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Saw What?? LbNA #31739

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jun 10, 2007
Location:
City:North Windham
County:Windham
State:Connecticut
Boxes:1
Planted by:NeeNeeBee
Found by: stuff303
Last found:Oct 1, 2016
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Jun 10, 2007
One winter night Kaluga Papa and Mama where returning home very late. As we rounded the corner of Rt 203 and 6, what we thought was a dirty chunk of snow on the side of the road turned its head and blinked at us. We found ourselves "face to face" with what we figure was a Northern Saw-Whet owl. We stopped, worried that it was going to be hit by a car when Kaluga Papa noticed a mouse scurrying along the side of the road. Thinking quickly he turned off the car's headlights for a moment. When he turned them back on mouse and owl were both gone. This box is named in honor of that mighty little hunter.

There is no stamp pad in this box. I used brown and green markers. Please bring your own! Kaluga Mama

From the intersection of Rt 6 and Rt 203 in North Windham, turn onto Rt 203 toward Windham Center. Almost immediately there will be parking on the right for the Joshua's Tract Windham Atlantic White Cedar Bog. There is additional parking on the left. You will be hiking on the trail opposite Beaver Hill Rd, headed toward Walmart and Willimantic. After parking go around the gate and follow the gravel path for a ways. Your first landmark is an enormous pine tree on the right side of the path. It has numerous trunks and is something to behold! Continue on the gravel path past the tree and look for a large (ish) flat rock on the right side of the path near a side path that leads down a slight incline to the right of the main path. Stay on the main gravel path and keep going. Next look for another large, though not AS large pine on the right side that has a big fat arm pointing the way to continue on the gravel path. After passing this tree you are looking for the next side path on the left. From the spot where this path leaves the main trail, follow the side trail approximately 10 paces, left foot only, as it bends slightly to the right. Stop at a broken off stump. Look for the pine tree growning at nearly a 45 degree angle to the ground which points at the gravel main trail. Under its roots, on the side facing you, you will find "Saw What" under some dead leaves. Use a stick to poke around first. There is a fairly deep hole under the roots and we don't want any nasty surprises! Stamp in and rehide well. Please be discreet as this is a popular path!