This letterbox is the Blue Hills in Milton, MA south of Boston. It was
placed by students of the Milton Academy Outdoor Program in the first week
of November, 2001. The directions are somewhat more involved that other
letterboxes in the Blue Hills but we wanted to add a component of real
buswacking and compass navigation.

"The Phantom"
This letterbox is hidden in the Blue Hills between Chickatawbut Hill and
the Great Cedar Swamp. Park in the small lot at the intersection of
Randolph Ave (28) and Chicktawbut Rd and begin by following the red dot
trail into the woods.
>Go to the intersection at 3111, and head southwest towards 3121 for about
>20 yards. On your left will be a large 3-trunked oak tree about 10ft
>from the trail. Stand with it at your back and walk at a bearing of 310
>degrees straight up hill for 80-100 yards to a boulder at the top of the
>hill. Standing on top of the boulder, follow a bearing of 350 degrees
>for 60 yards until you come to the edge of a rocky depression
. F
>ollow a bearing of 305 degrees along the contour of the bottom of the
>hill until you come to a large slanting rock with
small
>trees growing out of the top. Climb to the top and find a bearing of 290
>degrees. Follow this bearing until you come to a swamp
(in fall and winter the swamp is usually dry-it is possible to walk
straight across it, but the thick vegetation make going around easier!)
>. Scurt around the swamp to the south and cross over the rocky
>depression to the base of the opposite hill. From here, follow a bearing
>of 340 degrees untill you come to
the only tall
> white tree
around
>. Reach up and under the
stilted
>base of the tree to find your prize - beware of any small mam
m
>als who may chose to inhabit this tiny cavern
!
> To get out of the woods, go due north up the hill to the red dot trail
>- you should end up at 3073
on the red dot trail. Turn east (left) to head back to the parking lot.
This entire loop should take 1-2 hours depending on how you choose to get
to 3111.

Matt Bingham
Director of the Outdoor Program
Science Department
Milton Academy
Milton, MA

Sounds like a great box for Webelos needing to complete their navigation
requirement to become Boy Scouts!! Also sounds like a lot of fun.
Please add more!

Regards,

Susan
in foggy warm but skiing in the mountains Vermont