A Quiet Meadow along Great Bend Rail Trail *MIA! LbNA #44101 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Captain Kirk  |
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| Plant date: | Oct 19, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Ellenburo |
| County: | Ritchie |
| State: | West Virginia |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Not yet found! |
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| Last found: | N/A |
| Last edited: | Oct 19, 2008 |
Difficulty: Hard climb
Location: A 4 mile hike from parking.
Elevation: Flat, but not completely smooth.
Materials: Bring your own stamp pad, log book, stamp.
Challenge: Climbing the steep slope up to the LB from the 30 mile marker.
This box is hidden in a remote area near the village of Ellenburo, WV.
There are multiple starting points from along the Great Bend Trail bikepath, anywhere from Parkersburg to Clarksburg. However, your goal is at the 30 mile marker on the path, so do the following:
To reach the point, park in downtown Cairo and take the rail trail East from marker 26 (at the iron bridge). See Walking the Dog in Cairo for directions to the departure point. Three miles on, you will pass through the first of three tunnels on the trail.
Alternative directions: You could start at the McDonalds or Dairy Queen restaurants along Route 50 in Ellenburo, and walk the rail trial back westward, crossing the pedestrian overpass, and proceeding 3 miles to the east to find mile marker #30.
Put your back to marker #30, and face the slope. You will see a tree with at least 4 multiple stems growing upward. You can see a small rock sticking out, just to the left of this tree at the same level. That is your goal.
To reach this tree, you are tempted to try to climb straight up the slope, but don't: it is too steep. Approach from the left, and you'll find a more gentle rise, but still a strenuous climb. When you reach the 4-stemmed tree, you have just passed several rocks with seams and openings between them.
What you seek has been inserted under the rock opening that faces down the slope. In fact, from marker #30, you can just make out the opening of this hole under the rock.
The climb up to this tree will be a challenge for anyone who is not able bodied and NOT accessible for a handicapper.
Please bring a stamp pad, towel for the jar, pen and your own stamp pad. The stamp is a manufactured foam stamp, not hand-carved. Please reseal all baggies and replace all materials into the hold, being careful not to let the jar roll down the slope. ...and don't you fall either!
Location: A 4 mile hike from parking.
Elevation: Flat, but not completely smooth.
Materials: Bring your own stamp pad, log book, stamp.
Challenge: Climbing the steep slope up to the LB from the 30 mile marker.
This box is hidden in a remote area near the village of Ellenburo, WV.
There are multiple starting points from along the Great Bend Trail bikepath, anywhere from Parkersburg to Clarksburg. However, your goal is at the 30 mile marker on the path, so do the following:
To reach the point, park in downtown Cairo and take the rail trail East from marker 26 (at the iron bridge). See Walking the Dog in Cairo for directions to the departure point. Three miles on, you will pass through the first of three tunnels on the trail.
Alternative directions: You could start at the McDonalds or Dairy Queen restaurants along Route 50 in Ellenburo, and walk the rail trial back westward, crossing the pedestrian overpass, and proceeding 3 miles to the east to find mile marker #30.
Put your back to marker #30, and face the slope. You will see a tree with at least 4 multiple stems growing upward. You can see a small rock sticking out, just to the left of this tree at the same level. That is your goal.
To reach this tree, you are tempted to try to climb straight up the slope, but don't: it is too steep. Approach from the left, and you'll find a more gentle rise, but still a strenuous climb. When you reach the 4-stemmed tree, you have just passed several rocks with seams and openings between them.
What you seek has been inserted under the rock opening that faces down the slope. In fact, from marker #30, you can just make out the opening of this hole under the rock.
The climb up to this tree will be a challenge for anyone who is not able bodied and NOT accessible for a handicapper.
Please bring a stamp pad, towel for the jar, pen and your own stamp pad. The stamp is a manufactured foam stamp, not hand-carved. Please reseal all baggies and replace all materials into the hold, being careful not to let the jar roll down the slope. ...and don't you fall either!