The Bees are in the Corn LbNA #57732
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Add Location| Owner: | Teeker  |
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| Plant date: | May 6, 2011 |
| Location: | Baldwin Park |
| City: | Meriden |
| County: | New Haven |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Found by: | BananaNut (2) |
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| Last found: | May 21, 2020 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 6, 2011 |
The Bees are in the Corn (3)
Appropriately named because the first time I went picking sweet corn straight from the field, I was startled by a bee that flew out of the corn husk as I was picking at it to check and see if it was ripe. If you ever get a chance to pick fruits and veggies at a farm or orchard, be prepared for bees and bugs.
This series is a great add-on to Weekend Bender’s Angry Moon series, also located at Baldwin Park. Please bring ink. Long pants, hiking boots, and gloves are recommended due to poison ivy that surrounds the path. I made it a point to plant all boxes as far away from poison ivy plants and vines as possible, but children and pets LOVE to explore…so beware. This is a loop path; under 1 mile in length. Bring ink or water-based markers.
To start your letterboxing journey, park in the lot closest to Krock (soccer) Field at Baldwin Park off N Wall Street (which is off of Westfield St) in Meriden, CT. At the far right corner of the field, you will see a trail where there is a giant boulder to greet you. Go straight up a short incline. Follow the path to the left of the rock going straight into the woods (not a right turn towards the rock and not a backwards turn to parallel the soccer field). Through and over a few blow-downs from 2012's storms. It will be somewhat of a crooked straight. Follow the path parallel to Rt.15, staying away from the poison ivy that surrounds either side, passing by Dizzy Bat on your right. Eventually, the path will loop towards the right (where you’ll see a fallen tree you have to climb over). Don’t go here yet because the first box is on the straight/left path that heads towards a silver chain fence (where you’ll see three blue buildings and a big brick building that make up Nathan Hale School). At the end of this path, you’ll see an old stone wall and the gate going into the grassy area behind the school. The first box is under a rock of this stone wall. To find the correct rock, you will start by going through the rock wall (where it looks torn down at the gate) and towards the fence. Turn your body towards the left. If you take three steps you should be standing between twin sister trees on your right and their brother on your left. Take 8 more steps and you’ll be standing in front of a tree with a perfect hiding spot at the base of the tree: too perfect, so it’s not there. But, to the left of this tree is a rock with about a 1 foot diameter. It is redish-brown in color, has a few white blemishes on it and sits at angle with a compass reading of 70 degrees from the tree (set red arrow to North). Lift up the trapdoor rock, use the stamp, and rehide well! DO NOT DESTROY ROCK WALLS, PLEASE. Rock walls are a part of CT's history. I will remove this series if the wall gets destroyed again.
Return to the path, walk back towards the loop, and head towards the fallen tree (left). Climb it, being careful of poison ivy that creeps on the edges (one person at a time should be fine). Pass a collection of long fallen branches on your left. One branch hasn’t given up its fight and is still connected to the base of the tree. Continue on the path but at the other end of this branch, stop. This branch was making small-talk with a 4 sister tree. The top of the branch has fallen as of 2013 but the 4-sister tree is still decorated with a vine known as Virginia Creeper. The vine has 5 fingers in the green seasons and is not poisonous. Poison Ivy has 3 fingers and will give you an itchy rash if you touch it. If you would like a compass reading, stand on the path next to the 4 sister tree and orient your compass to North. At a reading of 40 degrees, you will notice a young 7 sister tree (ok, more like 6 sisters because 1 sister lived a short life). The box is at the base of this tree, under a rock. To get to this box without poison ivy, you should be able to see a slight path on the right of the trail going to a suspiciously clear area in the woods. Take 13 steps into this clearing (it’s a right off the path and you’ll probably have to duck to go under some branches). Then, take another 7 steps to the left. Here on the ground, there will be young Maple saplings, Virginia Creeper and a few other green plants. Hopefully, no poison ivy! Use the stamp and rehide the box well!
Go back to the path and continue your journey. You’ll see a few houses on the left. Eventually, you’ll see another slight path on your right which leads to a mostly rotted white-moldy stump. It’s about 7 steps into the woods. No, it’s not under there. Look to the left of this stump. You’ll see a tall tree with at least 5 knob (warts) at the base of it. The tall knobby tree is/was protected by 5 young sentries to deter vandals! Look even closer and you’ll see old metal wire that has been there so long the bark’s grown over it. At the base of this tree, under 2 rocks, 1 log, and leaves, you will find the last box. It contains the Logbook and the 3rd stamp. Be careful (use stealth mode) when boxing because neighbors and park goers love to be nosy. Rehide very well, making sure that you don't create a SPOR (suspicious pile of rocks)...bigger piles are more likely to be seen and damaged.
Go back to the path, continuing the last small section of the loop path. You’ll come out to the same parking lot where your car should be (but you’ll be on the near right corner instead of the far right corner).
This park also has a nice pond and a playscape to enjoy.
Appropriately named because the first time I went picking sweet corn straight from the field, I was startled by a bee that flew out of the corn husk as I was picking at it to check and see if it was ripe. If you ever get a chance to pick fruits and veggies at a farm or orchard, be prepared for bees and bugs.
This series is a great add-on to Weekend Bender’s Angry Moon series, also located at Baldwin Park. Please bring ink. Long pants, hiking boots, and gloves are recommended due to poison ivy that surrounds the path. I made it a point to plant all boxes as far away from poison ivy plants and vines as possible, but children and pets LOVE to explore…so beware. This is a loop path; under 1 mile in length. Bring ink or water-based markers.
To start your letterboxing journey, park in the lot closest to Krock (soccer) Field at Baldwin Park off N Wall Street (which is off of Westfield St) in Meriden, CT. At the far right corner of the field, you will see a trail where there is a giant boulder to greet you. Go straight up a short incline. Follow the path to the left of the rock going straight into the woods (not a right turn towards the rock and not a backwards turn to parallel the soccer field). Through and over a few blow-downs from 2012's storms. It will be somewhat of a crooked straight. Follow the path parallel to Rt.15, staying away from the poison ivy that surrounds either side, passing by Dizzy Bat on your right. Eventually, the path will loop towards the right (where you’ll see a fallen tree you have to climb over). Don’t go here yet because the first box is on the straight/left path that heads towards a silver chain fence (where you’ll see three blue buildings and a big brick building that make up Nathan Hale School). At the end of this path, you’ll see an old stone wall and the gate going into the grassy area behind the school. The first box is under a rock of this stone wall. To find the correct rock, you will start by going through the rock wall (where it looks torn down at the gate) and towards the fence. Turn your body towards the left. If you take three steps you should be standing between twin sister trees on your right and their brother on your left. Take 8 more steps and you’ll be standing in front of a tree with a perfect hiding spot at the base of the tree: too perfect, so it’s not there. But, to the left of this tree is a rock with about a 1 foot diameter. It is redish-brown in color, has a few white blemishes on it and sits at angle with a compass reading of 70 degrees from the tree (set red arrow to North). Lift up the trapdoor rock, use the stamp, and rehide well! DO NOT DESTROY ROCK WALLS, PLEASE. Rock walls are a part of CT's history. I will remove this series if the wall gets destroyed again.
Return to the path, walk back towards the loop, and head towards the fallen tree (left). Climb it, being careful of poison ivy that creeps on the edges (one person at a time should be fine). Pass a collection of long fallen branches on your left. One branch hasn’t given up its fight and is still connected to the base of the tree. Continue on the path but at the other end of this branch, stop. This branch was making small-talk with a 4 sister tree. The top of the branch has fallen as of 2013 but the 4-sister tree is still decorated with a vine known as Virginia Creeper. The vine has 5 fingers in the green seasons and is not poisonous. Poison Ivy has 3 fingers and will give you an itchy rash if you touch it. If you would like a compass reading, stand on the path next to the 4 sister tree and orient your compass to North. At a reading of 40 degrees, you will notice a young 7 sister tree (ok, more like 6 sisters because 1 sister lived a short life). The box is at the base of this tree, under a rock. To get to this box without poison ivy, you should be able to see a slight path on the right of the trail going to a suspiciously clear area in the woods. Take 13 steps into this clearing (it’s a right off the path and you’ll probably have to duck to go under some branches). Then, take another 7 steps to the left. Here on the ground, there will be young Maple saplings, Virginia Creeper and a few other green plants. Hopefully, no poison ivy! Use the stamp and rehide the box well!
Go back to the path and continue your journey. You’ll see a few houses on the left. Eventually, you’ll see another slight path on your right which leads to a mostly rotted white-moldy stump. It’s about 7 steps into the woods. No, it’s not under there. Look to the left of this stump. You’ll see a tall tree with at least 5 knob (warts) at the base of it. The tall knobby tree is/was protected by 5 young sentries to deter vandals! Look even closer and you’ll see old metal wire that has been there so long the bark’s grown over it. At the base of this tree, under 2 rocks, 1 log, and leaves, you will find the last box. It contains the Logbook and the 3rd stamp. Be careful (use stealth mode) when boxing because neighbors and park goers love to be nosy. Rehide very well, making sure that you don't create a SPOR (suspicious pile of rocks)...bigger piles are more likely to be seen and damaged.
Go back to the path, continuing the last small section of the loop path. You’ll come out to the same parking lot where your car should be (but you’ll be on the near right corner instead of the far right corner).
This park also has a nice pond and a playscape to enjoy.