Guess Who's Turning 2? LbNA #28339
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Add Location| Owner: | Donutz716  |
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| Plant date: | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | East Haddam |
| County: | Middlesex |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | Nairon (4) |
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| Last found: | Mar 24, 2024 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Jan 16, 2007 |
Driving Directions:
From the north – Follow Rt2 east to Rt11 south. Proceed to exit 5 for Witch Meadow Rd. Turn right at the bottom of the ramp. Go a half mile to West Rd. Turn left on West Rd., proceed 3 miles to Dolbia Hill Rd. (second right) The entrance is a half mile up Dolbia Hill Rd., on the right.
From the west – Follow Interstate 95 to exit 70, Rt 156, in Old Lyme. Turn left at the bottom of the ramp (north). Proceed for approximately 7 miles to its end at Rt 82, turn right. Go 2.5 miles east on Rt.82. Turn left on Woodbridge Rd., proceed for 1 mile. Go left on Dolbia Hill Rd. a half mile. The entrance is on the right.
Trail is about a 1.8 mile loop – easy to moderate difficulty. Plan on 1 to 1 ½ hours for hiking and stamping.
History: My little nephew, Jacob, was born prematurely weighing 2 lbs., 5 oz., 16 inches long. He will be 2 years old this month, developing normally and has brought much joy and happiness to our family. I wanted to share his favorite characters with you, so enjoy this wonderful preserve and have some letterboxing fun!
Follow the blue trail for this entire adventure at Burnham Brook Preserve. Enter the Preserve and please sign in at the Board located a little ways down the trail. Continuing on past the Board there is a nice stone wall following on your left shoulder. When the wall is no longer to your left and continues in a westerly direction and the trail veers away from it, frolic over to the wall and then find the 3 sister tree next to it. Cookie Monster is nibbling on what? (You guessed it – COOKIES)
Skip down the trail to Burnham Brook and enjoy the sound of the rushing water as you parallel it on the right side of the trail. As you start to ascend, look for the plaque honoring John M. Ide, who was one of the donors and a founder of this Preserve. Oh, thank you for this wondrous place, Mr.Ide! Continue ascending until you reach a stone wall that ends on the left side of the trail. Tip toe for 15 paces (30 steps) along the southerly side of the wall and say “peak-a-boo” to Dora the Explorer and Boots, who are wedged between the wall and a large triangle shaped boulder.
Gallop back to the trail, continue through some mountain laurel, cross a stream, (a fallen tree is across the trail) ascend a rocky climb, and make a tight squeeze between dead tree and rock. (Take a deep breath!) The trail will eventually make a southerly turn down a small hill with a stone wall to the left. Continue and jump over the stream, (may be dry depending on the time of year) then run up passing a “horsey tree” (giddy up) on your left. Before reaching a view on the right, take 8 hops over to a rocky ledge on the right side off the trail. Find Curious George at the face of the ledge, wedged between 2 trees standing close to one another and the ledge. Maybe he’ll share his banana with you!
Sneak along the trail and after a bit you will come to a Memorial plaque on a 15 foot boulder for Richard Goodwin. After reading, continue until you can see a large house at the top of the hill on your left. You will dart through 2 stone walls, one right after the other. There is a marshy area to your right. Keep going and you will notice as you make your ascent that there is a stone wall half way up the hill on the left, paralleling the trail. Keep on the trail and notice when the stone wall seems to end but in fact takes a northerly direction. At that corner of the wall, head north until you reach a tumbled down break in the wall. At the far end of the break, peak about 4 feet further at the base of the wall and then whistle for Thomas the Train waiting in his tunnel. Shake your booty back to the trail and follow it until you reach the road. Go left and pirouette up the road back to your car.
“Thank you, so much!” to my friend, Butterfly, for introducing me to this wonderful Preserve, suggesting that I plant Jacob’s boxes here, and her participation in making it so very special for Jacob and me!
From the north – Follow Rt2 east to Rt11 south. Proceed to exit 5 for Witch Meadow Rd. Turn right at the bottom of the ramp. Go a half mile to West Rd. Turn left on West Rd., proceed 3 miles to Dolbia Hill Rd. (second right) The entrance is a half mile up Dolbia Hill Rd., on the right.
From the west – Follow Interstate 95 to exit 70, Rt 156, in Old Lyme. Turn left at the bottom of the ramp (north). Proceed for approximately 7 miles to its end at Rt 82, turn right. Go 2.5 miles east on Rt.82. Turn left on Woodbridge Rd., proceed for 1 mile. Go left on Dolbia Hill Rd. a half mile. The entrance is on the right.
Trail is about a 1.8 mile loop – easy to moderate difficulty. Plan on 1 to 1 ½ hours for hiking and stamping.
History: My little nephew, Jacob, was born prematurely weighing 2 lbs., 5 oz., 16 inches long. He will be 2 years old this month, developing normally and has brought much joy and happiness to our family. I wanted to share his favorite characters with you, so enjoy this wonderful preserve and have some letterboxing fun!
Follow the blue trail for this entire adventure at Burnham Brook Preserve. Enter the Preserve and please sign in at the Board located a little ways down the trail. Continuing on past the Board there is a nice stone wall following on your left shoulder. When the wall is no longer to your left and continues in a westerly direction and the trail veers away from it, frolic over to the wall and then find the 3 sister tree next to it. Cookie Monster is nibbling on what? (You guessed it – COOKIES)
Skip down the trail to Burnham Brook and enjoy the sound of the rushing water as you parallel it on the right side of the trail. As you start to ascend, look for the plaque honoring John M. Ide, who was one of the donors and a founder of this Preserve. Oh, thank you for this wondrous place, Mr.Ide! Continue ascending until you reach a stone wall that ends on the left side of the trail. Tip toe for 15 paces (30 steps) along the southerly side of the wall and say “peak-a-boo” to Dora the Explorer and Boots, who are wedged between the wall and a large triangle shaped boulder.
Gallop back to the trail, continue through some mountain laurel, cross a stream, (a fallen tree is across the trail) ascend a rocky climb, and make a tight squeeze between dead tree and rock. (Take a deep breath!) The trail will eventually make a southerly turn down a small hill with a stone wall to the left. Continue and jump over the stream, (may be dry depending on the time of year) then run up passing a “horsey tree” (giddy up) on your left. Before reaching a view on the right, take 8 hops over to a rocky ledge on the right side off the trail. Find Curious George at the face of the ledge, wedged between 2 trees standing close to one another and the ledge. Maybe he’ll share his banana with you!
Sneak along the trail and after a bit you will come to a Memorial plaque on a 15 foot boulder for Richard Goodwin. After reading, continue until you can see a large house at the top of the hill on your left. You will dart through 2 stone walls, one right after the other. There is a marshy area to your right. Keep going and you will notice as you make your ascent that there is a stone wall half way up the hill on the left, paralleling the trail. Keep on the trail and notice when the stone wall seems to end but in fact takes a northerly direction. At that corner of the wall, head north until you reach a tumbled down break in the wall. At the far end of the break, peak about 4 feet further at the base of the wall and then whistle for Thomas the Train waiting in his tunnel. Shake your booty back to the trail and follow it until you reach the road. Go left and pirouette up the road back to your car.
“Thank you, so much!” to my friend, Butterfly, for introducing me to this wonderful Preserve, suggesting that I plant Jacob’s boxes here, and her participation in making it so very special for Jacob and me!