A Day in the Life LbNA #8200 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 7, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Exeter |
| County: | Washington |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| Boxes: | 5 |
| Found by: | Nairon (2) |
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| Last found: | Nov 2, 2013 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFaFF |
| Last edited: | May 7, 2004 |
A Day in the Life
A team effort by Roamin Warrior, Peace Amy, and a Cuppa Coffee
This series of five can be found on a beautiful trail in Exeter, RI, referred to as Hemlock Ledges, in Ken Weber's, "Walks and Rambles in Rhode Island". The trail is full of mountain laurel, glacial ledges, beautiful views, and even some gnomes! In the Spring there is the added attraction of millions of mosquitoes and black fly!
To reach the start of this trail, follow RI 165 west about 7 miles from I-95, and park in the tiny parking lot across from Beach Pond and a large parking lot. The yellow blazes start from this small parking lot, and starts the 9.6 mile Tippecansett Trail. This series covers about two miles of the trail, and the rest is up to your discretion.
Begin following the yellow blazed trail, mark by some whimsical trail blazer, for awhile and you will begin to climb up a rocky slope. After this slope you will begin to pass large rock outcroppings on your left. Continue on until a granite wall rises to your left and the lake stretches to your right. Gnomish folk can't help but to stop and take in the view of the lake. Gnomish folk can't help but stop and take in the beautiful view of thelake from the large rocki that extends into the lake;and when with Gnomes, do as the Gnomans do!. From the view, turn and climb to the second blazed tree, then go north to the tree with a tunnel, made for little folks, under it. At the tunnel you will find a tree of four at 30 degrees. Two more paces and there is no place like home. Stamp in and return to the yellow blazes.
Continue on. Be careful the blazes will allude you. Admire the mountain laurel where gnomes languish under the blooms of June. The blazes will take you to a fork, just follow the yellow. There are many gnome dwellings as you begin to curve around the pond, keeping your ears open to the sound of a babbling brook. Once at the swimming hole for little people, play hopscotch in the direction of 45 degrees, and around a moss covered tree of two, see if there are any gnomes at home. Stamp in and say hello.
Now back on the yellow blazes with the pond to your right, and large ledges and caves to your left. There are no gnomes here, but there are trolls lurking in the caves above. You will climb another rocky slope until the trail levels off. There will be a tree with a yellow blaze at your left from which you can receive a "hand" if you look to the ledges at 110 degrees. It is a dangerous place to play but you might want to check it out, so move around at your own risk. Walk along the base of the wall that makes up the granite ledge, leaving the hands well behind you, until you come to the very end of the rock wall. At the end a single tree grows from the very base of the granite wall. 220 degrees and 22 paces, from this tree, BEWARE! Be careful stamping in, trolls are not very friendly!
Turn around and follow the yellow blazes down into the forest, until the trail nears the lake. From the tree with the double yellow blazes go 210 degrees to a double broken tree that leans over a stream bed. Gnomes often crawl inside to spend the night, after a long day of traveling. Continue SW to the granite wall. Follow the wall 160 degrees, past the tree that leans against it, to a forked tree in the middle of moss covered boulders. Look for the place that sparks your gnomish imagination covered with elephant ears. Circle around to the left of this gnomish place, to a cave where a gnome might find safety with a small friend. After stamping in, take a rest and enjoy the forest.
Now, you can follow the Tippecansett, which continues on for miles, or go back to the double yellow blaze, and go 120 degrees and follow the yellow blazes back. When you come back down the rocky grade, look straight ahead to find a huge rock crowned with three trees. On the S-SW side, beyond the fingers wrapped around a boulder, walk towards the lake. "X" marks the spot, to the last little gnome. After stamping in return to your car, and keep your eyes peeled, you never know what you might see!
A team effort by Roamin Warrior, Peace Amy, and a Cuppa Coffee
This series of five can be found on a beautiful trail in Exeter, RI, referred to as Hemlock Ledges, in Ken Weber's, "Walks and Rambles in Rhode Island". The trail is full of mountain laurel, glacial ledges, beautiful views, and even some gnomes! In the Spring there is the added attraction of millions of mosquitoes and black fly!
To reach the start of this trail, follow RI 165 west about 7 miles from I-95, and park in the tiny parking lot across from Beach Pond and a large parking lot. The yellow blazes start from this small parking lot, and starts the 9.6 mile Tippecansett Trail. This series covers about two miles of the trail, and the rest is up to your discretion.
Begin following the yellow blazed trail, mark by some whimsical trail blazer, for awhile and you will begin to climb up a rocky slope. After this slope you will begin to pass large rock outcroppings on your left. Continue on until a granite wall rises to your left and the lake stretches to your right. Gnomish folk can't help but to stop and take in the view of the lake. Gnomish folk can't help but stop and take in the beautiful view of thelake from the large rocki that extends into the lake;and when with Gnomes, do as the Gnomans do!. From the view, turn and climb to the second blazed tree, then go north to the tree with a tunnel, made for little folks, under it. At the tunnel you will find a tree of four at 30 degrees. Two more paces and there is no place like home. Stamp in and return to the yellow blazes.
Continue on. Be careful the blazes will allude you. Admire the mountain laurel where gnomes languish under the blooms of June. The blazes will take you to a fork, just follow the yellow. There are many gnome dwellings as you begin to curve around the pond, keeping your ears open to the sound of a babbling brook. Once at the swimming hole for little people, play hopscotch in the direction of 45 degrees, and around a moss covered tree of two, see if there are any gnomes at home. Stamp in and say hello.
Now back on the yellow blazes with the pond to your right, and large ledges and caves to your left. There are no gnomes here, but there are trolls lurking in the caves above. You will climb another rocky slope until the trail levels off. There will be a tree with a yellow blaze at your left from which you can receive a "hand" if you look to the ledges at 110 degrees. It is a dangerous place to play but you might want to check it out, so move around at your own risk. Walk along the base of the wall that makes up the granite ledge, leaving the hands well behind you, until you come to the very end of the rock wall. At the end a single tree grows from the very base of the granite wall. 220 degrees and 22 paces, from this tree, BEWARE! Be careful stamping in, trolls are not very friendly!
Turn around and follow the yellow blazes down into the forest, until the trail nears the lake. From the tree with the double yellow blazes go 210 degrees to a double broken tree that leans over a stream bed. Gnomes often crawl inside to spend the night, after a long day of traveling. Continue SW to the granite wall. Follow the wall 160 degrees, past the tree that leans against it, to a forked tree in the middle of moss covered boulders. Look for the place that sparks your gnomish imagination covered with elephant ears. Circle around to the left of this gnomish place, to a cave where a gnome might find safety with a small friend. After stamping in, take a rest and enjoy the forest.
Now, you can follow the Tippecansett, which continues on for miles, or go back to the double yellow blaze, and go 120 degrees and follow the yellow blazes back. When you come back down the rocky grade, look straight ahead to find a huge rock crowned with three trees. On the S-SW side, beyond the fingers wrapped around a boulder, walk towards the lake. "X" marks the spot, to the last little gnome. After stamping in return to your car, and keep your eyes peeled, you never know what you might see!