Mark, welcome to Letterboxing from another navy guy! Let me see if
I've got this right: you had TRIPLETTS and then went back for
another? You're my HERO. Or, your wife is, anyway!

This is what I think about Connecticut: it's just built right for
letterboxing. It's tiny, about the size of the county I come from in
California, but it's got alot of small parks set aside for hiking.
Connecticut (well, New England in general) was at the forefront of
the conservation movement at the turn of the century. So CT can now
claim more miles of hiking trails than many other much larger states.
The trails tend to be in "little" parks, 2 or 3 hundred acres, which
is ideal for letterboxing, where you can easily spend an hour or two
in the woods but may not want to do a three-day expedition. On top of
the little park packages, it's rocky here. REALLY rocky, which is why
all the smart farmers moved to Ohio way back when. But rocks, ledges,
and stone walls are terrific spots for hiding.....letterboxes! So, on
your way up to VT, don't hesitate to pull off and score a letterbox
or two here as well.

Jay of the DrewClan factor

>
> I've wondered why Connecticut has become as you say, letterboxing
> heaven. It took about 4 times looking at that map for me to realize
> just how many there were here as compared to the other states. And
> it's basically just southeastern Connecticut. We're talking about
an
> area of about 60 square miles. Why exactly has it worked that way?
> Anyone have any clues or insight? I mean other than the drewclan
> factor of course :-)
>
>
> Mark