Grapes of Wrath LbNA #9959
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Add Location| Owner: | Sheba  |
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| Plant date: | Aug 8, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Bordeaux? |
| County: | Delaware |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Janila |
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| Last found: | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Status: | FFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Sep 28, 2015 |
Planted by hexacat. Clue updates in [ ].
Disclaimer:
The average hiking time to complete this circuit is over 1hour 30minutes (w/o making any navigational errors or stopping for libations). One large stream crossing and several mud bogs are thrown in for good measure. Poison ivy may or may not be present throughout your hike. Briars and thorns aplenty! Be aware of your surroundings because you will have to back track once/if you find the stamp.
Starting in Delaware at Rt. 202 and Rt. 92 intersection travel due west approximately one mile. The parking area is unmarked, it’s the first right after AIG [this is now 21st Plaza] entrance. From the NW corner of the parking lot follow the mulch trail at 45d. Continue to skirt the open field and enter the woods. On your left you will see a large love tree. Stay on the trail and take the left fork until you cross the small creek and up the slight hill. [Bypass the trail coming in from the right.] At the T go left at 260d. [Be careful near the creek, this part of the trail is narrow & the bank is steep.] At the bottom of this trail an open field appears separated by a large creek. [Keep following the creek until you see the field to the north; if the bank on the other side goes uphill through the woods, you haven't gone far enough.] You will need to cross this creek but the water runs deep and there are not many stepping-stones. You can try further down stream but you're on your own.
After you cross the moat head due east. Stay on the trail. Pass a weeping willow on your right and head for the broken tree in the distance. Go through the 8 sisters and at the 5 way trail intersection take the one at 50d. PA welcomes you. Back into the woods and follow the trail, at the fork you can take either tine. [This fork is gone--but keep going uphill past the big pine; if you stay off the pipeline, you'll be fine. :)] Continue onward and be on the lookout for wires of communicado. Follow the lines until you get to the corner of a vineyard. Break trail and head 60d keeping the grapes on your left. At the far corner behind a painted rock [changed to the south side of the big orange-colored rock] the grapes of wrath is waiting. Use caution when maneuvering around the electric fence :O [There is a warning also about a loud noise system for scaring away birds. I haven't heard it, but just saying.]
Side Note: The winery comprises a seven-acre vineyard; it was planted in 1979, principally to Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The three grape varieties that produce the greatest wines of France -- Chardonnay, responsible for the superb white wines of Burgundy, and Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot, the three premier red cultivars of Bordeaux. About 3000 gallons (1200 cases) of dry table wines and semi-dry to sweet fruit wines, are produced each year from this vineyard. The wines include a semi-dry Riesling, limited bottlings of Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc, and a crisp, fruity Northern Spy Apple wine. The winery is open for tasting and sales from 12 Noon to 6 PM, Saturdays and Sundays (down the hill and across the street). Tours and special wine tastings are by appointment. [Not sure how accurate this is now, the winery has changed hands...hours now are Thursday-Sunday from 11AM to 5PM.]
Disclaimer:
The average hiking time to complete this circuit is over 1hour 30minutes (w/o making any navigational errors or stopping for libations). One large stream crossing and several mud bogs are thrown in for good measure. Poison ivy may or may not be present throughout your hike. Briars and thorns aplenty! Be aware of your surroundings because you will have to back track once/if you find the stamp.
Starting in Delaware at Rt. 202 and Rt. 92 intersection travel due west approximately one mile. The parking area is unmarked, it’s the first right after AIG [this is now 21st Plaza] entrance. From the NW corner of the parking lot follow the mulch trail at 45d. Continue to skirt the open field and enter the woods. On your left you will see a large love tree. Stay on the trail and take the left fork until you cross the small creek and up the slight hill. [Bypass the trail coming in from the right.] At the T go left at 260d. [Be careful near the creek, this part of the trail is narrow & the bank is steep.] At the bottom of this trail an open field appears separated by a large creek. [Keep following the creek until you see the field to the north; if the bank on the other side goes uphill through the woods, you haven't gone far enough.] You will need to cross this creek but the water runs deep and there are not many stepping-stones. You can try further down stream but you're on your own.
After you cross the moat head due east. Stay on the trail. Pass a weeping willow on your right and head for the broken tree in the distance. Go through the 8 sisters and at the 5 way trail intersection take the one at 50d. PA welcomes you. Back into the woods and follow the trail, at the fork you can take either tine. [This fork is gone--but keep going uphill past the big pine; if you stay off the pipeline, you'll be fine. :)] Continue onward and be on the lookout for wires of communicado. Follow the lines until you get to the corner of a vineyard. Break trail and head 60d keeping the grapes on your left. At the far corner behind a painted rock [changed to the south side of the big orange-colored rock] the grapes of wrath is waiting. Use caution when maneuvering around the electric fence :O [There is a warning also about a loud noise system for scaring away birds. I haven't heard it, but just saying.]
Side Note: The winery comprises a seven-acre vineyard; it was planted in 1979, principally to Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The three grape varieties that produce the greatest wines of France -- Chardonnay, responsible for the superb white wines of Burgundy, and Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot, the three premier red cultivars of Bordeaux. About 3000 gallons (1200 cases) of dry table wines and semi-dry to sweet fruit wines, are produced each year from this vineyard. The wines include a semi-dry Riesling, limited bottlings of Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc, and a crisp, fruity Northern Spy Apple wine. The winery is open for tasting and sales from 12 Noon to 6 PM, Saturdays and Sundays (down the hill and across the street). Tours and special wine tastings are by appointment. [Not sure how accurate this is now, the winery has changed hands...hours now are Thursday-Sunday from 11AM to 5PM.]