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Washington College LbNA #38241

Owner:Katy
Plant date:Mar 11, 2008
Location:
City:Kennedyville
County:Kent
State:Maryland
Boxes:1
Found by: BlackBrothers
Last found:May 27, 2012
Status:FFFF
Last edited:Mar 11, 2008
You will probably notice that this box is not planted on the campus of Washington College. There are three reasons for this - 1) I know the maintenance people and they are too thorough in their jobs to leave a box undisturbed, 2) the students are every where, and 3) I find it really funny how many signs there are for Washington College off of 301, as if every exit in Maryland is just another route to WC.

This box is hidden at Sassafras Natural Resource Management Area. If you are confused by the fact that it claims to be "natural resource" area and then you just keep walking through a corn field, well, I don't know what to tell you. Maybe I just spent too long in Illinois, but I don't see anything new or weird about hiking through a corn field. Not that exciting, either, to be honest, but trust me that this is worth the boring start.

To get there, though, follow the directions on the website for the area: http://www.kentcounty.com/gov/parkrec/parks/sassaf.htm

You will turn left at the big red sign saying "Sassafras Natural Resource Management Area" and drive down the red dirt road, hopefully not seeing another car because it really is just a one lane road; I'm not sure what you do if you see another car. From the parking lot, head north along the dirt road, through the corn fields. If you take the first left, you will see a pretty little pond with a nice new outhouse. But that won't help you find the box.

Keep heading north along the dirt road. At the fork in the road, head left towards the lodge and cliffs. After you examine the foundation of the lodge, which apparently burnt down recently, take the trail to the cliffs by the big sycamore tree. You can see the remains of the garden, particularly in the hedge to your right. The trail splits and you want to head down into the bamboo ravine, away from the hedge.

42 paces down the hill, stop and take a bearing of 160 degrees. You should see a fallen log in the midst of the bamboo, about 15 steps from the path. Within that log is a piece of bamboo. Within the bamboo is the letterbox. You may have to squeeze the bamboo gently to get the box out.

The path ends at the bottom of the hill. The bamboo is really cool to explore, and there is a nice little beach with a fire circle and some log benches. Try not to get too close to the cliffs, though, for they are home to endangered tiger beetles.