Just Desserts LbNA #22386
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 24, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Oswego |
| County: | Oswego |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Planted by: | Craftymouse  |
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| Found by: | T-N-T (3) |
| Last found: | May 11, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 24, 2006 |
These boxes are located at Rice Creek Field Station, a unit of SUNY Oswego devoted to academic instruction, research and public service in all aspects of natural history, specifically the natural sciences and environmental education. The station formally opened in 1966. To learn more about Rice Creek, including directions to the field station and a trail map (which may be helpful) check out www.oswego.edu/other_campus/rcreek/location.html Trails are open from dawn to dusk everyday.
When you enter Rice Creek, the building hours will be posted on the gate. There is no fee to drive down the entrance road and park down by the building, but please know that this entrance gate WILL BE LOCKED if the building is closed. That means that if you drive into the field station and are still there after the folks in the building have gone home, your car will be locked in. My suggestion is this: You can park in the small gravel lot next to the gate to avoid any chance of your being locked in. It means a little extra walking, but you'll survive. If you walk in from this gravel lot, you can take your time without having to worry about how to get out later. Walkers can come and go from dawn to dusk.
NOTE: These boxes were placed in the spring, before the poison ivy plants had time to mature. If you get to a place where a box is supposed to be and you see that it's been completely overrun with poison ivy, please don't reisk it! Notify me and I'll take care of it. Watch out for those darned skeeters, too! In fact, why not just wear a suit of armor. No, seriously.
CLUES:
From the parking lot by the building you'll need to go past the herb garden and through the Willow Grove where you will find the blue trail. It has two entrances, one of which is marked by a sign that says "Trail". You want the other entrance. It will be the one on the left. Take this path and it will eventually open into a large clearing. The creek is on your left, and there's a bench for you to sit and watch the birds that like to fly overhead. Make your way across the clearing. You can take the high road or the low road, it doesn't really matter because at the other side of the clearing they'll converge. This is where you'll want to start paying attention. From the place where the high road and the low road converge, count about 20 steps further down the trail. you should see the first blue-marked tree on your right. In fact, it has two blue circles and an orange "x" on it. Count about another 6 stpes past that marked tree to find a nice maple tree on your right, just a few paces off the path. Behind this maple, tucked into a cozy nest is your first dessert.
Please rehide carefully, then continue on the blue path. Eventually it will make a 90 degree turn to the right and a stone wall appear. As you continue following the blue trail, the stone wall will be on your left at all times. Also the blue trail will -at this point- be marked as teh blue trail AND the bike trail. Continue on this trail. You'll reach a Y intersection and the bike trail will split off to the left. You want to stay on the blue trail. Once you've passed the Y intersection you'll want to pay attention to your left side as you walk along the trail. You'll soon see a big, fat maple with lots and lots of branches to the left of the path. You'll know the one I'm talking about when you see it, trust me. You'll also know you're at the right spot if there's a place where the stone wall has fallen down right next to this big, fat maple. A bark-less, fallen tree trunk will point from the path directly to the fallen portion of the stone wall. Bushwhack very carefully to this gap in the wall and carefully step over it. Once over the wall, turn left and take 5 paces along the wall. There should be a pink and black-speckled rock on the top of the wall. About 2 feet down and to the right of this speckled rock, behind small. flat rocks is your second dessert.
After re-hiding #2 in it's nook, carefully return to the path. You need to continue on the blue/bike trail. Heading up the incline on this trail, you'll pass intersections with the blue trail and the red trail. (You might miss the blue trail intersection as it branches into the woods, but you definitely won't miss the red "Trail" sign on the red trail intersection.) At the intersection with the red trail (the one with the sign) continue straight just a few more steps. On your left is a crumbly stone wall with 2 very large trees growing out of it. Very carefully cross over the stone wall between these two large trees. There is a large, beige-ish rock on the top of the other rocks. Tucked under smaller stones, under the overhang of the beige rock you'll find your last dessert! Please replace carefully.
Hope you enjoyed your sweet snacks!
When you enter Rice Creek, the building hours will be posted on the gate. There is no fee to drive down the entrance road and park down by the building, but please know that this entrance gate WILL BE LOCKED if the building is closed. That means that if you drive into the field station and are still there after the folks in the building have gone home, your car will be locked in. My suggestion is this: You can park in the small gravel lot next to the gate to avoid any chance of your being locked in. It means a little extra walking, but you'll survive. If you walk in from this gravel lot, you can take your time without having to worry about how to get out later. Walkers can come and go from dawn to dusk.
NOTE: These boxes were placed in the spring, before the poison ivy plants had time to mature. If you get to a place where a box is supposed to be and you see that it's been completely overrun with poison ivy, please don't reisk it! Notify me and I'll take care of it. Watch out for those darned skeeters, too! In fact, why not just wear a suit of armor. No, seriously.
CLUES:
From the parking lot by the building you'll need to go past the herb garden and through the Willow Grove where you will find the blue trail. It has two entrances, one of which is marked by a sign that says "Trail". You want the other entrance. It will be the one on the left. Take this path and it will eventually open into a large clearing. The creek is on your left, and there's a bench for you to sit and watch the birds that like to fly overhead. Make your way across the clearing. You can take the high road or the low road, it doesn't really matter because at the other side of the clearing they'll converge. This is where you'll want to start paying attention. From the place where the high road and the low road converge, count about 20 steps further down the trail. you should see the first blue-marked tree on your right. In fact, it has two blue circles and an orange "x" on it. Count about another 6 stpes past that marked tree to find a nice maple tree on your right, just a few paces off the path. Behind this maple, tucked into a cozy nest is your first dessert.
Please rehide carefully, then continue on the blue path. Eventually it will make a 90 degree turn to the right and a stone wall appear. As you continue following the blue trail, the stone wall will be on your left at all times. Also the blue trail will -at this point- be marked as teh blue trail AND the bike trail. Continue on this trail. You'll reach a Y intersection and the bike trail will split off to the left. You want to stay on the blue trail. Once you've passed the Y intersection you'll want to pay attention to your left side as you walk along the trail. You'll soon see a big, fat maple with lots and lots of branches to the left of the path. You'll know the one I'm talking about when you see it, trust me. You'll also know you're at the right spot if there's a place where the stone wall has fallen down right next to this big, fat maple. A bark-less, fallen tree trunk will point from the path directly to the fallen portion of the stone wall. Bushwhack very carefully to this gap in the wall and carefully step over it. Once over the wall, turn left and take 5 paces along the wall. There should be a pink and black-speckled rock on the top of the wall. About 2 feet down and to the right of this speckled rock, behind small. flat rocks is your second dessert.
After re-hiding #2 in it's nook, carefully return to the path. You need to continue on the blue/bike trail. Heading up the incline on this trail, you'll pass intersections with the blue trail and the red trail. (You might miss the blue trail intersection as it branches into the woods, but you definitely won't miss the red "Trail" sign on the red trail intersection.) At the intersection with the red trail (the one with the sign) continue straight just a few more steps. On your left is a crumbly stone wall with 2 very large trees growing out of it. Very carefully cross over the stone wall between these two large trees. There is a large, beige-ish rock on the top of the other rocks. Tucked under smaller stones, under the overhang of the beige rock you'll find your last dessert! Please replace carefully.
Hope you enjoyed your sweet snacks!