This cache is second of two in this small
preserve. It is also in honor of Pete's(macatac) 3000 cache
achievement.
You are looking for a medium size
plastic container on the red trail. If you completed "The Peter
Principle" then you just need to continue walking along the red
trail.
A
bit about Mill Road Preserve
Mill Road Preserve consists of 27
acres. It is located in an area known as "Cox's Neck" after Samuel
Cox, who had constructed a tidal mill on Mattituck Inlet in 1821.
This was one of the earliest tidal mills in the country and was
operated by incoming and outgoing tides until around
1902.
The majority of the Mill Road
Preserve is woodland. The forest at this site is a classic example
of an American beech forest. The American beeches are the dominant
species of tree in the preserve but they are especially dense
toward the property's northern boundary. American beeches stand out
from oaks and other hardwoods due to their smooth, grayish-green
bark and papery, large-toothed leaves. Another characteristic of a
beech forest is the presence of the parasitic plant, beech-drop.
This plant does not use sunlight to make its food, but rather, it
taps into the beech's root system and uses the food that the tree
stores in its roots to grow and reproduce.