West Thompson Conn. Rated Easy
Placed By The NeeDeeps 3-25-03
Directions: From interstate 395 take exit 95,take a right off the exit
it doesn't matter North or South they both go the same way.Follow the
road until you come to a intersection in Putnam.Go straight through and
you will come to another light take a left.Go over a little bridge and
you come to another light you take a right here onto Church ST.Follow
this road all the way to the end and you will come to a stop sign,take a
right and drive over the West Thompson Dam.As soon as you cross over the
dam their will be a road on your left Reardon RD.take this road and
travel down 0.2 of a mile.It's easier to pull into Reardon road and
follow the steel guide rails on the left side of the road,and when they
end is where you pull in to a small parking lot with a yellow gate
heading back the way you came.Park and walk around the gate follow the
path down to a field keep going and the path will turn to the right when
it gets near the gray rocks at the bottom of the dam.Go around this bend
and you will see a tree with lots of sisters growing from her and a few
big rocks on the right side of the path at the egde of the field.Go over
towards that tree and right before it their will be a stream bed heading
down to the pond.(Depending on the time of year the stream may be dried
up it's just a small stream).Follow the stream down towards the pond and
soon you will come to a trail on the other side of this stream, cross
over it and stop at the pole with the yellow paint on it at the
beginning of the trail on the left.Count 59 paces going up this trail
and you will see a path going into the woods on the right.Enter the path
and you will see a pole with a tire and chains hanging on it this is
used to play frisbee golf.In the woods alittle more you will see a old
chimney,go around to the front of it and take a reading of 165 degrees
to a huge tree,behind this tree between it and a slab of cement under
some sticks and leaves is the Virginia letterbox.The NeeDeeps