Letterbox Name: Jolly Mean Giant (Wacky Packages #1)
Placed by: Michael and Janet
Number of boxes: 1
Date: March 15, 2003
City: Hamden
County: New Haven
State: CT

This box was placed at Sleeping Giant State Park in
Hamden, CT. It's the first in a series remembering the
Topps collectors card series, Wacky Packages.
This is a short easy walk, except when the trail is
coated with melting ice and you're being dragged along
by 2 dogs, but a quick one to pick up if you're in the
area.

For those of you who don't remember, these were die
cuts and stickers marketed to children in the 70's
poking fun with parody at product advertising.

To get to the starting point, follow the directions
outlined in the first paragraph of Lobsta Lady's
Cascades Letterbox.
http://www.letterboxing.org/ma/cascade.htm
This will also help give you a clue as to what the
following sequence means.

Follow the sequence outlined here to find the Jolly
Mean Giant.

XU^ X UX< U X ~ X U X U X X U X U X U UX> X X X X XX< X
X

When you reach the last X (if you don't see any more Xs
for a long time, you went to far. Turn around and go
back to the last X you saw.) look directly to your
left. You should see a group of fallen trees layed out
in parallel. Follow these trunks for 22 steps (until
you reach the end) and have a look under the base of
these trunks.

Here you'll find a carving of classic Wacky Packages
die cut sticker, the Jolly Mean Giant. Stamp in and
enjoy the rest of your day.

Michael and Janet
(This is our first box placed together!)


Michael Trefry
trefster@trefster.com