Thanks Alan for the 5-star recommendation, while you guys are all in
RI, I will be at Roxbury on this hike. :-) Wish we had time to
drive over to Rhode Island, but I have to fly out of White Plains, NY
and it is just too far away.

--Amanda from Seattle

--- In letterbox-usa@y..., axtowner@a... wrote:
> Greetings, all!
>
> Bill and Val of Letterboxing Central have done it again! I highly
recommend
> their three-box hike at Mine Hill Preserve in Roxbury, CT...and not
just
> because, on this brisk and overcast Sunday, I was the very first
letterboxer
> to stake his claim there (woohoo!). Overall, this was about as
rewarding a
> letterboxing experience as I've had in the year since I first took
up the
> pastime. The reasons were several:
>
> - The clues are relatively straightforward, though at times one
needs to pay
> close attention to the descriptions of landmarks (a skill I haven't
quite
> mastered yet!).
>
> - The hike itself - a 3.5-mile loop through varied terrain - is not
too
> difficult, despite a couple of short, somewhat steep stretches of
trail.
>
> - The setting - the extensive remains of a blast furnace, roasting
ovens and
> quarries on property now owned by the Roxbury Land Trust - is
endlessly
> fascinating and even a little mysterious (the mine shafts and
tunnels are
> particularly so). The clues are annotated quite nicely by Bill and
Val's
> wonderful description and history of the mining operation that once
took
> place here.
>
> - Bill and Val's hand-carved stamps are simple yet elegant. You
will
> definitely want to find all three boxes, the reason for which will
become
> apparent when/if you find the first one. Even their logbooks are
thoughtfully
> crafted!
>
> I've already placed the Mine Hill Preserve series among the top
five on my
> list of "best letterboxes in CT". Do something nice for yourself:
block out
> the better part an afternoon, drive to Roxbury (it'll be even
prettier when
> the leaves turn color) and immerse yourself in this excellent
adventure.
>
> Regards,
> Alan from Axtown...looking forward to the upcoming Fall
Letterboxing
> Gathering in RI!
> Another Home-Cooked Message

Got these boxes today in CT. It really is a wonderful hike and the
stamps are beautiful and creative! So I can agree with Alan's high
rating of the series. We started the day with rain, but then it
cleared up and was a wonderful fall-like afternoon.

--Amanda from Seattle
P17F89X0

--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Amanda Arkebauer" wrote:
> Thanks Alan for the 5-star recommendation, while you guys are all
in
> RI, I will be at Roxbury on this hike. :-) Wish we had time to
> drive over to Rhode Island, but I have to fly out of White Plains,
NY
> and it is just too far away.
>
> --Amanda from Seattle
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@y..., axtowner@a... wrote:

> > I've already placed the Mine Hill Preserve series among the top
> five on my
> > list of "best letterboxes in CT". Do something nice for yourself:
> block out
> > the better part an afternoon, drive to Roxbury (it'll be even
> prettier when
> > the leaves turn color) and immerse yourself in this excellent
> adventure.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Alan from Axtown...looking forward to the upcoming Fall
> Letterboxing
> > Gathering in RI!
> > Another Home-Cooked Message