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Spring is HERE: Pavilion Loop LbNA #15092 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Rabbit's Relations
Plant date:May 14, 2005
Location:
City:Wappingers Falls
County:Dutchess
State:New York
Boxes:1
Found by: Spookysuki
Last found:Apr 25, 2009
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:May 14, 2005
This series is officially retired.
The only remailing box (Spring is... Weddings) has been folded into a new series on the same trail entitled "Seasons Are..." which includes four "Spring is..." and four "Fall is..." boxes carved by Talking Turtle and planted by Talking Turtle and Rabbit's Friends and Relations. "Summer is..." will be added in 2009, and we plan to add "Winter is..." in 2011 - talk about advanced planning!- after the semi-annual Hudson Valley Gathers in those years.



THREE OF THE FOUR BOXES IN THIS LOOP ARE MISSING.

THE ONLY BOX STILL IN PLACE IS THE FIRST - SPRING IS...WEDDINGS

CATBEAD'S BOX IS OFFICIALLY 'RETIRED', BUT THE OTHER TWO BY THE ALPHABET BANDITS MAY BE REPLANTED AT A LATER DATE.




Spring is HERE: Pavilion Loop
4 boxes, less than 1 mile
On Sat May 14, 2005, Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls, NY was the site of the 1st Annual Hudson Valley LB Gathering: Spring is HERE! Stamps and logbook were mailed in beforehand by many fine letterboxers to be planted as a permanent reminder of a very successful Event. The dozen boxes were planted in two loops around the park. Check the LbNA site for the clues to the second loop called “Spring is HERE: Nature Trail”. These four boxes were planted by the Alphabet Bandits and Rabbit’s Friends and Relations.

Directions to the Bowdoin Park:
From the North – go south on Rt 9 past the city of Poughkeepsie. Look for a Citgo gas station and Best Western on the left side of the road. Very shortly after, make a right turn onto Shaefe Road (there is a green directional sign saying “Bowdoin 3 miles”). The park entrance is on the right.
From All other Directions – Take I-84 to NY exit 11 (Route 9D/Wappingers/Beacon). Head north on 9D towards Wappingers Falls. Make a left onto SR28 (look for the big Pink and Green Barn on the corner). Take SR28 to the end (there used to be a stop sign here, which might be replaced by then). Make a right on to Main St/Channingville Road. Past the firehouse and the convenience store make a left on to Sheafe Road. Go approx a 1/2 mile and make a left into the park.


Enter the park, go straight through the first intersection, and left at the second intersection to park at the visitor’s center or main office. (The trail head for the Nature Trail is up the hill behind this parking lot.) Cross the main park road and backtrack almost to the first intersection. Walk into the field, and onto a gravel path that leads into the woods on your right.

Walk up a slight rise. Just before the path starts to turn to the left, look ahead of you for a glimpse of the Chapel through the trees. Stop and look to the right. Behind the end of the deadfall you’ll find “Spring is…Weddings,” carved by THE ALPHABET BANDITS.

There is also a box called “Bowdoin Park” planted here in the park by Rabbit’s Friends and Relations in August 2004.