The Bunyip of Bradley - Buchanan Woods LbNA #69909
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Add Location| Owner: | WWW  |
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| Plant date: | May 5, 2016 |
| Location: | Edgewood Lane Ext |
| City: | Mansfield |
| County: | Tolland |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Nairon |
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| Last found: | Apr 21, 2018 |
| Status: | FFFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 6, 2016 |
The Bunyip of Bradley - Buchanan Woods
The clues
Parking area co-ordinates = Latitude 41.7681275, longitude -72.1934867
Head northeast on route 89 going away from the intersection of route 89 and 195 in Mansfield Center. You quickly come to a sharp left curve. This is where you turn and go onto Clark Street. Go down Clark Street .2 mile, passing Edgerton and Edgewood Lane on the right and Crest Road on the left. You will see a small pull off area on your left. Here is where you park. This area is known as the Bradley Buchanan Woods. From the map board, take the yellow trail at 20 degrees, up the hill and quickly come to an intersection of dark blue and yellow. Turn right and follow the yellow trail that goes east. After going 33 steps, take a look at the great example of a kettle hole on your left. It looks like a large crater. A kettle hole is a hollow created when buried blocks of glacier ice melt out. Kettle holes are formed by blocks of ice that are separated from the main glacier as the glacier melted back. The isolated blocks of ice then become partially or wholly buried in outwash. When the ice blocks eventually melt they leave behind holes or depressions. There are quite a few examples that you will see in this preserve while searching for this letterbox. . Continue along the trail and keep going straight. Go Northeast with the trail down the hill into the land of the bunyips. Do not go over the wooden bridge but go left with the yellow blazes. Be careful of any bunyips that may be lurking around. Keep going until you see a sign attached to a tree on the right of the trail in the shape of an arrow and reads Rt 89. Stop here and from that tree take a reading of 200 degrees. Walk 22 steps off trail to a two sister tree to find the home of the Bunyip of Bradley - Buchanan Woods. After stamping in, continue following the yellow trail. Pass a blue trail on your left until you come to another trail on the left. This is just before coming to a house. This trail is also blue. Take that trail. You will come to a big tree with an arrow pointed 2 ways. Go right here and soon come to the intersection of yellow. Go right downhill to the parking area and where you started the journey. The entire walk is about .6 of a mile.
The bunyip
The bunyip is a large mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. Various written accounts of bunyips were made by Europeans in the early and mid-19th century, as settlement spread across the country. Descriptions of bunyips vary widely. The amphibious animal various descriptions included a dog-like face, a round head, an elongated neck, a crocodile like head, dark fur, a horse-like tail, flippers, and walrus-like tusks or horns, a body resembling that of an ox, hippopotamus, or manatee or a duck-like bill. The bunyip purportedly made booming or roaring noises and was given to devouring human prey, especially women and children. Today most Australians consider the bunyip to be mythical but they have not dismissed its lore. In fact, the National Library of Australia sponsors a traveling exhibition on bunyips, and several folk-tales appear on the government’s Web site. The word bunyip can be seen associated with businesses, places, and events. It has become a kind of cartoon character. In addition, a set of four postage stamps has been issued with different version of its likeness to commemorate the legendary bunyip. Children's books, and various product have been named after the bunyip. The bunyip on this letterbox stamp is based on the 1977 children's book by Jenny Wagner "The bunyip of Berkeley's Creek"
Hike length: 0.5 miles
The clues
Parking area co-ordinates = Latitude 41.7681275, longitude -72.1934867
Head northeast on route 89 going away from the intersection of route 89 and 195 in Mansfield Center. You quickly come to a sharp left curve. This is where you turn and go onto Clark Street. Go down Clark Street .2 mile, passing Edgerton and Edgewood Lane on the right and Crest Road on the left. You will see a small pull off area on your left. Here is where you park. This area is known as the Bradley Buchanan Woods. From the map board, take the yellow trail at 20 degrees, up the hill and quickly come to an intersection of dark blue and yellow. Turn right and follow the yellow trail that goes east. After going 33 steps, take a look at the great example of a kettle hole on your left. It looks like a large crater. A kettle hole is a hollow created when buried blocks of glacier ice melt out. Kettle holes are formed by blocks of ice that are separated from the main glacier as the glacier melted back. The isolated blocks of ice then become partially or wholly buried in outwash. When the ice blocks eventually melt they leave behind holes or depressions. There are quite a few examples that you will see in this preserve while searching for this letterbox. . Continue along the trail and keep going straight. Go Northeast with the trail down the hill into the land of the bunyips. Do not go over the wooden bridge but go left with the yellow blazes. Be careful of any bunyips that may be lurking around. Keep going until you see a sign attached to a tree on the right of the trail in the shape of an arrow and reads Rt 89. Stop here and from that tree take a reading of 200 degrees. Walk 22 steps off trail to a two sister tree to find the home of the Bunyip of Bradley - Buchanan Woods. After stamping in, continue following the yellow trail. Pass a blue trail on your left until you come to another trail on the left. This is just before coming to a house. This trail is also blue. Take that trail. You will come to a big tree with an arrow pointed 2 ways. Go right here and soon come to the intersection of yellow. Go right downhill to the parking area and where you started the journey. The entire walk is about .6 of a mile.
The bunyip
The bunyip is a large mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. Various written accounts of bunyips were made by Europeans in the early and mid-19th century, as settlement spread across the country. Descriptions of bunyips vary widely. The amphibious animal various descriptions included a dog-like face, a round head, an elongated neck, a crocodile like head, dark fur, a horse-like tail, flippers, and walrus-like tusks or horns, a body resembling that of an ox, hippopotamus, or manatee or a duck-like bill. The bunyip purportedly made booming or roaring noises and was given to devouring human prey, especially women and children. Today most Australians consider the bunyip to be mythical but they have not dismissed its lore. In fact, the National Library of Australia sponsors a traveling exhibition on bunyips, and several folk-tales appear on the government’s Web site. The word bunyip can be seen associated with businesses, places, and events. It has become a kind of cartoon character. In addition, a set of four postage stamps has been issued with different version of its likeness to commemorate the legendary bunyip. Children's books, and various product have been named after the bunyip. The bunyip on this letterbox stamp is based on the 1977 children's book by Jenny Wagner "The bunyip of Berkeley's Creek"
Hike length: 0.5 miles