936. The Rest of the Random Snowflakes (24) - limited time
Charlestown, RI

Part of a mini flurry of snowflakes carved by connecticut croaker and chicktiechick, now sent over to spend a little time in southern RI before the snows really begin to fly! Please pay special attention to replacing as found each of these graciously loaned snowflakes to make sure that we can get them all back safely to CT in time for Christmas!

We were originally thinking of planting the rest of this snowflake collection in either Arcadia or Burlingame, but with time constraints getting ready for Veterans Day parades, trips south, bad bouts of vertigo and such, we ended up dropping them all onto the Richard Trails system on the west side of route 2 (South County Trail) just a mile or so north from route 1. To find them, simply start counting steps from the map kiosk in the parking lot (room for 4 or 5 cars) and don't worry if the steps don't quite match - it's just an approximation to hopefully keep you going in the right direction for these blue snowflakes in black pouches - and one with logbook in a lock n' lock box - along the double loopy somewhat figure-8-ish blue-blazed trail!

1. 38 steps, behind 2-oak on R

2. 35 steps (bearing R at 20) to about 3' along R side of down pine lying straight ahead

3. 40 steps (staying L), behind 3' stump ahead on L

4. 65 steps (staying R) to behind bb pine on L

5. 43 steps, behind bb pine on R under rot bark

6. 60 steps, behind bb pine R of small 2-oak

7. 50 steps, behind R side of smallish 2-oak

8. 55 steps, behind 2-oak with 5 bb's straight ahead

9. 90 steps (turning L) to L side of 2-oak on L

10. 88 steps to between 2 oaks on L, behind L one with 2 bb's on it

11. 68 steps to behind L one of two conjoined oak trees on R

12. 54 steps to next junction; then L 70 steps to under far R end of log near where broken from stump

13. 88 steps, behind 2-oak on L

14. 82 steps to Charlestown Open Space sign; then 50 steps R to behind smallish 2-oak on R

15. 60 steps down somewhat rocky slope to between far end of 2 furthest cut logs, under stone

16. 73 steps to behind white pine on R

17. 122 steps to junction, behind bb pine tree on L

18. 110 steps to top of rise, behind 2-oak on L

19. 85 steps, behind 2-oak on R

20. 59 steps to double bb oak on L, behind L trunk

21. 30 steps to L side of leaning bb pine in middle of trail junction

22. 110 steps (staying L from junction) to R side of bb 4-tree on R

23. 110 steps to 2-oak on right just past next junction, in front of mossy patch at base of L trunk

24. 116 steps, behind large 2-trunk L with two others nearby

Go 190 steps to get out to the road, then 75 steps R along the road to get back to your car!

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