’ll bear left and be following along another stonewall on your right. Just after the stonewall forms a large T on your right, turn right at the four way intersection onto the yellow trail. Are things feeling a little familiar? As you near the end of the trail, bear right at the Y and pass your old V shaped friend. 36 adult or 41 child steps in front of you is a tree with two red blazes. Turn right and take 24 steps into the woods. If you look into the heart of the birthplace of our dear departed old friend, you will find your reward waiting for you.
Homeward bound:
Continue along the path. Soon the orange trail turns off to the left but stay on the red trail and follow along the stonewall. When the stonewall finally peters out, you will find yourself with many choices, turn right on the widest path over a small stream and through a stonewall. Off to the right, you will soon see a home. Pass through four more stonewalls and a chain barrier. Turn left on the gravel road and head back to familiar territory.