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Kids (Ages3-93) Thanksgiving Series LbNA #56306 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:grammyandgrumpy
Plant date:Nov 1, 2010
Location:
City:Smithfield
County:Providence
State:Rhode Island
Boxes:7
Found by: Laura loves letterboxing (7)
Last found:Sep 27, 2015
Status:FFFFFFFFFaFar
Last edited:Nov 1, 2015
The Mowry Conservation Area features a lively trout stream, towering hemlocks and pines, picnic tables, a walking trail and the remains of an earthen stone dam. We thought this would be an excellent place to plant a series for kids. The first hill is steep, but after that it is fairly flat. The entire series is less than one mile round trip. There are no inkpads. The colors we suggest are, red, blue, black, brown, orange and green. There may be humting in the area, we suggest wearing orange. This series will be in place until December 1.

Directions: Take Route 295 to exit 8B Route 7. Follow Route 7 to Route 104. Turn left on Route 104 and follow it to old Forge Road. Just two tenths of a mile on the right is the Mowry Conservation Area. There is ample parking along the road.

Clues: Box 1 Enter the area and cross the bridge. As you reach the far side of the bridge look straight ahead up the hill for a red blazed tree with a five-foot high cavity. Go to this tree and look to the right for a low rock cave. In the cave at the end nearest to the river is "the rock".

Box 2 Go back to the red blazed tree and continue in the direction you were going. You will now be on the yellow trail. The yellow trail splits-do not go left up the hill-stay straight. About 24 steps from the tree with the cavity, on the left is a large two sister pine. The Pilgrim’s hat is in the center of the two trees under some pine needles.

Box 3 Continue on yellow until you can see a rock on either side of the trail. Look left at the back of the low rock and under the overhang behind a branch is the Indian headdress. Please re-hide well.

Box 4 Continue on yellow looking on the left for a large fallen tree perpendicular to the trail. Sign of fall (pumpkin) is low in the roots behind a piece of wood.

Box 5 Continue on yellow going slightly uphill. Find two large rocks on the left of the trail. At the rear of the second rock is a downed tree. Where the tree meets the rock under some bark is the traditional turkey.

Box 6 Continue on the trail looking on the left for a five-foot high decaying stump. Behind the stump behind bark is the other traditional Thanksgiving symbol.

Box 7 Just before the yellow arrow pointing left is a pine tree with a log leaning against it and a fifteen foot snag next to it. At the base of the leaning log under some bark and pine needles is the final box with the log book.

Happy Thanksgiving.