Picnic at Roundtop LbNA #18469 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | BibliochickEH  |
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| Plant date: | Oct 4, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Endicott |
| County: | Broome |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Found by: | watergirl (2) |
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| Last found: | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFm |
| Last edited: | Oct 4, 2005 |
Picnic at Roundtop
Roundtop Picnic Area, Endicott, NY
Note: You may want to bring a pair of gloves for this series
Length: 1 mile or approximately 45 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate
Note: Make sure you bring a pen and stamp pad with you... sorry, we didn't provide these.
Roundtop Picnic Area, a Broome County park, can be found using the following directions:
FROM THE WEST:
Take Rt. 17 East to Exit 66. Turn right at end of ramp and go .2 miles to right turn "To Rt. 17C". Cross over bridge to traffic signal at Rt.17C. Turn right onto 17C East and travel 4.6 miles to Lillian Avenue. Turn right on Lillian Avenue and go to end. Bear right up the hill to Roundtop Picnic Area entrance on your left at the fork.
FROM THE EAST:
Take Rt. 17 West to Exit 67 North. Cross over bridge and take exit ramp to Rt. 17C West (Main Street). Follow 17C west 1.6 miles to Lillian Avenue. Turn left onto Lillian Avenue. Go to end and bear right uphill to Roundtop Picnic Area entrance.
FROM THE NORTH OR SOUTH:
Take I-81 North or South to Rt. 17 West. Then follow directions from the east (above).
FROM THE NORTHEAST:
Take I-88 East to I-81 South to Rt. 17 West. Then follow directions from the east above.
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Ready for your picnic? Continue past the dinosaur into the park and stay straight on the road until it ends in a parking area. As you step out of your car and walk towards the guardrail you will notice a fantastic view of the Susquehanna River Valley. Take a few minutes to enjoy this site before turning to your right to follow the guardrail.
Box #1: Hot Dog
Stop when you come to some large rocks. Here you will notice a paved path that heads down the hill. Walk for approximately 60 steps and you will notice a small break in the bushes on your left (Note: this break may be harder to spot during the spring and summer seasons). Beyond the bushes you will notice a distinctive rock wall. Head through the break and towards the wall, looking for where the wall juts out the most. Underneath this point and behind a carefully constructed man-made stone wall lurks your first course. After you’ve had your fill, be sure to cover the box well.
Box #2: Soda
I bet you’re thirsty now, so how about a drink? Better continue down the paved path and keep walking until you encounter a metal guardrail. Follow the guardrail to the left and then scramble up the hill, keeping close to the edge. After about 45 steps (this may vary on the particular route you take) you will notice a tree that’s started to fall down the hillside. Look in the roots to find your refreshment. After quenching your thirst, be sure to cover the box and return the way you came.
Box #3: Watermelon
What summer picnic would be complete without some watermelon and a seed-spitting contest? Well, we can’t guarantee the spitting, but we do know where to find a watermelon. Head north down an unpaved trail from the metal guardrail. Soon you will come to a fork; please choose the left “tine.” Continue until you arrive at a 4-way trail intersection, located nearby the road that brought you here. Turn left and head west up the trail.
Okay, this is the tough part. But remember, there is watermelon in the end. Keep heading up that hill for awhile, until the path flattens out and you spot a drain pipe on your left. From this point it is a mere 70 steps to a stump with an interesting hollowed space at its roots. Look deep within this space and use those gloves if you brought them. Tucked in the left side, behind some rocks, you will find your sweet reward.
We hope you enjoyed your picnic at Roundtable and after tidying up, please leave the trail and head straight up the remainder of the hill, walking towards a parking lot ahead of you. Before you reach that lot you will notice a grassy path; go left on this path until your car appears before you.
If you haven’t already done so, we highly recommend looking for Ripraff’s “I’m Soaring High,” which can also be found in this park.
Roundtop Picnic Area, Endicott, NY
Note: You may want to bring a pair of gloves for this series
Length: 1 mile or approximately 45 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate
Note: Make sure you bring a pen and stamp pad with you... sorry, we didn't provide these.
Roundtop Picnic Area, a Broome County park, can be found using the following directions:
FROM THE WEST:
Take Rt. 17 East to Exit 66. Turn right at end of ramp and go .2 miles to right turn "To Rt. 17C". Cross over bridge to traffic signal at Rt.17C. Turn right onto 17C East and travel 4.6 miles to Lillian Avenue. Turn right on Lillian Avenue and go to end. Bear right up the hill to Roundtop Picnic Area entrance on your left at the fork.
FROM THE EAST:
Take Rt. 17 West to Exit 67 North. Cross over bridge and take exit ramp to Rt. 17C West (Main Street). Follow 17C west 1.6 miles to Lillian Avenue. Turn left onto Lillian Avenue. Go to end and bear right uphill to Roundtop Picnic Area entrance.
FROM THE NORTH OR SOUTH:
Take I-81 North or South to Rt. 17 West. Then follow directions from the east (above).
FROM THE NORTHEAST:
Take I-88 East to I-81 South to Rt. 17 West. Then follow directions from the east above.
*************************************************************************
Ready for your picnic? Continue past the dinosaur into the park and stay straight on the road until it ends in a parking area. As you step out of your car and walk towards the guardrail you will notice a fantastic view of the Susquehanna River Valley. Take a few minutes to enjoy this site before turning to your right to follow the guardrail.
Box #1: Hot Dog
Stop when you come to some large rocks. Here you will notice a paved path that heads down the hill. Walk for approximately 60 steps and you will notice a small break in the bushes on your left (Note: this break may be harder to spot during the spring and summer seasons). Beyond the bushes you will notice a distinctive rock wall. Head through the break and towards the wall, looking for where the wall juts out the most. Underneath this point and behind a carefully constructed man-made stone wall lurks your first course. After you’ve had your fill, be sure to cover the box well.
Box #2: Soda
I bet you’re thirsty now, so how about a drink? Better continue down the paved path and keep walking until you encounter a metal guardrail. Follow the guardrail to the left and then scramble up the hill, keeping close to the edge. After about 45 steps (this may vary on the particular route you take) you will notice a tree that’s started to fall down the hillside. Look in the roots to find your refreshment. After quenching your thirst, be sure to cover the box and return the way you came.
Box #3: Watermelon
What summer picnic would be complete without some watermelon and a seed-spitting contest? Well, we can’t guarantee the spitting, but we do know where to find a watermelon. Head north down an unpaved trail from the metal guardrail. Soon you will come to a fork; please choose the left “tine.” Continue until you arrive at a 4-way trail intersection, located nearby the road that brought you here. Turn left and head west up the trail.
Okay, this is the tough part. But remember, there is watermelon in the end. Keep heading up that hill for awhile, until the path flattens out and you spot a drain pipe on your left. From this point it is a mere 70 steps to a stump with an interesting hollowed space at its roots. Look deep within this space and use those gloves if you brought them. Tucked in the left side, behind some rocks, you will find your sweet reward.
We hope you enjoyed your picnic at Roundtable and after tidying up, please leave the trail and head straight up the remainder of the hill, walking towards a parking lot ahead of you. Before you reach that lot you will notice a grassy path; go left on this path until your car appears before you.
If you haven’t already done so, we highly recommend looking for Ripraff’s “I’m Soaring High,” which can also be found in this park.