LunaSolBrujas - under restoration LbNA #7608 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Mar 20, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Silver Spring |
| County: | Montgomery |
| State: | Maryland |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | HLRG_Whisper_Foot  |
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| Found by: | Whisper Foot |
| Last found: | Jan 9, 2006 |
| Status: | Fa |
| Last edited: | Mar 20, 2004 |
This box is planted on the newly renamed "Rachel Carson Greenway" trail, formerly known as the Northwest Branch trail (Burnt Mills access point). The trail was rededicated on March 20, and I took advantage of a stamp I'd been holding onto a while to plant this very appropriate vernal equinox box. From the Washington Beltway, take Rt 29 north. After about a mile, you will pass Crestmore Drive, and then you will see two old brick buildings on either side of the road. Park in the lot on the left side. This trail is slightly rugged, with some semi-steep ups and downs. Definitely not stroller accessible, probably not appropriate for toddlers. About 2 miles round trip. Bring your own ink pad.
The Clues:
Go up the hill and around the dam works. Stone steps lead further up to the trail that skirts the ridge (there is an alternate route along the river bank which you can take on the way back). Follow the ridge trail (powder blue blazes) along for about a mile (about 25 minutes at a comfortable hiking pace). At this point you will go around a big switchback that crosses a creek bed (which may be wet or dry depending on the weather). Leave the trail to follow the creek bed down to the BIG boulders, and then from the boulders down to the main channel, where you will see a tall stump with a gnarled base. Turn right and follow the path along the sandy beach and then along the narrow upy-downy ledge. When this path flattens out again, look up the hillside to see another large boulder. Head toward the boulder. As you cross the main path, you will see a tall, rotten stump about 10 ft tall, which is where the witches are hiding.
This is a really terrific trail that continues on for another 2 miles or so. At the far end is a bridge that crosses the river, and you can take a parallel trail back down, for a vigorous round-trip hike of about 6 miles. The remainder of the trail is less steep, but there are wet spots and creek fjordings. If you bring kids, also bring along a baggie to collect a bit of the beautiful sparkly mica-schist sand.
The Clues:
Go up the hill and around the dam works. Stone steps lead further up to the trail that skirts the ridge (there is an alternate route along the river bank which you can take on the way back). Follow the ridge trail (powder blue blazes) along for about a mile (about 25 minutes at a comfortable hiking pace). At this point you will go around a big switchback that crosses a creek bed (which may be wet or dry depending on the weather). Leave the trail to follow the creek bed down to the BIG boulders, and then from the boulders down to the main channel, where you will see a tall stump with a gnarled base. Turn right and follow the path along the sandy beach and then along the narrow upy-downy ledge. When this path flattens out again, look up the hillside to see another large boulder. Head toward the boulder. As you cross the main path, you will see a tall, rotten stump about 10 ft tall, which is where the witches are hiding.
This is a really terrific trail that continues on for another 2 miles or so. At the far end is a bridge that crosses the river, and you can take a parallel trail back down, for a vigorous round-trip hike of about 6 miles. The remainder of the trail is less steep, but there are wet spots and creek fjordings. If you bring kids, also bring along a baggie to collect a bit of the beautiful sparkly mica-schist sand.