Indian Rock Trail to the Boulder Trail – An easy trail, great for younger kids, protect against deer fly.
Most conifers are evergreens
Trees with needles that are its leaves.
Gamlin Crystal Springs has hemlock
Some as tall as jack’s big beanstalk
Wander among the cooling shade
Try to ignore the bug brigade
Follow the trail along the swamp
Do you see where the beavers chomp?
Big boulders covered in rock tripe
An edible lichen when ripe
How about those thin red pines
Full of holes and a certain sign
A dying tree where birds do dine.
Look inside and you may find
A bunch of coins tied with twine.
The folks who shared the land with us
Called the outcrop Indian Rock
The views on top are worth a gawk
Beyond the rock slide you’ll divine
A cave a home to porcupine
It is very sad to see
The desecration to this entity
Hidden near his rocky home
Exists another hidden coin.
Take the bridge to the other side
Look for the boulder to the left
More coins are hidden in the cleft
Who built the stone wall in the woods?
What purpose does it serve?
Was it built when cows did graze
Before the growth of trees?
Was it 100 years ago ?
some things we’ll never know.
Follow the trail a little ways
Another boulder stands on watch
Is that a face I see
Carved by time serendipitously
Behind the rock and you will find
More clay coins near his “spine.”
This was a great activity. FYI to anyone trying it, the 4th coins are hidden near the stone wall. That one almost got us!
Thanks for giving the scavenger hunt a try! Glad you enjoyed it!