Red, White & True FOUND! LbNA #15538
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jun 6, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Ithaca |
| County: | Tompkins |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Norasta  |
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| Found by: | C & Owl Crk Stompers |
| Last found: | Oct 15, 2010 |
| Status: | FaaFFFF |
| Last edited: | Jun 6, 2005 |
Here is the clue based on a lot of feedback. Unfortuntely I cannot check the accuracy as I am a few hundred miles away. Everyone seems to have a variation and I doubt that the box is in its original hiding spot. Good luck!
August 13, 2009:
We had a very hard time finding this one. We have a suggestion to make finding it make more sense -- when coming over the first footbridge, there is a trail that goes straight into the woods. Your clue said to go "straight" after coming over the footbridge. We did that, and ended up walking up and down the wrong trail. We think that if you said to "turn right after coming over the first footbridge, and walk to the second footbridge. Turn left at the second footbridge, and follow the trail into the woods about 230 steps (footfalls)" The rest of it was very good, with the old tree hugging the trail, and the hidey hole with the piece of bark. It was just a real mix-up finding the correct trail.
We tried this trail just as a whim -- we were sure this was not the right trail because of the directions to "go straight" after coming over the bridge".
April 2009:
"I was able to locate your box, but I will admit that the directions are rather confusing. I think it might help if you change the number of steps required to find the path, as there is a side path located between the two green foot bridges that lies about 28 steps from the first bridge. If you take this path, you incorrectly start heading east back towards Rte 13. I think you may have meant to say 28 paces (aka about 52 steps) to the path on your left. Or you could just state that instead of taking the 2nd foot bridge, take the path to its immediate left.
Nov 6 2008: After numerous reports that this box was missing I got this email:
"I was searching for a recently planted letterbox in Stewart Park, and skipped over the part that told me that I should have entered the woods through the main trail. Instead, I entered the woods over the foot bridge. I followed the trail around a downed log, through the woods, to the spot where I thought the box was hidden. I moved a piece of bark, and I found a letterbox. But it was the wrong one.
It was yours! Red White & True! It is still there and in great condition. The clues from footbridge are misleading now that there are so many different cut logs nearby. I ended up on a trail heading eastward instead of the correct southerly trail, and found Dragon Flies again by accident. Once I took the trail on east bank of Fall Creek instead of trail on south bank of the northern tributary to Fall Creek, I was able to locate the right tree."
Here is my original clue -
From the southern end of Stewart Park (opposite the golf course) you will see 2 footbridges. Cross the first bridge, go straight -south- and turn left in about 28 steps, there is a trail beside a large cut log. (STEPS: count each footfall!) This trail heads into the woods skirting the water. Count your steps again, keep on this main trail. From the cut log where you turned you go just over 200 (213?) steps. You will see a very old tree snuggled right up beside the trail on you right. On your left is another big tree just a few feet off the trail. At its base is a hidey hole with a piece of bark in front. Look inside. LB is a dark camo coloured jar, hard to see!
Once on the path, there are a few forks that you encounter that may make it difficult to decide which is the main path. If you stick to the right at both forks, you're well on your way. You also must traverse a small creek bed that may have water in it. (It was muddy when I got to it, but we haven't had that many rains lately.)"
August 13, 2009:
We had a very hard time finding this one. We have a suggestion to make finding it make more sense -- when coming over the first footbridge, there is a trail that goes straight into the woods. Your clue said to go "straight" after coming over the footbridge. We did that, and ended up walking up and down the wrong trail. We think that if you said to "turn right after coming over the first footbridge, and walk to the second footbridge. Turn left at the second footbridge, and follow the trail into the woods about 230 steps (footfalls)" The rest of it was very good, with the old tree hugging the trail, and the hidey hole with the piece of bark. It was just a real mix-up finding the correct trail.
We tried this trail just as a whim -- we were sure this was not the right trail because of the directions to "go straight" after coming over the bridge".
April 2009:
"I was able to locate your box, but I will admit that the directions are rather confusing. I think it might help if you change the number of steps required to find the path, as there is a side path located between the two green foot bridges that lies about 28 steps from the first bridge. If you take this path, you incorrectly start heading east back towards Rte 13. I think you may have meant to say 28 paces (aka about 52 steps) to the path on your left. Or you could just state that instead of taking the 2nd foot bridge, take the path to its immediate left.
Nov 6 2008: After numerous reports that this box was missing I got this email:
"I was searching for a recently planted letterbox in Stewart Park, and skipped over the part that told me that I should have entered the woods through the main trail. Instead, I entered the woods over the foot bridge. I followed the trail around a downed log, through the woods, to the spot where I thought the box was hidden. I moved a piece of bark, and I found a letterbox. But it was the wrong one.
It was yours! Red White & True! It is still there and in great condition. The clues from footbridge are misleading now that there are so many different cut logs nearby. I ended up on a trail heading eastward instead of the correct southerly trail, and found Dragon Flies again by accident. Once I took the trail on east bank of Fall Creek instead of trail on south bank of the northern tributary to Fall Creek, I was able to locate the right tree."
Here is my original clue -
From the southern end of Stewart Park (opposite the golf course) you will see 2 footbridges. Cross the first bridge, go straight -south- and turn left in about 28 steps, there is a trail beside a large cut log. (STEPS: count each footfall!) This trail heads into the woods skirting the water. Count your steps again, keep on this main trail. From the cut log where you turned you go just over 200 (213?) steps. You will see a very old tree snuggled right up beside the trail on you right. On your left is another big tree just a few feet off the trail. At its base is a hidey hole with a piece of bark in front. Look inside. LB is a dark camo coloured jar, hard to see!
Once on the path, there are a few forks that you encounter that may make it difficult to decide which is the main path. If you stick to the right at both forks, you're well on your way. You also must traverse a small creek bed that may have water in it. (It was muddy when I got to it, but we haven't had that many rains lately.)"