Dear Melissa and Dan,
The best way to do Mansfield is to start at North Adams, MA, and take
the Long Trail north to Canada. You could make a side trip on
the AT from Maine Junction to Hanover, pick up your 52 boxes,
and get back on the LT. But you'd probably need The Firebolt to make
it on time, and it has moved on!
Coming up on I-89, you can approach Mansfield from the east or the
west. The former is probably a little easier in terms of your driving
and from directions. To make a nice loop, however, you would have to
hike up (or down) the Haselton Trail, which is a Stowe ski trail. If
you don't mind that, take exit 10 (Waterbury/Stowe), drive north on
100 to Stowe, turn left on the Stowe Access Road (RT 108) right in
Stowe Village. Continue to the ski area, park, and hike up the
Haselton Trail. Hike the ridge south to north, come down the Long
Trail to Smugglers Notch, and hike about a mile (steeply) down RT 108
to the ski area.
The nicer hike, IMO, is from the west side. Continue on I-89 to exit
11. Go to Jericho Center, Underhill Flats, and Underhill Center. You
will need a good road map or atlas - I won't attempt to give
directions!
Just out of Under hill Center, you will want to bear right towards
Stephensville (a village in name only) and then on to the trailhead.
You can take either the Butler Lodge Trail or the Frost Trail - the
former gives you a nice little exposed approach to the Forehead, but
either will get you up there. The ridge is great. Take time to
explore the Cave of Winds and do a little side trip on The Subway.
After going to the summit (The Chin), backtrack along the ridge, and
take the Sunset Ridge Trail down to the CCC cutover trail, which will
rejoin the Frost Trail and take you back to your car.
I know you are strong hikers, so I would say you can do this hiking
in 4 to 5 hours. But you ought to allow more time if you want to
enjoy the summit and the side trips. OTOH, the weather is not
supposed to be great, so you may not want to play. The main ridge and
the sunset ridge trail are all exposed, but you have lots of ways to
get down off of them fairly quickly.
I assume you will have a mp of the mountain.
If you don't make the right turn just out of Stephensville, you will
end up at the Underhill State Park campground. You would then hike up
the Sunset Ridge Trail, go south along the ridge, come down the Maple
Ridge Trail, and cut back to Underhill on the CCC trail where it
joins with Maple Ridge and Frost.
Hope you have a great week-end.
(If you notice someone following you and trying to stay hidden behind
rocks, it will likely be some Vermont letterboxer trying to score a
couple of unethical firsts. heh heh)
Tom
The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
P17F89
"The game is afoot!"
Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
6 messages in this thread |
Started on 2000-09-14
Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
From: Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) |
Date: 2000-09-14 03:48:49 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
From: Melissa Harvey (kiwi-1@snet.net) |
Date: 2000-09-14 21:12:30 UTC-04:00
Tom,
Thanks for the trail info! The trail leading to the Cave of Winds
sounds great! Hopefully the weather will cooperate with us. We are
borrowing Jay's map (Thanks Jay!) so we can check out the trails you
suggested. Can't wait.
Thanks again.
Melissa
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Cooch
To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:52 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
>
>Dear Melissa and Dan,
>
>The best way to do Mansfield is to start at North Adams, MA, and take
>the Long Trail north to Canada. You could make a side trip on
>the AT from Maine Junction to Hanover, pick up your 52 boxes,
>and get back on the LT. But you'd probably need The Firebolt to make
>it on time, and it has moved on!
>
>Coming up on I-89, you can approach Mansfield from the east or the
>west. The former is probably a little easier in terms of your driving
>and from directions. To make a nice loop, however, you would have to
>hike up (or down) the Haselton Trail, which is a Stowe ski trail. If
>you don't mind that, take exit 10 (Waterbury/Stowe), drive north on
>100 to Stowe, turn left on the Stowe Access Road (RT 108) right in
>Stowe Village. Continue to the ski area, park, and hike up the
>Haselton Trail. Hike the ridge south to north, come down the Long
>Trail to Smugglers Notch, and hike about a mile (steeply) down RT 108
>to the ski area.
>
>The nicer hike, IMO, is from the west side. Continue on I-89 to exit
>11. Go to Jericho Center, Underhill Flats, and Underhill Center. You
>will need a good road map or atlas - I won't attempt to give
>directions!
>
>Just out of Under hill Center, you will want to bear right towards
>Stephensville (a village in name only) and then on to the trailhead.
>You can take either the Butler Lodge Trail or the Frost Trail - the
>former gives you a nice little exposed approach to the Forehead, but
>either will get you up there. The ridge is great. Take time to
>explore the Cave of Winds and do a little side trip on The Subway.
>After going to the summit (The Chin), backtrack along the ridge, and
>take the Sunset Ridge Trail down to the CCC cutover trail, which will
>rejoin the Frost Trail and take you back to your car.
>
>I know you are strong hikers, so I would say you can do this hiking
>in 4 to 5 hours. But you ought to allow more time if you want to
>enjoy the summit and the side trips. OTOH, the weather is not
>supposed to be great, so you may not want to play. The main ridge and
>the sunset ridge trail are all exposed, but you have lots of ways to
>get down off of them fairly quickly.
>
>I assume you will have a mp of the mountain.
>
>If you don't make the right turn just out of Stephensville, you will
>end up at the Underhill State Park campground. You would then hike up
>the Sunset Ridge Trail, go south along the ridge, come down the Maple
>Ridge Trail, and cut back to Underhill on the CCC trail where it
>joins with Maple Ridge and Frost.
>
>Hope you have a great week-end.
>
>(If you notice someone following you and trying to stay hidden behind
>rocks, it will likely be some Vermont letterboxer trying to score a
>couple of unethical firsts. heh heh)
>
>Tom
>
>The Orient Express
>Braintree, VT
>P17F89
>
>"The game is afoot!"
>
>
>To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to:
>letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
Thanks for the trail info! The trail leading to the Cave of Winds
sounds great! Hopefully the weather will cooperate with us. We are
borrowing Jay's map (Thanks Jay!) so we can check out the trails you
suggested. Can't wait.
Thanks again.
Melissa
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Cooch
To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:52 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
>
>Dear Melissa and Dan,
>
>The best way to do Mansfield is to start at North Adams, MA, and take
>the Long Trail north to Canada. You could make a side trip on
>the AT from Maine Junction to Hanover, pick up your 52 boxes,
>and get back on the LT. But you'd probably need The Firebolt to make
>it on time, and it has moved on!
>
>Coming up on I-89, you can approach Mansfield from the east or the
>west. The former is probably a little easier in terms of your driving
>and from directions. To make a nice loop, however, you would have to
>hike up (or down) the Haselton Trail, which is a Stowe ski trail. If
>you don't mind that, take exit 10 (Waterbury/Stowe), drive north on
>100 to Stowe, turn left on the Stowe Access Road (RT 108) right in
>Stowe Village. Continue to the ski area, park, and hike up the
>Haselton Trail. Hike the ridge south to north, come down the Long
>Trail to Smugglers Notch, and hike about a mile (steeply) down RT 108
>to the ski area.
>
>The nicer hike, IMO, is from the west side. Continue on I-89 to exit
>11. Go to Jericho Center, Underhill Flats, and Underhill Center. You
>will need a good road map or atlas - I won't attempt to give
>directions!
>
>Just out of Under hill Center, you will want to bear right towards
>Stephensville (a village in name only) and then on to the trailhead.
>You can take either the Butler Lodge Trail or the Frost Trail - the
>former gives you a nice little exposed approach to the Forehead, but
>either will get you up there. The ridge is great. Take time to
>explore the Cave of Winds and do a little side trip on The Subway.
>After going to the summit (The Chin), backtrack along the ridge, and
>take the Sunset Ridge Trail down to the CCC cutover trail, which will
>rejoin the Frost Trail and take you back to your car.
>
>I know you are strong hikers, so I would say you can do this hiking
>in 4 to 5 hours. But you ought to allow more time if you want to
>enjoy the summit and the side trips. OTOH, the weather is not
>supposed to be great, so you may not want to play. The main ridge and
>the sunset ridge trail are all exposed, but you have lots of ways to
>get down off of them fairly quickly.
>
>I assume you will have a mp of the mountain.
>
>If you don't make the right turn just out of Stephensville, you will
>end up at the Underhill State Park campground. You would then hike up
>the Sunset Ridge Trail, go south along the ridge, come down the Maple
>Ridge Trail, and cut back to Underhill on the CCC trail where it
>joins with Maple Ridge and Frost.
>
>Hope you have a great week-end.
>
>(If you notice someone following you and trying to stay hidden behind
>rocks, it will likely be some Vermont letterboxer trying to score a
>couple of unethical firsts. heh heh)
>
>Tom
>
>The Orient Express
>Braintree, VT
>P17F89
>
>"The game is afoot!"
>
>
>To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to:
>letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
From: Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) |
Date: 2000-09-18 19:36:57 UTC
Dear Dan and Melissa,
Glad you had a good hike! Send me postcards and I will plant them
this fall.
I had a nice hike Sunday on Monadnock. Found Jay's GM #1 & #2. I can
see why he likes this rockpile so much. Rocks ain't in it!
> Tom,
> We can't thank you enough for your awesome trail recommendations. We
> didn't think we could do the Long Trail from Mass. to Canada and still make
> it back in time for work Monday, so we decided to take the slightly shorter
> route. Even though it was a dark, cloudy morning on Saturday, we decided to
> brave the giant. We took your advice and went up the Butler Lodge Trail to
> the Long Trail. The Long Trail was great! Expecially climbing up the
> forehead! Although the wind and slippery conditions almost made me fall
> off!! For much of the hike we could see only dark clouds around us. No
> view whatsoever, but once we reached the chin, the skies opened up to the
> west and we had an unbelievable view!! We took some time to check out the
> Cave of Winds! That was really neat! Skipped the subway this time as we
> were getting tired and it was getting late.
> After a quick, cold visit to VT's highest point, we made our way down
> the Sunset Trail (luckily it was a couple of hours before sunset) to the CCC
> road, then to the Frost Trail. The whole hike was great despite the
> weather, which broke into showers just as the trail went into the forest on
> the way down. Talk about timing. Well you certainly pushed us to our
> limits. We were exhausted, but all smiles when we finally made it back to
> our car.
> We did place a letterbox up there! While it was kind of tough to find a
> good hiding spot, we did manage to find one before hiking down. I will be
> working on the clues and will send them to you soon. If you get a chance to
> go, I may ask you to do us a favor. We meant to bring postcards to put in
> the box, since we will not be up to check on it too often. We remembered
> the stamps and left those in the box with our address, but forgot to stop
> and pick up some postcards on the way. Maybe we could send you (or anyone
> who might plan to go up) some postcards to leave in the box. We would
> really appreciate it!!!
> Anyway, thanks again for the great directions, we managed to find the
> parking area on our first try!!
>
> Melissa & Dan (sad to be home in CT, we LOVE the mountains)
> P4 F137 X4
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Cooch
> To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
> Date: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
>
>
> >
> >Dear Melissa and Dan,
> >
> >The best way to do Mansfield is to start at North Adams, MA, and take
> >the Long Trail north to Canada. You could make a side trip on
> >the AT from Maine Junction to Hanover, pick up your 52 boxes,
> >and get back on the LT. But you'd probably need The Firebolt to make
> >it on time, and it has moved on!
> >
> >Coming up on I-89, you can approach Mansfield from the east or the
> >west. The former is probably a little easier in terms of your driving
> >and from directions. To make a nice loop, however, you would have to
> >hike up (or down) the Haselton Trail, which is a Stowe ski trail. If
> >you don't mind that, take exit 10 (Waterbury/Stowe), drive north on
> >100 to Stowe, turn left on the Stowe Access Road (RT 108) right in
> >Stowe Village. Continue to the ski area, park, and hike up the
> >Haselton Trail. Hike the ridge south to north, come down the Long
> >Trail to Smugglers Notch, and hike about a mile (steeply) down RT 108
> >to the ski area.
> >
> >The nicer hike, IMO, is from the west side. Continue on I-89 to exit
> >11. Go to Jericho Center, Underhill Flats, and Underhill Center. You
> >will need a good road map or atlas - I won't attempt to give
> >directions!
> >
> >Just out of Under hill Center, you will want to bear right towards
> >Stephensville (a village in name only) and then on to the trailhead.
> >You can take either the Butler Lodge Trail or the Frost Trail - the
> >former gives you a nice little exposed approach to the Forehead, but
> >either will get you up there. The ridge is great. Take time to
> >explore the Cave of Winds and do a little side trip on The Subway.
> >After going to the summit (The Chin), backtrack along the ridge, and
> >take the Sunset Ridge Trail down to the CCC cutover trail, which will
> >rejoin the Frost Trail and take you back to your car.
> >
> >I know you are strong hikers, so I would say you can do this hiking
> >in 4 to 5 hours. But you ought to allow more time if you want to
> >enjoy the summit and the side trips. OTOH, the weather is not
> >supposed to be great, so you may not want to play. The main ridge and
> >the sunset ridge trail are all exposed, but you have lots of ways to
> >get down off of them fairly quickly.
> >
> >I assume you will have a mp of the mountain.
> >
> >If you don't make the right turn just out of Stephensville, you will
> >end up at the Underhill State Park campground. You would then hike up
> >the Sunset Ridge Trail, go south along the ridge, come down the Maple
> >Ridge Trail, and cut back to Underhill on the CCC trail where it
> >joins with Maple Ridge and Frost.
> >
> >Hope you have a great week-end.
> >
> >(If you notice someone following you and trying to stay hidden behind
> >rocks, it will likely be some Vermont letterboxer trying to score a
> >couple of unethical firsts. heh heh)
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >The Orient Express
> >Braintree, VT
> >P17F89
> >
> >"The game is afoot!"
> >
> >
> >To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to:
> >letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
> >
>
>
> To unsubscribe: mailto:letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
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>
>
The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
P17F91
"The game is afoot!"
Glad you had a good hike! Send me postcards and I will plant them
this fall.
I had a nice hike Sunday on Monadnock. Found Jay's GM #1 & #2. I can
see why he likes this rockpile so much. Rocks ain't in it!
> Tom,
> We can't thank you enough for your awesome trail recommendations. We
> didn't think we could do the Long Trail from Mass. to Canada and still make
> it back in time for work Monday, so we decided to take the slightly shorter
> route. Even though it was a dark, cloudy morning on Saturday, we decided to
> brave the giant. We took your advice and went up the Butler Lodge Trail to
> the Long Trail. The Long Trail was great! Expecially climbing up the
> forehead! Although the wind and slippery conditions almost made me fall
> off!! For much of the hike we could see only dark clouds around us. No
> view whatsoever, but once we reached the chin, the skies opened up to the
> west and we had an unbelievable view!! We took some time to check out the
> Cave of Winds! That was really neat! Skipped the subway this time as we
> were getting tired and it was getting late.
> After a quick, cold visit to VT's highest point, we made our way down
> the Sunset Trail (luckily it was a couple of hours before sunset) to the CCC
> road, then to the Frost Trail. The whole hike was great despite the
> weather, which broke into showers just as the trail went into the forest on
> the way down. Talk about timing. Well you certainly pushed us to our
> limits. We were exhausted, but all smiles when we finally made it back to
> our car.
> We did place a letterbox up there! While it was kind of tough to find a
> good hiding spot, we did manage to find one before hiking down. I will be
> working on the clues and will send them to you soon. If you get a chance to
> go, I may ask you to do us a favor. We meant to bring postcards to put in
> the box, since we will not be up to check on it too often. We remembered
> the stamps and left those in the box with our address, but forgot to stop
> and pick up some postcards on the way. Maybe we could send you (or anyone
> who might plan to go up) some postcards to leave in the box. We would
> really appreciate it!!!
> Anyway, thanks again for the great directions, we managed to find the
> parking area on our first try!!
>
> Melissa & Dan (sad to be home in CT, we LOVE the mountains)
> P4 F137 X4
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Cooch
> To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
> Date: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
>
>
> >
> >Dear Melissa and Dan,
> >
> >The best way to do Mansfield is to start at North Adams, MA, and take
> >the Long Trail north to Canada. You could make a side trip on
> >the AT from Maine Junction to Hanover, pick up your 52 boxes,
> >and get back on the LT. But you'd probably need The Firebolt to make
> >it on time, and it has moved on!
> >
> >Coming up on I-89, you can approach Mansfield from the east or the
> >west. The former is probably a little easier in terms of your driving
> >and from directions. To make a nice loop, however, you would have to
> >hike up (or down) the Haselton Trail, which is a Stowe ski trail. If
> >you don't mind that, take exit 10 (Waterbury/Stowe), drive north on
> >100 to Stowe, turn left on the Stowe Access Road (RT 108) right in
> >Stowe Village. Continue to the ski area, park, and hike up the
> >Haselton Trail. Hike the ridge south to north, come down the Long
> >Trail to Smugglers Notch, and hike about a mile (steeply) down RT 108
> >to the ski area.
> >
> >The nicer hike, IMO, is from the west side. Continue on I-89 to exit
> >11. Go to Jericho Center, Underhill Flats, and Underhill Center. You
> >will need a good road map or atlas - I won't attempt to give
> >directions!
> >
> >Just out of Under hill Center, you will want to bear right towards
> >Stephensville (a village in name only) and then on to the trailhead.
> >You can take either the Butler Lodge Trail or the Frost Trail - the
> >former gives you a nice little exposed approach to the Forehead, but
> >either will get you up there. The ridge is great. Take time to
> >explore the Cave of Winds and do a little side trip on The Subway.
> >After going to the summit (The Chin), backtrack along the ridge, and
> >take the Sunset Ridge Trail down to the CCC cutover trail, which will
> >rejoin the Frost Trail and take you back to your car.
> >
> >I know you are strong hikers, so I would say you can do this hiking
> >in 4 to 5 hours. But you ought to allow more time if you want to
> >enjoy the summit and the side trips. OTOH, the weather is not
> >supposed to be great, so you may not want to play. The main ridge and
> >the sunset ridge trail are all exposed, but you have lots of ways to
> >get down off of them fairly quickly.
> >
> >I assume you will have a mp of the mountain.
> >
> >If you don't make the right turn just out of Stephensville, you will
> >end up at the Underhill State Park campground. You would then hike up
> >the Sunset Ridge Trail, go south along the ridge, come down the Maple
> >Ridge Trail, and cut back to Underhill on the CCC trail where it
> >joins with Maple Ridge and Frost.
> >
> >Hope you have a great week-end.
> >
> >(If you notice someone following you and trying to stay hidden behind
> >rocks, it will likely be some Vermont letterboxer trying to score a
> >couple of unethical firsts. heh heh)
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >The Orient Express
> >Braintree, VT
> >P17F89
> >
> >"The game is afoot!"
> >
> >
> >To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to:
> >letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
> >
>
>
> To unsubscribe: mailto:letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
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>
>
The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
P17F91
"The game is afoot!"
Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
From: Melissa Harvey (kiwi-1@snet.net) |
Date: 2000-09-18 18:24:51 UTC-04:00
Tom,
We can't thank you enough for your awesome trail recommendations. We
didn't think we could do the Long Trail from Mass. to Canada and still make
it back in time for work Monday, so we decided to take the slightly shorter
route. Even though it was a dark, cloudy morning on Saturday, we decided to
brave the giant. We took your advice and went up the Butler Lodge Trail to
the Long Trail. The Long Trail was great! Expecially climbing up the
forehead! Although the wind and slippery conditions almost made me fall
off!! For much of the hike we could see only dark clouds around us. No
view whatsoever, but once we reached the chin, the skies opened up to the
west and we had an unbelievable view!! We took some time to check out the
Cave of Winds! That was really neat! Skipped the subway this time as we
were getting tired and it was getting late.
After a quick, cold visit to VT's highest point, we made our way down
the Sunset Trail (luckily it was a couple of hours before sunset) to the CCC
road, then to the Frost Trail. The whole hike was great despite the
weather, which broke into showers just as the trail went into the forest on
the way down. Talk about timing. Well you certainly pushed us to our
limits. We were exhausted, but all smiles when we finally made it back to
our car.
We did place a letterbox up there! While it was kind of tough to find a
good hiding spot, we did manage to find one before hiking down. I will be
working on the clues and will send them to you soon. If you get a chance to
go, I may ask you to do us a favor. We meant to bring postcards to put in
the box, since we will not be up to check on it too often. We remembered
the stamps and left those in the box with our address, but forgot to stop
and pick up some postcards on the way. Maybe we could send you (or anyone
who might plan to go up) some postcards to leave in the box. We would
really appreciate it!!!
Anyway, thanks again for the great directions, we managed to find the
parking area on our first try!!
Melissa & Dan (sad to be home in CT, we LOVE the mountains)
P4 F137 X4
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Cooch
To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:52 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
>
>Dear Melissa and Dan,
>
>The best way to do Mansfield is to start at North Adams, MA, and take
>the Long Trail north to Canada. You could make a side trip on
>the AT from Maine Junction to Hanover, pick up your 52 boxes,
>and get back on the LT. But you'd probably need The Firebolt to make
>it on time, and it has moved on!
>
>Coming up on I-89, you can approach Mansfield from the east or the
>west. The former is probably a little easier in terms of your driving
>and from directions. To make a nice loop, however, you would have to
>hike up (or down) the Haselton Trail, which is a Stowe ski trail. If
>you don't mind that, take exit 10 (Waterbury/Stowe), drive north on
>100 to Stowe, turn left on the Stowe Access Road (RT 108) right in
>Stowe Village. Continue to the ski area, park, and hike up the
>Haselton Trail. Hike the ridge south to north, come down the Long
>Trail to Smugglers Notch, and hike about a mile (steeply) down RT 108
>to the ski area.
>
>The nicer hike, IMO, is from the west side. Continue on I-89 to exit
>11. Go to Jericho Center, Underhill Flats, and Underhill Center. You
>will need a good road map or atlas - I won't attempt to give
>directions!
>
>Just out of Under hill Center, you will want to bear right towards
>Stephensville (a village in name only) and then on to the trailhead.
>You can take either the Butler Lodge Trail or the Frost Trail - the
>former gives you a nice little exposed approach to the Forehead, but
>either will get you up there. The ridge is great. Take time to
>explore the Cave of Winds and do a little side trip on The Subway.
>After going to the summit (The Chin), backtrack along the ridge, and
>take the Sunset Ridge Trail down to the CCC cutover trail, which will
>rejoin the Frost Trail and take you back to your car.
>
>I know you are strong hikers, so I would say you can do this hiking
>in 4 to 5 hours. But you ought to allow more time if you want to
>enjoy the summit and the side trips. OTOH, the weather is not
>supposed to be great, so you may not want to play. The main ridge and
>the sunset ridge trail are all exposed, but you have lots of ways to
>get down off of them fairly quickly.
>
>I assume you will have a mp of the mountain.
>
>If you don't make the right turn just out of Stephensville, you will
>end up at the Underhill State Park campground. You would then hike up
>the Sunset Ridge Trail, go south along the ridge, come down the Maple
>Ridge Trail, and cut back to Underhill on the CCC trail where it
>joins with Maple Ridge and Frost.
>
>Hope you have a great week-end.
>
>(If you notice someone following you and trying to stay hidden behind
>rocks, it will likely be some Vermont letterboxer trying to score a
>couple of unethical firsts. heh heh)
>
>Tom
>
>The Orient Express
>Braintree, VT
>P17F89
>
>"The game is afoot!"
>
>
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We can't thank you enough for your awesome trail recommendations. We
didn't think we could do the Long Trail from Mass. to Canada and still make
it back in time for work Monday, so we decided to take the slightly shorter
route. Even though it was a dark, cloudy morning on Saturday, we decided to
brave the giant. We took your advice and went up the Butler Lodge Trail to
the Long Trail. The Long Trail was great! Expecially climbing up the
forehead! Although the wind and slippery conditions almost made me fall
off!! For much of the hike we could see only dark clouds around us. No
view whatsoever, but once we reached the chin, the skies opened up to the
west and we had an unbelievable view!! We took some time to check out the
Cave of Winds! That was really neat! Skipped the subway this time as we
were getting tired and it was getting late.
After a quick, cold visit to VT's highest point, we made our way down
the Sunset Trail (luckily it was a couple of hours before sunset) to the CCC
road, then to the Frost Trail. The whole hike was great despite the
weather, which broke into showers just as the trail went into the forest on
the way down. Talk about timing. Well you certainly pushed us to our
limits. We were exhausted, but all smiles when we finally made it back to
our car.
We did place a letterbox up there! While it was kind of tough to find a
good hiding spot, we did manage to find one before hiking down. I will be
working on the clues and will send them to you soon. If you get a chance to
go, I may ask you to do us a favor. We meant to bring postcards to put in
the box, since we will not be up to check on it too often. We remembered
the stamps and left those in the box with our address, but forgot to stop
and pick up some postcards on the way. Maybe we could send you (or anyone
who might plan to go up) some postcards to leave in the box. We would
really appreciate it!!!
Anyway, thanks again for the great directions, we managed to find the
parking area on our first try!!
Melissa & Dan (sad to be home in CT, we LOVE the mountains)
P4 F137 X4
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Cooch
To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:52 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
>
>Dear Melissa and Dan,
>
>The best way to do Mansfield is to start at North Adams, MA, and take
>the Long Trail north to Canada. You could make a side trip on
>the AT from Maine Junction to Hanover, pick up your 52 boxes,
>and get back on the LT. But you'd probably need The Firebolt to make
>it on time, and it has moved on!
>
>Coming up on I-89, you can approach Mansfield from the east or the
>west. The former is probably a little easier in terms of your driving
>and from directions. To make a nice loop, however, you would have to
>hike up (or down) the Haselton Trail, which is a Stowe ski trail. If
>you don't mind that, take exit 10 (Waterbury/Stowe), drive north on
>100 to Stowe, turn left on the Stowe Access Road (RT 108) right in
>Stowe Village. Continue to the ski area, park, and hike up the
>Haselton Trail. Hike the ridge south to north, come down the Long
>Trail to Smugglers Notch, and hike about a mile (steeply) down RT 108
>to the ski area.
>
>The nicer hike, IMO, is from the west side. Continue on I-89 to exit
>11. Go to Jericho Center, Underhill Flats, and Underhill Center. You
>will need a good road map or atlas - I won't attempt to give
>directions!
>
>Just out of Under hill Center, you will want to bear right towards
>Stephensville (a village in name only) and then on to the trailhead.
>You can take either the Butler Lodge Trail or the Frost Trail - the
>former gives you a nice little exposed approach to the Forehead, but
>either will get you up there. The ridge is great. Take time to
>explore the Cave of Winds and do a little side trip on The Subway.
>After going to the summit (The Chin), backtrack along the ridge, and
>take the Sunset Ridge Trail down to the CCC cutover trail, which will
>rejoin the Frost Trail and take you back to your car.
>
>I know you are strong hikers, so I would say you can do this hiking
>in 4 to 5 hours. But you ought to allow more time if you want to
>enjoy the summit and the side trips. OTOH, the weather is not
>supposed to be great, so you may not want to play. The main ridge and
>the sunset ridge trail are all exposed, but you have lots of ways to
>get down off of them fairly quickly.
>
>I assume you will have a mp of the mountain.
>
>If you don't make the right turn just out of Stephensville, you will
>end up at the Underhill State Park campground. You would then hike up
>the Sunset Ridge Trail, go south along the ridge, come down the Maple
>Ridge Trail, and cut back to Underhill on the CCC trail where it
>joins with Maple Ridge and Frost.
>
>Hope you have a great week-end.
>
>(If you notice someone following you and trying to stay hidden behind
>rocks, it will likely be some Vermont letterboxer trying to score a
>couple of unethical firsts. heh heh)
>
>Tom
>
>The Orient Express
>Braintree, VT
>P17F89
>
>"The game is afoot!"
>
>
>To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to:
>letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
From: Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) |
Date: 2000-09-19 20:06:15 UTC
Melissa,
My address is
3704 Peth Road
Braintree, VT 05060
Tom
> Tom,
> Thank you for offering to plant the postcards. If you give me your
> address I will send them to you right away (along with the clues).
> Thanks again
> Melissa
>
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>
My address is
3704 Peth Road
Braintree, VT 05060
Tom
> Tom,
> Thank you for offering to plant the postcards. If you give me your
> address I will send them to you right away (along with the clues).
> Thanks again
> Melissa
>
>
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Re: [LbNA] Mount Mansfield boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C
From: Melissa Harvey (kiwi-1@snet.net) |
Date: 2000-09-19 16:55:55 UTC-04:00
Tom,
Thank you for offering to plant the postcards. If you give me your
address I will send them to you right away (along with the clues).
Thanks again
Melissa
Thank you for offering to plant the postcards. If you give me your
address I will send them to you right away (along with the clues).
Thanks again
Melissa