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Trail of Fears: Apiphobia LbNA #49545 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Aug 6, 2009
Location:
City:Welch
County:Goodhue
State:Minnesota
Boxes:1
Planted by:sky
Found by: Trekkin' and Birdin'
Last found:Sep 13, 2009
Status:F
Last edited:Aug 6, 2009
It is well known that letterboxing has helped many people with their physical problems. This Trail of Fears series is designed to help deal with mental ones as well. Some commonly occurring irrational hangups can be overcome by employing the highly successful treatment known as "encounter therapy". Compared to consulting a psychiatrist, you can amortize the cost of your gas for letterboxing
for a year in one easy session.

Apiphobia = the fear of bees or bee stings.


Directions: Between MM4 (Mile Marker 4) and MM5 along the Cannon Valley Trail. Near the intersection of Sunset Trail and The Cannon Valley Trail (the western intersection not the eastern intersection). Along the stretch where the two trails are close together with the bike trail to the north of the road. There you'll find a grassy side path from the Cannon Valley Trail marked "No Picking Vegetation", that's so there's plenty of food for the bees. Follow that grassy trail north toward the river. When the trail branches take the right branch. Near the river, to the left of the trail several paces is an evergreen tree. You'll find a box of bees in the the tree.


The bees are our friends. We depend on them for pollination as well as honey, You can also benefit from apitherapy, the injection of bee venom, to relieve your suffering from arthritis or muscular dystrophy. Just go letterboxing for a while and you should receive this benefit for no extra charge. However, if you're among the 2% of the population which is highly allergic to bee stings your apiphobia is highly warranted and apitherapy is not for you.


Until Nov. 1 there is a $3/day or $20/year pass required for biking or rollerblading on the trail. Otherwise it's free.


Winter Friendliness? Somewhat, if you can get to it.