Flying Fish LbNA #8042
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Apr 21, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Hayward |
| County: | Sawyer |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Deb Rocks  |
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| Found by: | The Dragon |
| Last found: | Jun 26, 2014 |
| Status: | FFFFFaFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Apr 21, 2004 |
Hayward Wisconsin is a fisherman’s paradise. Not only are there a lot of great fishing lakes in the area but the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame is located in Hayward. It is also the place where the world class cross country ski race, The Birkebeiner, finishes each year.
To find the “Flying Fish” letterbox, find the park, associated with a fish “nursery” about 3-4 miles northeast of town, off Highway 77, that contains a lighted cross country ski trail. The Birkie finishes very near here.
When there is snow, you will need skiis (no dogs) for this park. Any other time, you can hike it and dogs are ok. A trail fee donation is suggested but not required. Watch out for ticks during tick season.
At the upper parking area, head out on the West Loop, to your left. Take the West Loop until you cross over the creek on a wooden bridge. After crossing, you’ll come to a point where the West Loop heads off to the right past the warming hut, over a stone bridge, and back up to the upper parking area. Don’t go this way.
Instead, continue on to the left, along the East Loop. At the first part of the loop, you will encounter a hill. Take the hill up and as you near the top of the hill you’ll see a large grouping of fallen birches and pine on both sides of the trail. About 42 paces further up; find the tallest deciduous tree, at the very top of the hill, on the left hand side, right at trail’s edge. If you get to a place where the trail starts to veer off to the right and head back downhill, you’ve gone too far. Just to the left of this tall tree is a broken off tree stump. Within this stump, covered in bark and leaves is the box.
At this point you can head back down the way you came and pass by the warming hut to get back to your starting point or you can continue around the East Loop. If you decide to continue on, be sure that you stay on the East Loop trail. There are several places where the East Loop trail comes very close to the Birkebeiner trail and, if you don’t watch out, you might find yourself on the Birkie, headed towards Cable, before you realize it. It’s been known to happen.
To find the “Flying Fish” letterbox, find the park, associated with a fish “nursery” about 3-4 miles northeast of town, off Highway 77, that contains a lighted cross country ski trail. The Birkie finishes very near here.
When there is snow, you will need skiis (no dogs) for this park. Any other time, you can hike it and dogs are ok. A trail fee donation is suggested but not required. Watch out for ticks during tick season.
At the upper parking area, head out on the West Loop, to your left. Take the West Loop until you cross over the creek on a wooden bridge. After crossing, you’ll come to a point where the West Loop heads off to the right past the warming hut, over a stone bridge, and back up to the upper parking area. Don’t go this way.
Instead, continue on to the left, along the East Loop. At the first part of the loop, you will encounter a hill. Take the hill up and as you near the top of the hill you’ll see a large grouping of fallen birches and pine on both sides of the trail. About 42 paces further up; find the tallest deciduous tree, at the very top of the hill, on the left hand side, right at trail’s edge. If you get to a place where the trail starts to veer off to the right and head back downhill, you’ve gone too far. Just to the left of this tall tree is a broken off tree stump. Within this stump, covered in bark and leaves is the box.
At this point you can head back down the way you came and pass by the warming hut to get back to your starting point or you can continue around the East Loop. If you decide to continue on, be sure that you stay on the East Loop trail. There are several places where the East Loop trail comes very close to the Birkebeiner trail and, if you don’t watch out, you might find yourself on the Birkie, headed towards Cable, before you realize it. It’s been known to happen.