Into the Woods LbNA #15762 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Sheba
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| Plant date: | Jun 13, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Rockland |
| County: | New Castle |
| State: | Delaware |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | Wii Wanderers (4) |
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| Last found: | Jul 9, 2012 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFm |
| Last edited: | Apr 9, 2020 |
**Update 4/10/20 All boxes pulled for maintenance
Fairytales collide in Sondheim's musical "Into the Woods," when a baker & his wife try to lift a witch's curse by finding 4 ingredients for a magic potion. In this version, of course, all the items are hidden in letterboxes! The boxes are located in Brandywine Creek State Park.
(From I95/I495 follow 92W and turn left into the park entrance just before Thompson's Bridge. Park fee in effect March 1-November 30: $4 DE, $8 out of state.) From the parking lot, take the paved trail that follows the Brandywine downstream. Cross the bridge over Rocky Run & immediately turn left--Into the Woods. Stay alert! There is more lurking along the trail than you'd expect....
Box 1: You start out in the pines. Where the path divides, follow the trail at 100 degrees--it's the one with the most erosion (you might see blue trail markings as you go along). Cross a clearing with a gnarly tree on your right, and keep following the trail as it becomes rocky & steeper. There will be a nice rock seat on the right where you can stop & catch your breath--when you're rested, set off again on the trail. Eventually you'll see another trail branch off on the left (we'll call this the green trail). Don't go that way yet--stay on the blue trail to the right. Stop when you see another rock seat on your right. Across the trail you'll find Box 1, resting under the big boulder on the carved tree's root.
Box 2: Continue along up the trail. When you come to a red-slashed sign, turn right & go downhill, following the old stone wall. Cross over the 2 small streams with the fallen tree in the middle. Pass a blue-marked tree on your left & another one your right. When you reach a threatening tree, turn around & come back 12 paces (note: all paces are true paces). Watch for a log on your left with its "snout" on the trail, beside a slender tree--what a big "eye" it has! Check under its "throat"--Box 2 is there covered with some rocks.
Box 3: Go back the way you came along the "red" trail; at the top of the hill, turn left onto the blue trail (still backtracking), pass Box 1 in its hiding place, & continue on to the trail you passed on your way up hill (the green trail). It will be on your right now, and you can see where friendly woodsmen have removed some obstacles from your path. As you follow this trail, you will soon come to a small path on the left that leads past a tower (note: climbing the tower is NOT recommended or necessary to finding the box); further down this path is a tree that looks like a raised V (or a stumpy Y). From this tree, follow the wall at 220 degrees; after the 2 white stones in the wall, look for another a little way farther along. Box 3 is on the left of the 3rd white stone.
Box 4: Return to the trail, go to the right past the tower, & take a left at the intersection--you're back at the place where you left the green trail. As you go along, you'll need to step or scramble over some obstacles that the woodsmen have missed. Keep going until you see a small stream on your right that forms a pool beside the trail. At 140 degrees, you'll see a large flat-topped rock. Box 4 is sheltering under the overhang on the right side of this rock.
To return, retrace your steps along the green trail until you reach the trail that leads past the tower; turn right & follow it past the V-tree and downhill. Take the faint trail that turns off to the right just before you reach the pines, and continue downhill, roughly following Rocky Run. You'll go through some muddy ground & pass a second tower on your right, and eventually come back to the pines again. You'll have to walk single file for awhile, but the path will lead to the bridge over Rocky Run, and the paved trail will lead you back to your car. Congratulations--you've completed your quest!
(NB: Approved by Delaware State Parks. Occasionally the park closes the area for deer hunting. Please consult the park website www.destateparks.com/bcsp/bcsp.asp for details.)
Fairytales collide in Sondheim's musical "Into the Woods," when a baker & his wife try to lift a witch's curse by finding 4 ingredients for a magic potion. In this version, of course, all the items are hidden in letterboxes! The boxes are located in Brandywine Creek State Park.
(From I95/I495 follow 92W and turn left into the park entrance just before Thompson's Bridge. Park fee in effect March 1-November 30: $4 DE, $8 out of state.) From the parking lot, take the paved trail that follows the Brandywine downstream. Cross the bridge over Rocky Run & immediately turn left--Into the Woods. Stay alert! There is more lurking along the trail than you'd expect....
Box 1: You start out in the pines. Where the path divides, follow the trail at 100 degrees--it's the one with the most erosion (you might see blue trail markings as you go along). Cross a clearing with a gnarly tree on your right, and keep following the trail as it becomes rocky & steeper. There will be a nice rock seat on the right where you can stop & catch your breath--when you're rested, set off again on the trail. Eventually you'll see another trail branch off on the left (we'll call this the green trail). Don't go that way yet--stay on the blue trail to the right. Stop when you see another rock seat on your right. Across the trail you'll find Box 1, resting under the big boulder on the carved tree's root.
Box 2: Continue along up the trail. When you come to a red-slashed sign, turn right & go downhill, following the old stone wall. Cross over the 2 small streams with the fallen tree in the middle. Pass a blue-marked tree on your left & another one your right. When you reach a threatening tree, turn around & come back 12 paces (note: all paces are true paces). Watch for a log on your left with its "snout" on the trail, beside a slender tree--what a big "eye" it has! Check under its "throat"--Box 2 is there covered with some rocks.
Box 3: Go back the way you came along the "red" trail; at the top of the hill, turn left onto the blue trail (still backtracking), pass Box 1 in its hiding place, & continue on to the trail you passed on your way up hill (the green trail). It will be on your right now, and you can see where friendly woodsmen have removed some obstacles from your path. As you follow this trail, you will soon come to a small path on the left that leads past a tower (note: climbing the tower is NOT recommended or necessary to finding the box); further down this path is a tree that looks like a raised V (or a stumpy Y). From this tree, follow the wall at 220 degrees; after the 2 white stones in the wall, look for another a little way farther along. Box 3 is on the left of the 3rd white stone.
Box 4: Return to the trail, go to the right past the tower, & take a left at the intersection--you're back at the place where you left the green trail. As you go along, you'll need to step or scramble over some obstacles that the woodsmen have missed. Keep going until you see a small stream on your right that forms a pool beside the trail. At 140 degrees, you'll see a large flat-topped rock. Box 4 is sheltering under the overhang on the right side of this rock.
To return, retrace your steps along the green trail until you reach the trail that leads past the tower; turn right & follow it past the V-tree and downhill. Take the faint trail that turns off to the right just before you reach the pines, and continue downhill, roughly following Rocky Run. You'll go through some muddy ground & pass a second tower on your right, and eventually come back to the pines again. You'll have to walk single file for awhile, but the path will lead to the bridge over Rocky Run, and the paved trail will lead you back to your car. Congratulations--you've completed your quest!
(NB: Approved by Delaware State Parks. Occasionally the park closes the area for deer hunting. Please consult the park website www.destateparks.com/bcsp/bcsp.asp for details.)