Thank you, V&V! We did indeed redo the Little Dam letterbox in
Ledyard, CT. Here's the clues:

Little Dam

(Vandalized in July '00 and then expanded into a four-box series in
November '00)

A quietly pretty hike on the Narragansett Trail in Ledyard CT,
leading to a small scenic dam. Cover an easy 3.5 miles total, up and
along Wintechog Hill, with an elevation of about 400 feet, on an out-
and-back route. This hike is just west of the Tribal Nation
letterboxes.

Directions: On CT Rte. 2, just south of the Mashantucket Pequot's
Foxwoods Casino, turn west on Wintechog Hill Rd. Travel 0.8 miles,
passing the trail and parking area for the Tribal Nation letterbox at
Lantern Hill, to the town dump entrance on your right. Flip a u-turn
and park in a little pull out spot on the right (south) side of the
road. On foot, backtrack 100 feet to the blue blazed trail.

Follow the trail on the south side of the road generally southeast.
You'll dip and climb gently in hardwood and mountain laurel until you
meet a stone wall on your left that abruptly ends. Slip around behind
on the east side to find the Abrupt End letterbox hidden in a chink
in the wall.

The trail turns eastward along the hill. After about 1/4 mile, cross
an open area like an old forest road (it's a natural gas pipeline,
and is worth a short detour up the hill to the south for a peek if
you'd like). After the open area, the trail passes through a north-
south running wall. Turn north to a corner in the stone to find the
Junkyard View letterbox in the wall under a quartz marker rock.
Careful of the barbed wire!

Continuing along Wintechog Hill, cross another wall with a similar
corner to the left, and then pass through a lower, tumbled wall. The
trail suddenly bends right and uphill on a small rocky scramble. Next
climb gently to the south before turning west. At a wall, bend to the
left again and come to a rocky, steep, short drop-off pointing to
150, where you might even need to use your hands a little for
balance. Before going down, look to the north behind a tree for the
Sunny Outcrop letterbox.

Now scramble down and continue eastwards on the trail, passing a
classic (and beautiful) glacial kettlehole. In about 1/2 mile, the
trail descends Winchetog hill and exits into a pretty field crossed
by a power line. In the stone wall just before leaving the woods into
the field, take about seven steps to the left to find the Gallup Pond
letterbox low in the south face of the wall.

Leaving the hill and the forest behind, emerge into an old field and
follow the trail to Gallup Pond, right next to busy Rte. 2. Explore
the small dam and spillway, and enjoy the views of the pond with its
dark, tannin-rich waters. You could turn north on Rte 2 for two miles
to your car, but with the congested casino traffic, we do not
recommend it. Far better to enjoy the walk back on the trail,
returning the way you came. Thanks for sharing this hike with us!