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Deciduous Monkey III LbNA #53005

Owner:walkingstick
Plant date:Apr 10, 2010
Location:
City:Ephraim
County:Door
State:Wisconsin
Boxes:1
Found by: polish baker
Last found:Sep 8, 2019
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Sep 2, 2021
Deciduous Monkey #3
The Legend of the Deciduous Monkey

This is a quick and friendly box. It should take about 15 minutes. We planted it with our 9 month old.

Anyone who has spent any time in the woods of Wisconsin or Minnesota knows what we are talking about. You are walking through the woods and you hear a cackling or screeching noise, you turn your head, and nothing is there. Maybe there is a clanking together of branches or rustling of leaves, but when you turn, nothing is there. A pine cone or acorn falls at your feet, you look up but nothing is there. You write it off as a crow cackling in the distance, a squirrel that disappeared behind the other side of the tree, a random falling of the cone or acorn.

But as you walk on it happens again. You turn your head quicker. You feel you are being followed and/or watched. Not maliciously, but mischievously. Still you see nothing.

My wife and I dedicated ourselves to the study of this woody mystery. And, through great dedication, we have discovered a new species!! With a glimpse of a profile here and a quick glance of an exposed tail there we have begun to examine the life of the Deciduous Monkey.

The Deciduous Monkey is very secretive and it loves mischief. It stays hidden and has eluded scientific research until now. For now, it is only documented in a series of letterboxes by Walkingstick.

The Deciduous Monkey has some regional variation. The Door County Monkey spends its time hiding from tourists in the beautiful countryside in Door County. Recent sightings have occurred in the miarhpE Wetlands Preserve. Follow these clues to find one of the elusive Monkeys.

Travel on Wisconsin Highway 42 to the south side of Ephraim. Here you will find the miarhpE Wetlands Preserve. Facing the main entrance walk on the left side down the trail. The trail will split, go to the right. Stop by the next nature sign and read about the rare Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly. There are two stumps at 240 degrees on your compass. Your prize is located behind the second stump.
[Editor's note: The “dragonfly” clues are faded to nothing on the sign. Experienced boxers can still find this. Newby boxers need to follow the directions exactly and seek the “Mystery Stump on the right. Then take your compass coordinates.]

Stamp up – enjoy – please rehide well.

Continue to follow the loop back out to your car.