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The Nature Series LbNA #47895

Owner:Bell Lady
Plant date:Jun 6, 2009
Location:
City:???
County:Hartford
State:Connecticut
Boxes:5
Found by: ???
Last found:Sep 12, 2016
Status:FFFFFFFOFFF
Last edited:Sep 15, 2015
Clues revised 9-10-2015
All boxes good.
This series is located at an enchanting place that is noted for history, art, music, gardens and trails. Watch out for poison ivy.
Note: The markers that are included in some of the boxes are not waterproof. Please bag them and seal them in when finished. Thanks. You may need to use your own black ink for some.

Find the "W" access trail that leaves the parking lot.
At the Right-angle turn to the left after leaving the boardwalk and advancing about 10 paces more, stop and look to the right for a large fallen tree. Look behind the fallen where it touches the ground near the left.

Return to the trail,continue to the intersection and go right, then left at the beginning of the B loop. Left again at the next fork (SO). Go straight on the wide grassy path crossing over a brook running through a culvert. See the wood pieces beyond on the left and turn left there. Pass under an arch formed by a fruit tree and notice the double extremely leaning fruit tree on the right Look behind the base for the Monarch. This one has an outer baggie since I'm not sure how waterproof the box is. Please completely cover it when replacing. Put the flat rock on it as well as grass or leaves.

Continue to the W trail and continue to the left. A side trail leads to an open area. Go there. Where the path expands to open space continue 4 paces with bushes on the right. Look into the bushes and see a piece of white cardboard. Go into that opening to the cardboard, stepping over the PI carefully, and turn around. You should see Merry Moth. Enjoy the view from the overlook and start back down the grassy trail to the trail you were on.

Continue to the right. At the road go left to the stone walls perpendicular to the road. Follow the wall on the right to the corner. Continue along the wall for about 10 paces toward the tree. Look for 2 whitish rocks on the wall. About 1 foot left of these remove one small whitish rock and one larger rock to find Bye Bye Birdie. (A piece of birch bark may help you find the correct spot.) Replace rocks and bark piece as accurately as possible and concealing the box adequately. I had 3 turkeys watching me from under the tree when I placed these.

Return to the road and continue to the 2nd P trail marker on the right after crossing the bridge. (No trail marker today but a wide mowed path) Follow this trail with the pond on the right. Take the left as it winds uphill going to the right whenever you have a choice. You’ll find a double stone wall at the top – probably outlining a carriageway. Keeping both walls to your left make your way to the big maple. (Or you can go between the two walls to the large maple. Climb over the wall just beyond the tree. Be careful!) Three or four steps beyond the tree look for a couple of rocks with lichens. Under one of these (you don’t have to move these rocks – just a smaller one being used as a doorway) find Wild Gerry. Return to the beginning of the double wall and make your way back to the parking lot. Have fun.