Deer Song Line LbNA #7294 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Oct 10, 2001 |
| Location: | Tiger Drive |
| City: | Maynard |
| County: | Middlesex |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | stephen  |
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| Found by: | RO-Z |
| Last found: | Nov 9, 2008 |
| Status: | Fa |
| Last edited: | Nov 1, 2015 |
DEER SONG LINE LETTER BOX
By: Stephen DeFlorio
Difficulty/Terrain: both on and off trail. Takes about 2 hours and is about 3-4 miles in length. It goes through a variety of habitats including town land and a national wildlife refuge. This is an adaptation of an Australian Aboriginal walk-about that basically uses some poetic metaphor to "interpret" the landscape to get from place to place.
Other: To do this quest a compass would be prudent. A compass is available to borrow in the picture clue box. Some natural history is helpful too. One could try this with both picture clues and words or just clues or just pictures. I suggest first- timers use both pictures and clues. The terrain is both on and off trail and takes about 1.5-2 hours should all go well. If you use the pictures with clues and something does not seem right, read behind and ahead. The numbers inserted in text indicate to look at the picture number for more clues. Look closely. Good luck!
Please!!!!!!!!! use discretion when at the boxes. Also, please don’t take pictures out on a rainy day unless you are positive you can protect them. They are laminated. Finally, remember especially because this relies on photos that were done in the spring when there was no foliage and other natural areas are different then other times of the year.
Directions: From route 117 heading west toward Stow take a left onto Tiger Drive. Stay to left and park in lot facing orange doors and soda machines. Go around to back of school and take trail to left to first spectator stands. To find the picture clues: As you approach field stay to the right and go past the back stop about 35 feet hugging the right edge of field . Find the old stone wall and follow about 13 rocks or about 35 feet. Box is under the smallest rock to the left of the big rocks. There are two double trunk oak trees between.
This letterbox is dedicated to the gentleness, spirit, beauty, magic, joy and GRACE of THE deer.
The top of the diamond points the way crossing the green carpet plain where the red headed colony guards the way. 1
Down the snaking brown river 2 crossing the watery trickle.
At junction/fork climb left over the back of the glacial river 3 to the highest rocky crest and look for where fairies and quacking frogs are born at the south of there home. Look to where the day will be done and follow the trinary green sisters in the direction under the arching duck foot tree.
Pass through the cover of where the sweet blue fruits lay, the ground sister cedar, the blanket of May and the taste of wintergreen. Which direction you say? Try N.W. all the way to our rocky heritage. 4
Top of the rise 5 to the jolly green giant became three from one. S.W. through the shaded grove of younger brothers and sisters to where the forest has parted. 6
The fallen sister parts the path tells the way leading to the rocky nest. 7
Follow the large brown river 8 in the direction of the north to where it meets its younger flow and follow. 9
Cross your watery cousin 10 and fallen green sister keeping your large bed of lacy lady friends on your right. Pass the lunar mounds, white dots and fried green sisters where a trail junction lay.
The triple trunk fire tree 11 will point the way. To the top of the glacial river to the lone fire tree guarded by the purple berry invader tree.
Sneak around the fire tree crossing the dry watery river. 12 Pass through the fried green sisters grave toward the sappy wiggle tree and fallen green sisters.
Follow the direction of the north wind to where the forest parts to the sunny home.13
Through the dead green sisters gates to the sandy dirty road. 14
Follow the channel that parts the rises to the left and to the right to the ephemeral home of spring chorus and congress. 15
Around to the right crossing the watery bridge where one becomes two.
Journey to the top of two mounds guarded by green giants.
The fallen fried green sister 16 points the way to the rise where a path may lay.
Along the path with the valley to your left, 17 passing the open naughty boys wake to where the trail becomes one.
Looks familiar you say. It better because the white dots and lunar mounds are the same. Staying way to the left to where the paths intersect. 18 From here we part and take the lesser known tract.
Near the pond the path swings to the right but you will stop and swing to the left crossing the watery inflow through the “original pampers plant” and sister cedar’s distant ground cousin to the path of hope.
The piney wolf tree 19 points the way E to the rocky fence. 20 Follow to where the rocky fence has another arm.
In 2001 the whirling teenage trees 21 start the path S through the muti-extended parent family toward the quad trunk oak. 22
Journey past the ring of fire 23 to the rocky rest. Rocky cracks the biggest smile. Perhaps the middle lip and Massachusetts rock will tell the way to the forest road it lay.
Heading toward the open vista look for where dogs may pee 24 and go right along the road less traveled on the right to the green carpet.
Right along the edge rocky points the way. 25 Crossing the rocky fence 26 and past the fallen giant, keeping the familiar glacial river to your right to the wooden stream crossing.
The end is near so have no fear.
Across the flow 27 to the top of the rise look for the lone guard rock, it points the way to where 4 rocky cousins guard the treasure. Which one you say? You must lift to see.
Wondering where you are? I hope not! You are where you almost started. The trail you first came in on leading to field is only a few feet away! Please remember to put the picture clues and compass back.
By: Stephen DeFlorio
Difficulty/Terrain: both on and off trail. Takes about 2 hours and is about 3-4 miles in length. It goes through a variety of habitats including town land and a national wildlife refuge. This is an adaptation of an Australian Aboriginal walk-about that basically uses some poetic metaphor to "interpret" the landscape to get from place to place.
Other: To do this quest a compass would be prudent. A compass is available to borrow in the picture clue box. Some natural history is helpful too. One could try this with both picture clues and words or just clues or just pictures. I suggest first- timers use both pictures and clues. The terrain is both on and off trail and takes about 1.5-2 hours should all go well. If you use the pictures with clues and something does not seem right, read behind and ahead. The numbers inserted in text indicate to look at the picture number for more clues. Look closely. Good luck!
Please!!!!!!!!! use discretion when at the boxes. Also, please don’t take pictures out on a rainy day unless you are positive you can protect them. They are laminated. Finally, remember especially because this relies on photos that were done in the spring when there was no foliage and other natural areas are different then other times of the year.
Directions: From route 117 heading west toward Stow take a left onto Tiger Drive. Stay to left and park in lot facing orange doors and soda machines. Go around to back of school and take trail to left to first spectator stands. To find the picture clues: As you approach field stay to the right and go past the back stop about 35 feet hugging the right edge of field . Find the old stone wall and follow about 13 rocks or about 35 feet. Box is under the smallest rock to the left of the big rocks. There are two double trunk oak trees between.
This letterbox is dedicated to the gentleness, spirit, beauty, magic, joy and GRACE of THE deer.
The top of the diamond points the way crossing the green carpet plain where the red headed colony guards the way. 1
Down the snaking brown river 2 crossing the watery trickle.
At junction/fork climb left over the back of the glacial river 3 to the highest rocky crest and look for where fairies and quacking frogs are born at the south of there home. Look to where the day will be done and follow the trinary green sisters in the direction under the arching duck foot tree.
Pass through the cover of where the sweet blue fruits lay, the ground sister cedar, the blanket of May and the taste of wintergreen. Which direction you say? Try N.W. all the way to our rocky heritage. 4
Top of the rise 5 to the jolly green giant became three from one. S.W. through the shaded grove of younger brothers and sisters to where the forest has parted. 6
The fallen sister parts the path tells the way leading to the rocky nest. 7
Follow the large brown river 8 in the direction of the north to where it meets its younger flow and follow. 9
Cross your watery cousin 10 and fallen green sister keeping your large bed of lacy lady friends on your right. Pass the lunar mounds, white dots and fried green sisters where a trail junction lay.
The triple trunk fire tree 11 will point the way. To the top of the glacial river to the lone fire tree guarded by the purple berry invader tree.
Sneak around the fire tree crossing the dry watery river. 12 Pass through the fried green sisters grave toward the sappy wiggle tree and fallen green sisters.
Follow the direction of the north wind to where the forest parts to the sunny home.13
Through the dead green sisters gates to the sandy dirty road. 14
Follow the channel that parts the rises to the left and to the right to the ephemeral home of spring chorus and congress. 15
Around to the right crossing the watery bridge where one becomes two.
Journey to the top of two mounds guarded by green giants.
The fallen fried green sister 16 points the way to the rise where a path may lay.
Along the path with the valley to your left, 17 passing the open naughty boys wake to where the trail becomes one.
Looks familiar you say. It better because the white dots and lunar mounds are the same. Staying way to the left to where the paths intersect. 18 From here we part and take the lesser known tract.
Near the pond the path swings to the right but you will stop and swing to the left crossing the watery inflow through the “original pampers plant” and sister cedar’s distant ground cousin to the path of hope.
The piney wolf tree 19 points the way E to the rocky fence. 20 Follow to where the rocky fence has another arm.
In 2001 the whirling teenage trees 21 start the path S through the muti-extended parent family toward the quad trunk oak. 22
Journey past the ring of fire 23 to the rocky rest. Rocky cracks the biggest smile. Perhaps the middle lip and Massachusetts rock will tell the way to the forest road it lay.
Heading toward the open vista look for where dogs may pee 24 and go right along the road less traveled on the right to the green carpet.
Right along the edge rocky points the way. 25 Crossing the rocky fence 26 and past the fallen giant, keeping the familiar glacial river to your right to the wooden stream crossing.
The end is near so have no fear.
Across the flow 27 to the top of the rise look for the lone guard rock, it points the way to where 4 rocky cousins guard the treasure. Which one you say? You must lift to see.
Wondering where you are? I hope not! You are where you almost started. The trail you first came in on leading to field is only a few feet away! Please remember to put the picture clues and compass back.