Greetings, all!

In a message dated 8/12/01, Bonnie wrote:

< Egg and Penguin Puzzle boxes in Crandall Park...apparently there is another
one too?>>

Indeed there is. The "Orange Parrot" letterbox was placed in Crandall Park on
July 3, 2001, by Churchill and The Pinecone. It is decidedly more difficult
to find than the other two you mentioned, as it is on a less traveled, less
well-marked and somewhat more rugged trail. In fact, after finding the box
and stamping in, I tried to re-trace my steps back down to the main trail(s)
and completely lost my bearings! It took me several minutes to get properly
oriented and back on track. But the excellent stamp certainly made the search
worth the effort.

< Authors boxes in Tobiasson Memorial Forest, also in Tolland. A very nice
themed set of boxes! >>

Agreed! This is a very rewarding hike in several ways: degree of
thoughtfulness, variety of landscapes and quantity/quality of letterboxes.

< the second box.>>

Yes, that second box is a tricky one...the stone wall is quite looooong!
Thankfully, no snakes had yet decided to take up residence in the wall on the
day I was there.

Bonnie, glad you had such a successful and enjoyable day here in CT (Land of
Letterboxes)!

Regards,
Alan from Axtown
Another Home-Cooked Message
in not-missing-the-heat-at-all CT

--- In letterbox-usa@y..., bsennott@c... wrote:
> If you are in this part of Connecticut, by all means do some
> letterboxing! I searched for and found 8 boxes today. The brand-
new
> Great Blue Heron and Barn Swallow boxes off Gurleyville Road in
Storrs
> offer beautifully carved stamps and a pleasant hike along a quiet
> river and through a lovely meadow. Saw many different kinds of
> butterflies in the meadow. I was the first to stamp in these two
> boxes. This hike took me about an hour, maybe a bit more.
>
> After visiting a friend in Storrs, I headed to Tolland and found
the
> Rotten Egg and Penguin Puzzle boxes in Crandall Park...apparently
> there is another one too? I didn't see the clue on the Web! But I
> loved both boxes, and they are getting LOTS of visitors. I started
out
> following the clue for Penguin Puzzle but picked up Rotten Egg on
the
> way, then ended by reversing the directions for Rotten Egg. Hiked a
> good two hours here.
>
> After lunch/rest break, I searched for and found the four New
England
> Authors boxes in Tobiasson Memorial Forest, also in Tolland. A
very
> nice themed set of boxes! These too have had many visitors, though
> people are having trouble finding the second box. I wonder if a
note
> of caution about rooting around under the stones in stone walls is
in
> order? I saw a large snake curled up under a stone while looking
for
> Box #2. I inspect well before moving stones, but if I hadn't, I
might
> have disturbed the snake. This hike probably only took 1-1/2
hours,
> but I was in the forest longer than that, because it took some time
to
> locate a couple of the boxes.
>
> Tobiasson Forest is incredibly buggy. Two applications of insect
> repllant were not enough to ward off the bites.
>
> Thanks all CTers for great letterboxing opportunities! I did not
get
> to Daisies in the Woods and Shenipsit Lake because my knees were
> starting to hurt and the bugs were bad. Another day!
>
> Bonnie
> P9 F18
> in blessedly cooler Massachusetts

Bonnie:
Glad to know that you enjoyed yourself. Regarding snakes, we have
seen TOO many this year. I never realized that CT had snakes 4-5 feet
long. There was one near a letterbox in Union, CT, slithering through
some blueberry bushes. I gasped, jumped onto a...1 foot high rock,
and my friend remarked.."oh that snake will never get you way up
there"