Baby 'D' Turns 9 LbNA #60168
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Add Location| Owner: | Flutterby Flew By  |
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| Plant date: | Nov 25, 2011 |
| Location: | Plimpton Preserve |
| City: | Lyme |
| County: | New London |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Nairon |
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| Last found: | Aug 29, 2020 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 25, 2011 |
It is that time of year again. All three of my pups have their birthdays within a few weeks of each other. Because they are always together with me on the trails, I decided to plant their birthday boxes this year at the same preserve along the same trail. It is a beautiful place that we just discovered recently.
Make your way to Sterling City Road in Lyme. It is off of route 156 near the fairgrounds. Go about a 1/2 mile down this road to the Plimpton Preserve. You will see a large white sign on the hill on your left and there is room to park off the road, just barely, on the right. Park and carefully cross the road.
Hunting in season, by permit, is allowed here, but NOT on Saturdays or Sundays. Also, hunters are required to post the sign when in the preserve.
To start your hike, cross over the stone wall next to the preserve sign and head up and up...and up... and up... and up some more. At about the top, you will cross through a stone wall and have to go right. The blazes on sections of this trail are red (faded) and infrequent in many places, but they got us through to the end and back on our maiden voyage with no trouble.
After turning right, the trail levels a little, although still continuing uphill. It is a pretty walk with some cool, old trees. Notice a bent old tree off to your left. It looks like the wind continually blew in that direction to form it that way.
There are some blow downs from the recent storms across the path, but they are easy enough to get around.
When you get to the point where it is rather level and before the trail heads steadily downhill, you should see three good size rocks/boulders off to your left. A LARGE (Reilly), Medium (Doodles) and small (Baby D) set of rocks all in a row. We named them the three pup rocks.
Continue past these rocks and start heading downhill.
Pass through a stone wall.
Then go through a Mountain Laurel jungle.
Start heading uphill again. The trail starts bearing left and you walk along the hill, still going up though. It seems to be a theme here.
Pass the end of a stone wall and then you are pretty much at the top. After passing that end of the wall, keep looking on your left for a very short, unmarked path. This path will lead you through a stone wall to a rocky overlook. From here it is said you can view Hamburg Cove, the Connecticut River and the North shore of Long Island. It is a beautiful spot to have a picnic lunch!!!
From this point you will actually start heading downhill (Woo Hoo), but have to head back uphill on the way back (Boo).
You will come to a left turn which puts you on an old road. This is the old route of Meetinghouse Hill Road. It opened in 1724 and was discontinued in 1849.
You will be walking along with a stonewall parallel to the road.
Keep walking until you come to an old, ugly (but cool) tree on your right. If you come to waterway that crosses the path, you have gone too far.
Face the tree from the path and look right.
See a good size rock among the Cedar trees. Look on the backside of this rock, under another rock, for Baby D's birthday box.
After stamping in and re-hiding and naturalizing the area, you can either head back to your car or go further along to find the end of the trail.
Have fun.
Flutterby
P.S. There is a first finder gift in this box...
Make your way to Sterling City Road in Lyme. It is off of route 156 near the fairgrounds. Go about a 1/2 mile down this road to the Plimpton Preserve. You will see a large white sign on the hill on your left and there is room to park off the road, just barely, on the right. Park and carefully cross the road.
Hunting in season, by permit, is allowed here, but NOT on Saturdays or Sundays. Also, hunters are required to post the sign when in the preserve.
To start your hike, cross over the stone wall next to the preserve sign and head up and up...and up... and up... and up some more. At about the top, you will cross through a stone wall and have to go right. The blazes on sections of this trail are red (faded) and infrequent in many places, but they got us through to the end and back on our maiden voyage with no trouble.
After turning right, the trail levels a little, although still continuing uphill. It is a pretty walk with some cool, old trees. Notice a bent old tree off to your left. It looks like the wind continually blew in that direction to form it that way.
There are some blow downs from the recent storms across the path, but they are easy enough to get around.
When you get to the point where it is rather level and before the trail heads steadily downhill, you should see three good size rocks/boulders off to your left. A LARGE (Reilly), Medium (Doodles) and small (Baby D) set of rocks all in a row. We named them the three pup rocks.
Continue past these rocks and start heading downhill.
Pass through a stone wall.
Then go through a Mountain Laurel jungle.
Start heading uphill again. The trail starts bearing left and you walk along the hill, still going up though. It seems to be a theme here.
Pass the end of a stone wall and then you are pretty much at the top. After passing that end of the wall, keep looking on your left for a very short, unmarked path. This path will lead you through a stone wall to a rocky overlook. From here it is said you can view Hamburg Cove, the Connecticut River and the North shore of Long Island. It is a beautiful spot to have a picnic lunch!!!
From this point you will actually start heading downhill (Woo Hoo), but have to head back uphill on the way back (Boo).
You will come to a left turn which puts you on an old road. This is the old route of Meetinghouse Hill Road. It opened in 1724 and was discontinued in 1849.
You will be walking along with a stonewall parallel to the road.
Keep walking until you come to an old, ugly (but cool) tree on your right. If you come to waterway that crosses the path, you have gone too far.
Face the tree from the path and look right.
See a good size rock among the Cedar trees. Look on the backside of this rock, under another rock, for Baby D's birthday box.
After stamping in and re-hiding and naturalizing the area, you can either head back to your car or go further along to find the end of the trail.
Have fun.
Flutterby
P.S. There is a first finder gift in this box...