The Wood Rose LbNA #45796
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Add Location| Owner: | The Olde Oak  |
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| Plant date: | Mar 1, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Ukiah |
| County: | Mendocino |
| State: | California |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | fleetwood7 |
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| Last found: | Feb 1, 2018 |
| Status: | FFFFF |
| Last edited: | Mar 1, 2009 |
The wood rose, or Rosa gymnocarpa, is an inhabitant of the coastal redwood forests. It is a species rose, blooming from April to July, and is red to pink in color.
The Wood Rose Letterbox is in Montgomery Woods.
To find Montgomery Woods take the North State Street exit on Highway 101 in Ukiah. Drive north on North State Street. After a mile or two to your left you’ll see Orr Springs Road. Drive 14.2 miles west on Orr Springs Road to Montgomery Woods. The road is narrow in spots and bumpy at times, but paved and includes beautiful vistas and great trees. Watch the white mile markers. The last one you will see will be 29.73. Soon you will also see a rather modest set of signs low and to the right telling you you’re on state park land. When you see the unpaved parking area for Montgomery Woods to your left park there. If you drive across the bridge you know you’ve gone too far. The parking lot is just before that bridge. Walk to the southwest end of the parking area and follow the signs to Montgomery Grove.
You’ll see a few little trail marker signs and arrows. You’ll walk across a bridge, turn left and walk for a good 20 minutes or so on the trail. The trail is obscure at times since a lot of trees have fallen. Now and then you’ll see little trail arrows. Just remember that this is a loop trail. First you’ll go up a big hill and then down into the flats where the redwood groves live. The trail hugs the edge of the flats on one side, turns around and goes back the same direction you came, only on the other side. You should follow the trail until you see a small bridge. Within view of the small bridge is a larger bridge. This is also the place where the trail does a 180 degree turn. Walk onto the bridge and look east for a sign which indicates the GB Kistiakowsky Grove. Make your way over to that sign. Get out your compass to look in the direction of 210 degrees. There will be a low, black stump approximately 23 steps away. Work your way to the back of said stump and check out the crescent shaped hollow space. As you face the crescent and within it on the left under some rocks and redwood litter you should find the Wood Rose Letterbox.
You may go back the way you came or for a better experience follow the loop trail back through the grove to the parking lot. The distances seem much the same.
Thank you for coming, close all bags and boxes tightly and rehide carefully.
The Wood Rose Letterbox is in Montgomery Woods.
To find Montgomery Woods take the North State Street exit on Highway 101 in Ukiah. Drive north on North State Street. After a mile or two to your left you’ll see Orr Springs Road. Drive 14.2 miles west on Orr Springs Road to Montgomery Woods. The road is narrow in spots and bumpy at times, but paved and includes beautiful vistas and great trees. Watch the white mile markers. The last one you will see will be 29.73. Soon you will also see a rather modest set of signs low and to the right telling you you’re on state park land. When you see the unpaved parking area for Montgomery Woods to your left park there. If you drive across the bridge you know you’ve gone too far. The parking lot is just before that bridge. Walk to the southwest end of the parking area and follow the signs to Montgomery Grove.
You’ll see a few little trail marker signs and arrows. You’ll walk across a bridge, turn left and walk for a good 20 minutes or so on the trail. The trail is obscure at times since a lot of trees have fallen. Now and then you’ll see little trail arrows. Just remember that this is a loop trail. First you’ll go up a big hill and then down into the flats where the redwood groves live. The trail hugs the edge of the flats on one side, turns around and goes back the same direction you came, only on the other side. You should follow the trail until you see a small bridge. Within view of the small bridge is a larger bridge. This is also the place where the trail does a 180 degree turn. Walk onto the bridge and look east for a sign which indicates the GB Kistiakowsky Grove. Make your way over to that sign. Get out your compass to look in the direction of 210 degrees. There will be a low, black stump approximately 23 steps away. Work your way to the back of said stump and check out the crescent shaped hollow space. As you face the crescent and within it on the left under some rocks and redwood litter you should find the Wood Rose Letterbox.
You may go back the way you came or for a better experience follow the loop trail back through the grove to the parking lot. The distances seem much the same.
Thank you for coming, close all bags and boxes tightly and rehide carefully.