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This is a series of five boxes hidden around Rhode Island by CSCM and Rustypuff. Each box contains a stamp, carved by Rustypuff, which fits together with the stamps in the other four boxes to form a single image. Please note that the complete image measures 4x4.6 inches and is too large to fit in a 3x5 log book. The boxes are hidden in the Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, and Northeast corners, and within one mile of the geographical center of Rhode Island. It's up to you to figure out which box is where. #1 Placed 20020721 A pleasant, scenic walk of about 1.4 miles, round-trip. From the parking lot ($5 on weekdays, $9 on weekends, free during the colder months), walk east on the beach until you see the cupola of a beach house through a break in the dunes. Climb up and over the dune through the break and spot a wooden railing ahead and to your left. Follow the path west past the railing for seventy-five steps. This should place you about 10 steps from a small cedar bush on your left. The letterbox is hidden on the seaward side of the bush, under a piece of curved concrete that has no business in such a place. This box was checked by CSCM on 20040116. It was in place and intact. #2 Placed 20020909 Practically a drive-by, this box should take you no longer than five minutes to locate, provided you begin from the right spot! From the parking lot walk north past the playground equipment and hang a left into the woods on the wildlife trail. At the first intersection, go right. Look for a sunken, split boulder on the right side of the trail. The box is hidden under the boulder, guarded by a lump of concrete. Reported in place and intact as of 20040413. #3 Placed 20020928 A lengthy hike that should take from two to three hours, depending upon your fitness, stamina, energy level, and tendency to dilly-dally. Please note that you are required to wear at least 200 square inches of reflective orange on your person between the second weekend in October and the last day in February. Directions to your starting point are available elsewhere on the LbNA website. Find them. Study them. Love them. Before you set out, make sure you know how you're going to get back. From the 1883 marker point yourself at 230 degrees. Walk a short distance in that direction to a geodetic survey marker embedded in the ground. From the survey marker, take an additional 35 steps to the south. Stop and make a 90 degree turn to your left. Bushwhack another 27 steps to the east. This should put you well within sight of a largish boulder with a distinctive right-angled bite taken out of its southeastern corner. A heavy, wedge-shaped rock is in close proximity to the right-angled bite. The box is located underneath. #4 Placed 20021110 A pleasant, scenic walk of a little over a mile, round-trip. Walk along the south side of the point to an old stone jetty. Follow trails inland to an abandoned fort. Locate the northwesternmost part of the fortifications, an old gun emplacement. Broken concrete slopes down on the northwestern side of the installation. The box is located under a lip of concrete at the top end of the slope. Another box is hidden very close by -- please do not confuse the two. #5 Placed 20021221 A drive-up. Literally. Find the road named for the locality that is wet, yet once was aflame. Park beside a knee-high boulder, 52 steps from the western terminus of the road, between the poles numbered 38 and 37. Your vehicle will act as a shield as you search beneath the northern side of the boulder. Be discreet. (One set of finders reported being questioned by a police officer. You might want to retreive the box and drive a short way away to stamp up). Reported in place and intact as of 20050115. This series has been completed by: If you hurt yourself, don't blame us. You should have read this. revised 20050116 |