Heavens Above! 2009 Box Clues
Okay, I lied! I posted these today (Monday the 17th)
because I wanted to print them out, but this is NO guarantee that these are
done and work well. If you search for these prior to Wednesday night, you hunt
at your own risk!
There are three basic areas to find all these
boxes. The first set starts right by the picnic shelter, the second starts on a
path that begins at the halfway point of the first series (near the gravel road
that curves west near the shelter, and the third starts on the other side of
the main picnic area near the lake. If you have the stamina, we recommend doing
these in the order you see them. If not (or you come back for these at a later
time), we’ve listed ways to get back to the shelter or the other box sets in
the park. Happy hunting!
Note: Unless otherwise stated, all these boxes are permanent
placements, so don’t worry if you can’t get them all in one weekend…you’ve got
the rest of your life (or until the muggles find
them, whichever comes first!) The box donators’ trailnames
are listed in parentheses right next to them, so be sure to thank these kind
souls for providing you with this summer’s entertainment.
What’s Your Sign? Series (12 Boxes)
These
boxes were carved by Mama Bear of the 3 Bears and planted by the Sprite, Dee123
and her teens. There are logbooks in all the boxes and you should get all 12
stamps, but you only need to stamp in/log in to the box with your zodiac sign.
Start by taking the path that leads into the woods right by the picnic shelter.
1. Capricorn (3Bears)—Walk into the woods and within a few steps,
you’ll see a twin trunked tree on your right. Look deeper into the woods on the
right for a rotted log with woodpecker holes. The first stamp is right behind
this log.
2. Aquarius (3Bears)—Continue down the path
and keep an eye out for an uprooted stump on the left. This is NOT your hiding
spot, but is a good landmark. Pass this until you see the foot shaped stump on
the left. It’s split pretty heavily and is about 3 feet high. Check down in the
split near the roots for this stamp.
3. Pisces (3Bears)—Follow the path again
until it splits. To your left, you’ll see a leaning tree with long crazy roots.
Check down in between these roots under some rocks and foliage.
4. Aries (3Bears)—Follow the left fork in the path down and
up a rise. As your get to the top, be on the lookout for a twin trunked tree to
the right. Check the roots on the right side of this tree.
5. Taurus (3Bears)—Continue on the path and the creek will be
on your left. On the right, look for a stump with a split. There are rotting
logs all around this to help you tell which one you want. Go behind this stump
and you’ll see a big curl of log. Look under this curl for the stamp.
6. Gemini (3Bears)—Continue on this path
until you can see the way out of the wood ahead of you and another path joining
in from the left. Stop where these paths meet. If you kept going straight out
of the woods, you’d notice a gravel road and another path into the woods on the
other side. Keep that path in mind for the second series. For now, just go the
the big stump on your left and look beyond it to the big tree with two smaller
ones sticking out of it. Check the roots of the big one for the stamp.
7. Cancer (3Bears)—Step onto the path again where the two
paths meet. Put the Gemini stamp and gravel road to your back and take the left
path (the one that you DIDN’T just come in on). The path winds around a bit and
takes a fairly sharp curve to the right. At this point, look down on your right
for a set of rotted roots by a pine tree for the stamp.
8. Leo (3Bears)—Keep walking past where joins in on the
right (you’ll see a tree with an oval patch in its bark on the right) Wind
through the low lying muck and you’ll eventually see a triangle shaped stump on
the left with chunks of log laying all around. Look inside the stump.
9. Virgo (3Bears)—Wind around the path
and look to the right until you see a stump about 15 feet off the path. It’s
angled down toward the path and sticking up out of the ground. Check in the
rotted out part of this stump.
10. Libra (3Bears)—Continue on the path until you see what we
could only describe as a spiky stump with other rotted logs laying around. Two
long parts stick way up beyond the stump itself, which is mostly rotted out.
Check in the stump.
11. Scorpio (3Bears)—Continue on the path, looking for Rick and
Lori on the right. 20 steps past them is a fallen log on the left. Go to the
back of this log and look between two trees on the left end of the log.
12. Sagittarius (3Bears)—At the end of this trail, a big tree sits
on the right. Check the roots and move some rocks for the last stamp.
Getting
back to the shelter or other box series:
To Shelter: If you look to the right, you can see the bathrooms. Just walk to them and you’ll see the shelter on the right.
To Theoi Ouranioi Series: Go back on the path you were just on until you get back to Gemini, where you could see the gravel road running alongside the wood. Go across that road to the path in the woods on the other side, then follow the clues below.
To
Celestial Symbols Series: Look
across the picnic area. The lake is to your left. If you go all the way across
this area and close to the lake, you’ll see another path starts into the woods
in the far corner.
Theoi Ouranioi Series (7 boxes)
These
boxes are all based on the Greek gods of the types of wind. To get to this
series, just start at our picnic shelter and take the path through the woods,
staying to the left the entire time. When you get to the end, you’ll see a
gravel road that you need to cross and another path in the woods on the other
side. Start here! Note: To save time, all the boxes in this series are in
orange pill bottle containers with no logbook until the very last box. The last
box is a Lock and Lock and has the logbook for the whole series!
1.
Aeolus,
King of the Winds (The Sprite & the Highlander)—As you start the path, look
for the big grey trees on your left. At the third one, check the roots in the
back for the King of the Winds.
2.
Aura,
Goddess of Breezes (The Sprite & the Highlander)—Continue on the path, which bends to the
right. The area gets a bit more grassy and open here, with less trees. At the
second bend, you’ll see a tree on the right (if you’ve reached the ravine’s
edge, you’ve gone too far). Check the base.
3.
The
Harpyiae, Whirlwinds (The Sprite & the Highlander)—Continue on the path and it will curve to
the right around the edge of the ravine. On your left will be a fallen log with
a small grey tree behind it that has a little “foot” of a root. Check n the
curve of this root for the nymphs of the whirlwinds.
4.
Boreas,
God of the North Wind (The Sprite & the Highlander)—Keep walking and the area opens up to
grassy paths again. A tree sits in the middle of this path. Look to the left of
it on the path and you’ll see a double trunked tree. Check the fork of this
tree for the god of the North Wind and bringer of winter.
5.
Euros,
God of the East Wind (The Sprite & the Highlander)—Continue on the path to the next tree in
the middle that has a lot of smaller foliage around it, namely a semi dangerous
looking thorn bush. You won’t have to fiddle with this, though. Stand on the
left side of the tree and check the roots/foliage at the base for the god of
the East Wind and bringer of autumn.
6.
Notos,
God of the South Wind (The Sprite & the Highlander)—Follow the path and you’ll come to a merge
where you can go straight under a canopy of leaves, or to the right. Head to
the right and stay on the low road, not the high one. This will take you
through a big open area where the high road merges back again and ultimately,
toward the road. As you get close to the road, look to the right for a faint
path into the foliage. Two trees stand here…check the base of the left one for
the God of the South Wind and bringer of summer.
7.
Zephyros,
God of the West Wind (The Sprite & the Highlander)—Continue on the path to the gravel road and
turn right. From there, walk back to where this trail began (you’ll see it at
the woods come back on your right. When you get to the trail head, backtrack
about 35-40 steps and look into the woods on your left. A little hill is here
with a tangle of big and small vines. Climb up the little hill and look in the
left of this pile for a chunk of asphalt. Near that chunk is the final box
holding the God of the West Wind and bringer of spring.
To the Shelter or What’s Your Sign? Series: Turn around so that the trailhead is on your right again. Follow the gravel road in the as it bends to the left and you’ll see the shelter as you round the bend. From here, you can start the clues for What’s Your Sign? Alternately, rather than walking the road, you can go into the woods on the path to the left. Stay to the right when the path forks and you’ll end up at the shelter. However, you’ll be walking back down that same path for the What’s Your Sign? series. If you’re clever, you might be able to work out the stamps backward!
To
Celestial Symbols Series: Follow
the gravel road in the same direction you were headed (the entrance to the
series you just did will be on your right.
Celestial Symbols Series & Picnic
Place (11 boxes)
The
celestial symbols are what man has used for years to designate the planets and
the other major heavenly bodies. To find these, head toward the bathrooms near
the picnic shelter and you’ll see a open grassy picnic area with regular tables
and the lake beyond. Head toward the lake and on the right, VERY close to the
edge, you’ll see a path leading into the woods. This is where these clues begin.
Also, bring the clues for Picnic Place carved by the Elba Onions. I'm not sure
if this is still here, but you might as well get it while you’re in the area! Note:
To save time, all the boxes in the series are in orange pill bottle containers
with no logbook until the very last box. Picnic Place is a microbox:
1. Sun (The Sprite & the Highlander)—As you start the path, you’ll see a red
tipped stick to your right.
2. Mercury (The Sprite & the Highlander)—Continue on the path and look to the right
for a burnt/rotted stump about 10 feet or so off the path. Next to it on the
left is a gray tree. Look in its roots for this stamp.
Note: The rest of these stamps are relatively out in the open (near
the open picnic are). Be VERY discreet, as people can see you from all around,
and rehide very carefully. Because of the high traffic by park visitors in this
location, these boxes might be moved to a different location after the event! Check
the clues on AQ again after August.
To
the shelter or What’s Your Sign? series: Cross back over the picnic area toward the
bathroom. The shelter is to your right and the clues for What’s Your Sign?
begin there.
To the Theoi Ouranioi series: You can back track as mentioned above, then take the path into the woods, as if doing What’s Your Sign? Follow the path through the woods to the left until you reach the other side, where the gravel road is. A path starts on the other side of this for Theoi Ouranioi. Alternately, you can follow the main road around the outside of the woods, where it becomes a gravel access road. The path for Theoi Ouranioi will be on your left at that point.
Other Boxes
(NOT the secret kind!)
à Picnic Place,
courtesy of the
à The Lighthouse series of night boxes,
courtesy of Maiden
à Heavens Above! & Starry Starry Nights
Event Stamps, courtesy of the Sprite & the Highlander
à Sagittarius, courtesy of Great Big Seabres
à And the “WNY Blue Ribbon Event Stamp” –
earned for doing specific things, courtesy of The Sprite & the Highlander