ANIMAL PRINT -- Series # IV LbNA #47351
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 20, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Thomaston |
| County: | Litchfield |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Planted by: | Trail Snail  |
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| Found by: | Corrina (3) |
| Last found: | Oct 17, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 20, 2009 |
This is the fourth installment in our Animal Prints Series. There will be 6 series for a total of 18 letterboxes. Enjoy the hunt!
HOW TO GET HERE: Travel from the North, South, East or West to the light on Main Street intersecting Clay Street and Union Street., Thomaston, CT. At this intersection you want to have the US Post Office and Town Hall/Opera House on your right and Webster Bank & Thomaston Savings Bank on the left. Head South on Main Street onto South Main (heading toward Waterbury), at the 2nd light which is the intersection of South Main and state Route 254 take a right onto Route 254. Take the first left onto Marine St. (House on your left has wood fence with “Beware of Dogs” signs.) Continue straight keeping the Stone Building on your left and go up the hill into Hillside Cemetery. In the cemetery there is a 4-way intersection, keeping the second smaller stone structure on you left, turn right on the paved road where you can see the Trail Head at the end of the paved cemetery road. Park anywhere off the road so other cars can get by.
The whole trail is about 1.25 miles, uphill with a couple of wet spots and a couple of downhill places to take carefully. Bring your clues, stamp, ink pad, water, a snack, compass & tape measure. Spray well with insect and tick repellant.
START AT THE TRAILHEAD:
Walk uphill on “Orange” past a boulder on the left; Note the Barberry bushes on the right off trail. These are invasive! Keep on “Orange” until you come to an intersection with a field on your left. Turn left onto “Yellow” crossing the field until you enter the woods. About 30’ into the woods stop at the tree with the “Yellow” blaze. From the blaze tree sight 290° to an Oak tree on the stone wall. Between the Oak tree and a boulder you will find Human prints.
Staying on “Yellow” the trail goes through a “Laurel Forest” with a low wet area on the trail. Cross the small brook and once over the rise where trail bears right look for a three sister tree on the right. From that tree bushwhack behind the tree to a two sister tree (left sister is larger than the right sister). Behind the two sisters you will find the print of a Raccoon.
Return to the trail and continue on “Yellow”. There is a converging of two brooks with the trail going to the right over the brooks. The brooks flow heavily during wet times. Cross where best for you and then get back on “Yellow”. You will pass a lovely scenic pond on your left. Later another small brook with an old log bridge on the right trail side. Over and around some cliffs then another small brook. At a 2 sister tree either go over the rocks or around to the left and meet the trail. (We made yellow blaze marks for around) Eventually you come to a tree on the right with half trunk rotted out up to about 3’. Stand here and sight 335° to a large three sister Oak tree with two fallens resting between the sisters. Look behind the three sister tree for prints of a cat.
This part of the series is now complete. You may continue on the trail or turn around and go back the way you came. Either way will bring you back to the trail head and your parked vehicle. Dragon Fly & I hope you enjoyed the hunt for animal prints, the trail, listening to the birds and seeing the wildflowers.
Please log your find at Letterboxing.org and/or Atlasquest.com. Thank you.
HOW TO GET HERE: Travel from the North, South, East or West to the light on Main Street intersecting Clay Street and Union Street., Thomaston, CT. At this intersection you want to have the US Post Office and Town Hall/Opera House on your right and Webster Bank & Thomaston Savings Bank on the left. Head South on Main Street onto South Main (heading toward Waterbury), at the 2nd light which is the intersection of South Main and state Route 254 take a right onto Route 254. Take the first left onto Marine St. (House on your left has wood fence with “Beware of Dogs” signs.) Continue straight keeping the Stone Building on your left and go up the hill into Hillside Cemetery. In the cemetery there is a 4-way intersection, keeping the second smaller stone structure on you left, turn right on the paved road where you can see the Trail Head at the end of the paved cemetery road. Park anywhere off the road so other cars can get by.
The whole trail is about 1.25 miles, uphill with a couple of wet spots and a couple of downhill places to take carefully. Bring your clues, stamp, ink pad, water, a snack, compass & tape measure. Spray well with insect and tick repellant.
START AT THE TRAILHEAD:
Walk uphill on “Orange” past a boulder on the left; Note the Barberry bushes on the right off trail. These are invasive! Keep on “Orange” until you come to an intersection with a field on your left. Turn left onto “Yellow” crossing the field until you enter the woods. About 30’ into the woods stop at the tree with the “Yellow” blaze. From the blaze tree sight 290° to an Oak tree on the stone wall. Between the Oak tree and a boulder you will find Human prints.
Staying on “Yellow” the trail goes through a “Laurel Forest” with a low wet area on the trail. Cross the small brook and once over the rise where trail bears right look for a three sister tree on the right. From that tree bushwhack behind the tree to a two sister tree (left sister is larger than the right sister). Behind the two sisters you will find the print of a Raccoon.
Return to the trail and continue on “Yellow”. There is a converging of two brooks with the trail going to the right over the brooks. The brooks flow heavily during wet times. Cross where best for you and then get back on “Yellow”. You will pass a lovely scenic pond on your left. Later another small brook with an old log bridge on the right trail side. Over and around some cliffs then another small brook. At a 2 sister tree either go over the rocks or around to the left and meet the trail. (We made yellow blaze marks for around) Eventually you come to a tree on the right with half trunk rotted out up to about 3’. Stand here and sight 335° to a large three sister Oak tree with two fallens resting between the sisters. Look behind the three sister tree for prints of a cat.
This part of the series is now complete. You may continue on the trail or turn around and go back the way you came. Either way will bring you back to the trail head and your parked vehicle. Dragon Fly & I hope you enjoyed the hunt for animal prints, the trail, listening to the birds and seeing the wildflowers.
Please log your find at Letterboxing.org and/or Atlasquest.com. Thank you.