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The site is in the woods in Foxborough, but less than a mile from the center of Mansfield. It is best accessible either from a (plant) nursery or from nearby railroad tracks. It's unclear who owns the property; there are no obvious boundaries (although the land is not the most passable in places). | The site is in the woods in Foxborough, but less than a mile from the center of Mansfield. It is best accessible either from a (plant) nursery or from nearby railroad tracks. It's unclear who owns the property; there are no obvious boundaries (although the land is not the most passable in places). | ||
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We approached from Mansfield center, walking up County Street. It turned out that, for whatever reason, there was a substantial network of trails in the relevent segment of forest, such that we didn't have any trouble getting quite near the point. The trails connect both to the railroad tracks to the east, and the nursery to the southwest. | We approached from Mansfield center, walking up County Street. It turned out that, for whatever reason, there was a substantial network of trails in the relevent segment of forest, such that we didn't have any trouble getting quite near the point. The trails connect both to the railroad tracks to the east, and the nursery to the southwest. | ||
| − | <gallery caption="" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3"> | + | <gallery caption="A Walk in the Woods" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3"> |
| − | Image:2008-06-05-42-71- | + | Image: 2008-06-08-42-71-01.jpg|The Mansfield train station. [[User:Ben|Ben]] made it to the hash from Providence using only mass transit. |
| + | Image: 2008-06-08-42-71-06.jpg|The train tracks are fenced off for a while, but north of County St., it's easy enough to walk along them. | ||
| + | Image: 2008-06-08-42-71-07.jpg|Next to the tracks, there was a tire. | ||
| + | Image: 2008-06-08-42-71-02.jpg|Grace at the point. | ||
| + | Image: 2008-06-08-42-71-03.jpg|Ben at the point. It was quite hot, humid, and bug-filled, so we didn't stay long. | ||
| + | Image: 2008-06-08-42-71-04.jpg|Hello, Internet! | ||
| + | Image: 2008-06-08-42-71-05.jpg|A small piece of the mysterious but intricate network of trails filling that neck of the woods. | ||
| + | Image: 2008-06-08-42-71-08.jpg|The nursery. No one was around (it being a Sunday), but there was plenty of non-native fauna. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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The Location
The site is in the woods in Foxborough, but less than a mile from the center of Mansfield. It is best accessible either from a (plant) nursery or from nearby railroad tracks. It's unclear who owns the property; there are no obvious boundaries (although the land is not the most passable in places).
The Geohash
We approached from Mansfield center, walking up County Street. It turned out that, for whatever reason, there was a substantial network of trails in the relevent segment of forest, such that we didn't have any trouble getting quite near the point. The trails connect both to the railroad tracks to the east, and the nursery to the southwest.
- A Walk in the Woods
The Mansfield train station. Ben made it to the hash from Providence using only mass transit.
The train tracks are fenced off for a while, but north of County St., it's easy enough to walk along them.
Next to the tracks, there was a tire.
Grace at the point.
Ben at the point. It was quite hot, humid, and bug-filled, so we didn't stay long.
Hello, Internet!
A small piece of the mysterious but intricate network of trails filling that neck of the woods.
The nursery. No one was around (it being a Sunday), but there was plenty of non-native fauna.
