Haunted Woods: VAMPIRE BOX LbNA #43527 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 21, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Brewster |
| County: | Putnam |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Karen & K9s  |
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| Found by: | mkr005 |
| Last found: | Oct 11, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFaa |
| Last edited: | Sep 21, 2008 |
This is now the first box of The Haunted Woods series:
VAMPIRE BOX- ¼ mile round trip.
I placed this box so the kids can have fun for Halloween, but it will be available year round. It does not have an ink pad, so bring your own. Black works best. The preserve closes at dusk, but it's fun to find this box in the late afternoon, when the woods are a little dark. It is in a creepy forest filled with ghosts and werewolves, and of course, a vampire. The vampire sleeps during the day, so this is when you will find him. At night he waits for unsuspecting people to wander into his woods. It is much too dangerous to go at night. Seek him only in the light.
DIRECTIONS: This box is in Clough Preserve in Brewster. From I84 get off at exit 19. Turn left onto Rte 312 and follow this road over a railroad track and then to a traffic light. On the corner will be Henry H. Wells Middle School. Make a left at this light onto Farm to Market Road and go through another light. Shortly after, look to the left for a solid wooden fence, followed by a post and rail fence. They are in front of houses. After the post and rail fence, it will start to look more wooded. Slow down and keep looking to the left (although there are two green mailboxes and a huge tree on someone’s lawn on the right. This is across the street from the preserve). There is a sign for Clough Preserve, but it is easy to miss because it faces the road. After the sign is a wooden post with a “Do Not Park” sign on it. This is so you don’t park on the road. You can pull in after the post. There is room for about four cars.
About Clough Preserve:
This is just a small area of the William Clough Preserve. This nature preserve has 63 miles of hiking trails.
History:
The Clough Preserve was first known as the Patterson Nature Preserve. The Clough home was located across from the Preserve. Mrs. Clough was an active proponent in the creation of passive recreation areas. The Clough Preserve was managed by the Nature Conservancy, but the condition of it declined as the Conservancy lost members and volunteers to care for it. The Conservancy approached the Patterson Environmental Conservation Commission with the hope that the town of Patterson could assume the management and upkeep of the preserve. The Commission, however, suggested the Conservancy deed the property to the Town. The Clough's sons, William and George, agreed with the proposal, because the preservation of the land as a nature preserve would be a fitting memorial to their parents. Patterson Supervisor Donald B. Smith, accepting the land donation on behalf of the Town, stated that he advocated the creation of a County land bank to acquire similar properties for the future needs of the growing County. He stated that it was important to acquire properties similar to the Clough Preserve to meet the environmental, recreational, and educational needs of County residents. A $30,000 grant from the Federal jobs training program, CETA, allowed the Town to hire three workers for one year to improve the condition of the park. Work included the construction of a bridge over a stream, preserving what remained of an apple orchard, creation of a cross country skiing trail, and creation of new hiking trails.
Two trails in the Clough Preserve lead hikers through a hemlock forest to the Ice Pond . The marsh trail starts at an old apple orchard and continues along the marsh. The trail is used as a stopover by migrating birds, and is popular with birders. The park protects 30 acres of sensitive marsh and swamp.
TO FIND THE LETTERBOX: Find the trail, and walk into the creepy woods, if you dare. Soon you’ll cross a stream or dry stream bed, depending on when you go. (Did you hear a howl?) Now you will be walking up a mild incline. There is a rock at the top of the incline, and you can count 60 paces from here. 2 steps = 1 pace. (What’s that tapping sound?) Or you can walk on as the ground levels off a little and then gently starts going down hill. Start looking to your right. A large flat sacrificial stone with two large trees on the right, and one smaller tree on the left, sit a little ways off the trail (Are there eyes in that tree? What lives in that hole?). Past the stone in the clearing is a swamp. Be careful not to venture too close because the swamp monster is always on the prowl. Behind the tree on the left, under the large stone, and hidden by smaller rocks, is the vampire’s coffin. Oh, and by the way. The vampire has a bonus stamp in his box. Please stamp quickly so as not to wake the sleeping vampire, and remember to place both stamps back in the box. Also, the first 12 people to find this box get a Halloween prize. Please zip all bags and re-hide well with same rocks, making sure that the box sits in front of the rock that is wedged under the sacrificial stone. This way the rains won’t wash it down the hill. This area sees a lot of traffic from the high school up the street, so make sure you cover your tracks. Use a stick to search for snakes, watch for poison ivy and later check yourself for ticks. Be safe and have fun! Let me know if your kids enjoyed this letterbox.
VAMPIRE BOX- ¼ mile round trip.
I placed this box so the kids can have fun for Halloween, but it will be available year round. It does not have an ink pad, so bring your own. Black works best. The preserve closes at dusk, but it's fun to find this box in the late afternoon, when the woods are a little dark. It is in a creepy forest filled with ghosts and werewolves, and of course, a vampire. The vampire sleeps during the day, so this is when you will find him. At night he waits for unsuspecting people to wander into his woods. It is much too dangerous to go at night. Seek him only in the light.
DIRECTIONS: This box is in Clough Preserve in Brewster. From I84 get off at exit 19. Turn left onto Rte 312 and follow this road over a railroad track and then to a traffic light. On the corner will be Henry H. Wells Middle School. Make a left at this light onto Farm to Market Road and go through another light. Shortly after, look to the left for a solid wooden fence, followed by a post and rail fence. They are in front of houses. After the post and rail fence, it will start to look more wooded. Slow down and keep looking to the left (although there are two green mailboxes and a huge tree on someone’s lawn on the right. This is across the street from the preserve). There is a sign for Clough Preserve, but it is easy to miss because it faces the road. After the sign is a wooden post with a “Do Not Park” sign on it. This is so you don’t park on the road. You can pull in after the post. There is room for about four cars.
About Clough Preserve:
This is just a small area of the William Clough Preserve. This nature preserve has 63 miles of hiking trails.
History:
The Clough Preserve was first known as the Patterson Nature Preserve. The Clough home was located across from the Preserve. Mrs. Clough was an active proponent in the creation of passive recreation areas. The Clough Preserve was managed by the Nature Conservancy, but the condition of it declined as the Conservancy lost members and volunteers to care for it. The Conservancy approached the Patterson Environmental Conservation Commission with the hope that the town of Patterson could assume the management and upkeep of the preserve. The Commission, however, suggested the Conservancy deed the property to the Town. The Clough's sons, William and George, agreed with the proposal, because the preservation of the land as a nature preserve would be a fitting memorial to their parents. Patterson Supervisor Donald B. Smith, accepting the land donation on behalf of the Town, stated that he advocated the creation of a County land bank to acquire similar properties for the future needs of the growing County. He stated that it was important to acquire properties similar to the Clough Preserve to meet the environmental, recreational, and educational needs of County residents. A $30,000 grant from the Federal jobs training program, CETA, allowed the Town to hire three workers for one year to improve the condition of the park. Work included the construction of a bridge over a stream, preserving what remained of an apple orchard, creation of a cross country skiing trail, and creation of new hiking trails.
Two trails in the Clough Preserve lead hikers through a hemlock forest to the Ice Pond . The marsh trail starts at an old apple orchard and continues along the marsh. The trail is used as a stopover by migrating birds, and is popular with birders. The park protects 30 acres of sensitive marsh and swamp.
TO FIND THE LETTERBOX: Find the trail, and walk into the creepy woods, if you dare. Soon you’ll cross a stream or dry stream bed, depending on when you go. (Did you hear a howl?) Now you will be walking up a mild incline. There is a rock at the top of the incline, and you can count 60 paces from here. 2 steps = 1 pace. (What’s that tapping sound?) Or you can walk on as the ground levels off a little and then gently starts going down hill. Start looking to your right. A large flat sacrificial stone with two large trees on the right, and one smaller tree on the left, sit a little ways off the trail (Are there eyes in that tree? What lives in that hole?). Past the stone in the clearing is a swamp. Be careful not to venture too close because the swamp monster is always on the prowl. Behind the tree on the left, under the large stone, and hidden by smaller rocks, is the vampire’s coffin. Oh, and by the way. The vampire has a bonus stamp in his box. Please stamp quickly so as not to wake the sleeping vampire, and remember to place both stamps back in the box. Also, the first 12 people to find this box get a Halloween prize. Please zip all bags and re-hide well with same rocks, making sure that the box sits in front of the rock that is wedged under the sacrificial stone. This way the rains won’t wash it down the hill. This area sees a lot of traffic from the high school up the street, so make sure you cover your tracks. Use a stick to search for snakes, watch for poison ivy and later check yourself for ticks. Be safe and have fun! Let me know if your kids enjoyed this letterbox.