See a hat turn into a ... LbNA #42392
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Add Location| Owner: | Flutterby Flew By  |
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| Plant date: | Aug 1, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Sprague/Franklin |
| County: | New London |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Nairon |
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| Last found: | Feb 19, 2022 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Aug 1, 2008 |
~On a beautiful Friday morning, the three pups and I went hiking with two wonderful companions at Mukluk Preserve. We hiked for many miles and hours and had a great time. Although it is not very pretty right now where you park, the view greatly improves very quickly and some of it is truly breathtaking.
We left a little something for others to find on their journey to some great boxes placed here.
Directions ('borrowed' from the I Love Mukluk clues):
"To get to the Mukluk Preserve: From Rt. 207 in Baltic going towards Franklin, take Holton Road which is a dead end road, and go 8/10 mile to the old sign on the right that says “Mukluk Skeet Club.” This is the entrance to the Mukluk Preserve, owned by the Town of Sprague and maintained by the Sprague Conservation Commission. Go down this dirt road, which is fine and passable most of the year; in muddy or snow conditions you will need a 4x4. (Please use common sense in bad conditions—people HAVE gotten stuck here!)
You will see a big sign that notifies visitors that we are conducting lead remediation (removal) on the property, and to stay out of the 16-acre area in which we will be working. This area is clearly marked by a yellow fence and signs.
The dirt road you are on is a right of way to other property beyond ours; the Mukluk Preserve begins in 7/10 of a mile at a fork in the road. Keep right/straight at this fork and go up a hill. You will see yellow fencing to your left as well as an old skeet range, and a small cabin on the right. Park here off the road by the small cabin.."
After parking, "Walk back down the road until you get to the fork, and go down the road around the big green gate. At this point you will be walking on a dirt road that is the main access road to the Preserve. You will notice that there are signs posted warning of lead contamination, and for about 200 feet you will have a plastic yellow fence on both sides of the road. You are passing through the contaminated area, so don’t dawdle. This little section of road has been “cleaned” for public use with funds from EPA and is safe to walk and bike on. Looking on your left you will see a little silt pond where you’ll hear some bullfrogs and maybe see a beaver or two in the afternoon.
You will pass an abandoned gravel quarry on your left," then you will pass under some power lines that cross the road and soon you will cross over a culvert(dry in Summertime though). The road is curving to your left at this point.
From here, in just a little bit you will see two, two sister trees on the right edge of the trail. Go between them to a large two sister tree (one sister has decided to take a rest). Look in the gaping hole that she left under some rocks to find what you seek.
This box was originally part of the Transfiguration postal letterbox ring. I thought it would fit nicely here as this place is truly beautiful once you get beyond the yellow fencing.
I hope you enjoy your time here and get to find the other wonders that await you.
Please be sure to "naturalize" the hiding spot so that others after you have a chance to find it.
Thanks.
Flutterby~
We left a little something for others to find on their journey to some great boxes placed here.
Directions ('borrowed' from the I Love Mukluk clues):
"To get to the Mukluk Preserve: From Rt. 207 in Baltic going towards Franklin, take Holton Road which is a dead end road, and go 8/10 mile to the old sign on the right that says “Mukluk Skeet Club.” This is the entrance to the Mukluk Preserve, owned by the Town of Sprague and maintained by the Sprague Conservation Commission. Go down this dirt road, which is fine and passable most of the year; in muddy or snow conditions you will need a 4x4. (Please use common sense in bad conditions—people HAVE gotten stuck here!)
You will see a big sign that notifies visitors that we are conducting lead remediation (removal) on the property, and to stay out of the 16-acre area in which we will be working. This area is clearly marked by a yellow fence and signs.
The dirt road you are on is a right of way to other property beyond ours; the Mukluk Preserve begins in 7/10 of a mile at a fork in the road. Keep right/straight at this fork and go up a hill. You will see yellow fencing to your left as well as an old skeet range, and a small cabin on the right. Park here off the road by the small cabin.."
After parking, "Walk back down the road until you get to the fork, and go down the road around the big green gate. At this point you will be walking on a dirt road that is the main access road to the Preserve. You will notice that there are signs posted warning of lead contamination, and for about 200 feet you will have a plastic yellow fence on both sides of the road. You are passing through the contaminated area, so don’t dawdle. This little section of road has been “cleaned” for public use with funds from EPA and is safe to walk and bike on. Looking on your left you will see a little silt pond where you’ll hear some bullfrogs and maybe see a beaver or two in the afternoon.
You will pass an abandoned gravel quarry on your left," then you will pass under some power lines that cross the road and soon you will cross over a culvert(dry in Summertime though). The road is curving to your left at this point.
From here, in just a little bit you will see two, two sister trees on the right edge of the trail. Go between them to a large two sister tree (one sister has decided to take a rest). Look in the gaping hole that she left under some rocks to find what you seek.
This box was originally part of the Transfiguration postal letterbox ring. I thought it would fit nicely here as this place is truly beautiful once you get beyond the yellow fencing.
I hope you enjoy your time here and get to find the other wonders that await you.
Please be sure to "naturalize" the hiding spot so that others after you have a chance to find it.
Thanks.
Flutterby~