Heron and Friends at Heron Pond LbNA #75505
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Add Location| Owner: | Catzilla  |
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| Plant date: | May 9, 2021 |
| Location: | Heron Pond Preserve, Heron Pond Road, Essex, CT |
| City: | Essex |
| County: | Middlesex |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | SherlockMiles (2) |
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| Last found: | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Status: | FF |
| Last edited: | May 11, 2021 |
Wyatt DSA and Kayla DSA love this small preserve - which is a true stream follower's delight! The quiet pond and rushing brooks and four wooden bridges bring happiness and joy into the hearts of Wyatt and Kayla who love to wade and swim.
From the pond follow the well marked Yellow Trail Signs. When you come to the second yellow marker look to your right slightly off trail and up hill to the rock ledges. Look for the downed tree that hangs over two large boulders with a crack in the middle. Heron sits in the cracks of the boulder covered by sticks overlooking the beautiful pond. Use BLUE ink. Continue on Yellow and cross over the first wooden bridge. Shortly thereafter see on the Left a large 6 sister tree near a sign that says "Private Property Boundry". There is also a Yellow trail marker on the right side of the trail directly across from the 6-sister tree. In the arms of this tree turtle is nesting close to the brook. Use GREEN ink. Continue on Yellow. When you come to the intersection where Yellow meets Red, look to the right at the large tree with trail marker signs on it . Hidden in a hole at the base of the tree lies Octopus. Use DARK PINK or RED ink. Continue on Yellow and cross over the second wooden bridge. After you cross the bridge, look for the tree on the left with a yellow trail marker. On the right side of the trail just across the way see a boulder and a 3 sister tree. At the base of the tree hidden behind a large rock door, you will discover your final box - fish - near the water. Continue on red to white to green back to yellow and back to your car. Wyatt and Kayla hope to add onto this series in the near future because they love it here and want to plant more nautical sea friends here to forever enjoy the beauty of this place. HAPPY TRAILS.
Hike length: 1-2 miles
From the pond follow the well marked Yellow Trail Signs. When you come to the second yellow marker look to your right slightly off trail and up hill to the rock ledges. Look for the downed tree that hangs over two large boulders with a crack in the middle. Heron sits in the cracks of the boulder covered by sticks overlooking the beautiful pond. Use BLUE ink. Continue on Yellow and cross over the first wooden bridge. Shortly thereafter see on the Left a large 6 sister tree near a sign that says "Private Property Boundry". There is also a Yellow trail marker on the right side of the trail directly across from the 6-sister tree. In the arms of this tree turtle is nesting close to the brook. Use GREEN ink. Continue on Yellow. When you come to the intersection where Yellow meets Red, look to the right at the large tree with trail marker signs on it . Hidden in a hole at the base of the tree lies Octopus. Use DARK PINK or RED ink. Continue on Yellow and cross over the second wooden bridge. After you cross the bridge, look for the tree on the left with a yellow trail marker. On the right side of the trail just across the way see a boulder and a 3 sister tree. At the base of the tree hidden behind a large rock door, you will discover your final box - fish - near the water. Continue on red to white to green back to yellow and back to your car. Wyatt and Kayla hope to add onto this series in the near future because they love it here and want to plant more nautical sea friends here to forever enjoy the beauty of this place. HAPPY TRAILS.
Hike length: 1-2 miles