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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Oct 29, 2000 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Bloomington |
| County: | Monroe |
| State: | Indiana |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Mark
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| Found by: | IndyPauls |
| Last found: | May 23, 2010 |
| Status: | FaF |
| Last edited: | Oct 29, 2000 |
Bloomington, IN - Monroe County
Placed: Friday, March 17, 2000 by Mark Sheehan
Access: Moderate
Clues: Easy-Moderate
Clues: Find the first preserve established in Monroe County by The Nature Conservancy. Park under the power transmission lines. The trail into the preserve begins across the road from, and a bit south of, your parking place. Look for the signage; it is just off the road. The trail proceeds through young trees toward the bluff. At the base of the bluff the official preserve trail turns right and parallels Clear Creek.
Follow the path along the base of the bluff to the south end of the first bluff, where the trail turns sharply left. Leave the official trail and proceed a few yards south to the first tributary stream (marked "intermittent stream" on the preserve map near the trailhead). Make your way up the tributary, cross it, and find the southbound path that begins a few dozen yards upstream from Clear Creek. Follow the path up onto the ridge to the south. (Part of this second ridge is within the preserve boundaries, but am not sure all of it is; the property is not posted against trespassing, however, and I know it is frequently visited.)
Follow the ridge top south and west and find the flat limestone exposures that overlook Clear Creek. From one of them you will see a microwave tower on the horizon at a bearing of 258 degrees (set your compass declination to seven degrees east). From the same overlook you will see a power transmission pylon at a bearing of 317 degrees. From this spot follow a bearing of 58 degrees uphill to an area of large, broken, scattered limestone rocks.
Find the highest point among these rocks, stand on it, and face southeast. Look down and spot two side-by-side boulders within a couple yards of your feet. In the notch between them is a stone "vault" in which you will find the letterbox. Inspect the area closely for snakes, particularly as you move rocks. There is plenty of room in the vault for one to be coiled. This is copperhead country; their venom is poisonous. BE CAREFUL!
This is a new location for the box. In its old location it was exposed to water and the contents were ruined. The new location is probably no less wet, but I've replaced the old plastic food storage box with a watertight (I hope) metal ammunition can.
Postscript: Many thanks to One-Eyed Jack for setting the contents of the box to rights in my absence!
Placed: Friday, March 17, 2000 by Mark Sheehan
Access: Moderate
Clues: Easy-Moderate
Clues: Find the first preserve established in Monroe County by The Nature Conservancy. Park under the power transmission lines. The trail into the preserve begins across the road from, and a bit south of, your parking place. Look for the signage; it is just off the road. The trail proceeds through young trees toward the bluff. At the base of the bluff the official preserve trail turns right and parallels Clear Creek.
Follow the path along the base of the bluff to the south end of the first bluff, where the trail turns sharply left. Leave the official trail and proceed a few yards south to the first tributary stream (marked "intermittent stream" on the preserve map near the trailhead). Make your way up the tributary, cross it, and find the southbound path that begins a few dozen yards upstream from Clear Creek. Follow the path up onto the ridge to the south. (Part of this second ridge is within the preserve boundaries, but am not sure all of it is; the property is not posted against trespassing, however, and I know it is frequently visited.)
Follow the ridge top south and west and find the flat limestone exposures that overlook Clear Creek. From one of them you will see a microwave tower on the horizon at a bearing of 258 degrees (set your compass declination to seven degrees east). From the same overlook you will see a power transmission pylon at a bearing of 317 degrees. From this spot follow a bearing of 58 degrees uphill to an area of large, broken, scattered limestone rocks.
Find the highest point among these rocks, stand on it, and face southeast. Look down and spot two side-by-side boulders within a couple yards of your feet. In the notch between them is a stone "vault" in which you will find the letterbox. Inspect the area closely for snakes, particularly as you move rocks. There is plenty of room in the vault for one to be coiled. This is copperhead country; their venom is poisonous. BE CAREFUL!
This is a new location for the box. In its old location it was exposed to water and the contents were ruined. The new location is probably no less wet, but I've replaced the old plastic food storage box with a watertight (I hope) metal ammunition can.
Postscript: Many thanks to One-Eyed Jack for setting the contents of the box to rights in my absence!