Franklin's Tower II Traditional Geocache
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Located in the Franklin Fels Memorial Sanctuary in North Salem, NY.
Cache is a 50 cal ammo can.
This cache is the relocated
Franklin's Tower. The cache has been moved to minimize the
off-trail distance.
This scenic stretch of land in northern Westchester is convenient
to those in NY and CT. It is owned by the Bedford Audubon
Society. Trail
maps are available on their website. Park at
PK on Lake View Road. There is no sign. But you will see a
white blaze on a tree at the trail head. Step back into a land
before time. The trails are a little rough for the first 0.1 miles.
Follow the white trail, through a marsh, over a bridge, and into
the main preserve. The cache is a 50 cal ammo can. Total hike is
about 1.9 miles round trip.
If you want a longer hike, detour on the blue trail at
WTBL1 and proceed to a clearing on a spur at
TRVW to get a view of the Titicus reservoir. Backtrack to the
blue trail turning at
SPRBL. Finally rejoin the white trail at
WTBL2.
As for the name: It is both a hill in the Franklin Fels and a
song:
I'll tell you where the four winds dwell
In Franklin's
Tower there hangs a bell
It can ring, turn night to day;
It can ring like fire when you lose your way.
Roll away the dew.
-- The
Grateful Dead
Congratulations to
jonboy for the FTF!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va gur jnyy, svir srrg sebz n gerr. Juvgr Dhnegm znexf gur fcbg - cyrnfr erghea vg!