This hike/cache is in Rhode Island...just barely. While hiking the
area, we kept wondering which State we were in. When we tried to
think of a name for this cache, Mama Hobbit decided we should name
it after one of our favorite shows. Hence, "Who's Line is it
Anyway", was born.
We found this area in the 3rd Edition of Ken Weber's "Walks and
Rambles in Rhode Island". For a more detailed description of the
terrain, please refer to Chapter 11, The Narrangansett Trail.
To start, take Route 138 West of the Hopkinton village of
Rockville to Yawgoog Camp Road. Follow the road until you reach the
camp entrance. Do not enter the camp; instead turn right and follow
the dirt road 1.2 miles to the parking area (see Waypoint). Along
the way, be sure to bag the Woodbadge cache (GCAB7C) which you will
pass along the way.
The parking area is across the road from a State boundary
marker. The kids will have a fun time being in 2 states at the same
time here. The trail starts immediately to the left of the parking
area and is blazed in Blue and Yellow
Follow the path over increasingly rolling terrain for roughly
4/10ths of a mile. You will notice a large rock outcrop with the
trail blazes leading you up over it. You can choose to go over or
under the outcrop, which both meet up on the other side. This rocky
outcrop is home to the Famous Dinosaur Caves. From
the top the cave entrance is small, too small for an adult. You
will almost walk right over it as you hike. You should notice a
small rope tied to a tree hanging into the cave. From below, the
entrance is larger but still tight. Please use extreme caution
around these caves. Kids could easily get stuck
Immediately after the rocky area, the trail heads slightly away
from the CT State line. Then, half a mile from the parking area,
you will come to an abrupt fork in the path. You should turn right,
head downhill through a swampy area, then up to the cache area. You
will come to a large flat rock outcropping that would be an
excellent spot for a picnic in warm weather. This outcrop is
considered the Southern terminus of the Tippecansett Trail, which
ultimately heads North to the Arcadia Management Area and Beach
Pond.
The total hike to the cache is 6/10ths of a mile. The cache is
the standard ammo can with a non-standard camo-tape design. To find
your car simply backtrack the way you came. Remember to
bear left at the fork on the way back or you are in for a long walk
in Connecticut!
We left a pin for the FTF and ask that you please post pictures
of your hike...just watch out for the Dinosaurs!
CONGRATULATIONS TO YBLee for being the First to
Find!