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Flying Around the Preserve LbNA #38687

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Apr 2, 2008
Location:
City:Old Lyme
County:New London
State:Connecticut
Boxes:3
Planted by:butterfly
Found by: Nairon (2)
Last found:Feb 19, 2023
Status:FFFFFFF
Last edited:Apr 2, 2008
Flying Around the Preserve

If you want a nice little hike, here is just the place. The only sad thing about this Preserve is that all the lovely old Hemlocks have died , however many are still standing tall and straight. , as if ready to show off their graceful branches. So , you will witness many downed and dead trees as you hike along. There is still much to be enjoyed here . On one side you travel along the Lieutneant River and then again up on the ridge top , a marvelous view of the CT River . ,
So – travel to the Lohmann Buck Twining Preserve in Old Lyme and begin the hike. There is room for a few cars to park here, the Preserve entrance is well marked and the trail is blazed with white arrows. This is a loop trail , walk over the tiny wooden bridge and at the first intersection, take the right trail, and travel in a counter clock direction with the loop.

This part of the trail is a woodpecker’s heaven ., with so many fallen trees, it seemed strange that ‘Downey ‘ chose to hide in the north end of a giant, massive boulder right on the trail . But look carefully and that is where he will be . .
Soon after you re-hide Downey , the trail splits and the white trail leaves the waters edge and begins a climb , stay left , and the trail zigs and zags up up with many sitting rocks along the way to catch your breath . It seems you are on the top , but up you go some more. The trail goes between large boulders and along a stone wall . Soon it passes through the stone wall and here , you need to stop , then , take about four or five steps to the right Who ?? yep . Who is behind the trap door ??
Continue on following the white arrows , the trail is well worn , many people must come up here to see the view. The arrows direct you off to the right and the view , Back on the trail , now going southerly , pass through a stone wall and a red bird was following us this day . Many laurel bushes here and in spring must be pretty . The trail begins to continue down passing large rock piles on both sides of the trail , at the bottom of the hill a huge downed tree is over the trail and someone was kind and cut a path for the hikers. At the end of this tree at the base of its roots where it once stood , is the Red Bird behind a trap door of a Hemlock Varnish Shelf . This hemlock has many Varnish Shelfs along its dead trunk which grow this large in one year !!.
Continue on the white trail soon to the intersection where you began . and a right will take you back to your car .
Thank you Donutz for traveling with me and to RTRW for the Red Bird and Downy the Woodpecker . I hope you have had fun .
butterfly