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You will need to take along your own stamp pad and a compass. From the intersection of Rt. 195 and Rt. 89 in Mansfield Center, proceed North towards UConn. You will shortly take a left onto Clover Mill Road . As soon as you turn onto this road, park on the right, There is room for a few cars to park there, on the corner. Now you must go by foot. Cross Clover Mill Road and go towards the stop sign. Near the stop sign , you will see a path going into the woods and a wooden sign labeling the path as Indian Trail. This is a part of Schoolhouse Brook Park. Follow that trail. As you travel the trail you will cross a crumbling stone wall. Further up you will cross a four plank wooden bridge over a tiny stream. Shortly you will pass over a larger bridge and wider stream. Crossing the bridge you go between two large evergreens and continue down the Indian trail. The path ends and you must choose right or left. Be sure to make the right decision. As you travel on this new trail, the path is as wide as a dirt road. When you come to a Y in the trail, do not travel up the Hall. The trail gets smaller and soon you cross a four plank bridge, over a small stream that is usually dry. A rocky twisting path this is. Stick to your trail, no skiing we will do. Still rocky, winding and hilly you finally come to a upside down Y. Bear left. We will not ski today. From this upside down Y in the path, 115 steps you will take. On the right, a foot or two off the path is a medium sized oak tree with several rocks leaning against it. This is a near a curve in the trail. Stop on the path in front of that oak and get out your compass. Now off the trail and south you will go. Yes, up that hill and through the brush and trees. Constantly looking at your compass, keep going South. Do not wander off the track as you go south of that oak. Over the rocky wooded ground you go. It’s not so hilly anymore. Next up a bigger hill, over the top it’s not so hilly but still very wooded. Constantly looking at your compass do not wander off a southern route. Do not go down a hill and into a small valley. While standing on the hill in front of this valley, look to your left and you should be right at your goal. There is a sloping boulder with a stack of stones on top of it. The stack of stones is three to four feet high. On the southeastern side of the base boulder along the ground you will see large stones leaning between a dead tree trunk and the boulder. In a hollow on the ground, between these stones, dead tree trunk and the base boulder is your prize. You have found the Lost Marker letterbox . You may have to move a few of these stones to get to the box. Beware of creatures that may be in this covered spot. The original piled stones on top of the boulder should not be moved these were placed long ago and may have historical value. There is also no need to move any of these. The rocks around the dead tree trunk and base boulder were placed there by myself and can be rearranged if necessary. This is where your prize is, take your time to mark the books. No one will see you here. To get back to the path, constantly walk North and you will arrive on the same trail you left within a few feet. I counted 220 steps to get back to the trail. From there, backtrack down the paths to your car.

Hi There,

I noticed in the emails that someone found a hitchhiker that I placed and no mention of this is under the name on the hitchhiker page. Should the person submit the infomation somewhere else?  The below info is what his message said. I found in the archives.
                From:  "Straub" <cstraub01@s...>
                Date:  Fri Feb 8, 2002  12:14 am
                Subject:  Found Wandering Woodfairy Hitchhiker

                Yesterday, 2-6-02, I found the Wandering Woodfairy hitchhiker. I
                found it at the new letterbox in Hampton Connecticut, Woodelves
                Letterbox. Both the Wandering Woodfairy Hitchhiker and the host
                box Woodelves letterbox were planted by jurneez and Vinnie the
                dog. I have only been to boxes in Windham and Tolland Counties
                and plan to plant the hitchhiker this weekend. So that is my clue
                to those looking for it. Now you just have over 110 boxes to chose
                from...... woodschuckstraub

summary: "Wandering Woodfairy" Hitcherhiker was placed in "Woodelves", H.E. Preston Sanctuary, Hampton, CT.
Straub found it on Feb. 8th. I don't know where he dposited it, but I thought the info would show up under the "Wandering Woodfairy" on the hitchhiker page.....
Am I wrong in my thinking?
Sincerely,
jurneez. and Vinnie the dog.

----- Original Message -----

From: elizabeth tripp

To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 5:47 AM

Subject: [LbNA]

Hi Everyone,

Just to let you know - I received a post to the list from Inman Homes with a .scr file attached.  My Yale server warns me that this is a potential hybris virus/worm carrier, and removed it from my email.  I am not sure if the attachment WAS infected - but Yale feels better safe than sorry.  So do I -  just wanted to give everyone on list a heads up to a potential problem.

Sorry I missed the MA gathering - sounds like it was an absolute excellent time!  Wanda and Pete, it was great to see you "on the road again" (did you tell the hitchhiker story?) and I guess I will see everyone at Aili's grand Connecticut gathering in the Spring!!

elizabeth "it's better to burn out than it is to RUST!"


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Would the owner of this letterbox be willing to tell those of us who are GPS/Compass/Map challenged what state this is in? Sounds like a very interesting search otherwise.

Linda/Ms Alafair

  Randy Hall <randy@mapsurfer.com> wrote:

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From: qarre <qarre@comcast.net>
To: randy@mapsurfer.com

I tried to email this to the address link in the FAQ's that you wanted the
clues sent to you as well as posting them. However it came back as
undeliverable unable to contact. So I am sendin it to this link. Hopefully I
got the right one. Or even the right person.

I first found out about this letterboxing, from an article in a magazine in a
US Airways aircraft during a flight. I went to the website mentioned in it  and
became hooked. Here is my first attempt. I am working on my second box already,
Unfortunatly I haven't been able to start seaching but hopefully will soon.

Here it is.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/qarre/quad1.html

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I've never written clues for a letterbox before, so please excuse me if I do something wrong. Here goes.

These letterboxes were planted by three teams of children attending the Camp Exploration summer camp at Windham Center school in Windham, CT. (Windham county). The directions are as follows:

The Huskies letterbox:

Go to Windham center school. It's located along Rt. 14 in Windham, CT. Park on the east side of the school. Walk past the swings and seesaws, and around the portables to the back. Go past a cement block, and follow the path behind the backstop. Continue until you reach a small clearing with 4 paths. Take the left path. Walk 39 small steps. The box is hidden on your left, where three trees grow out of one trunk.

The Wildcat letterbox:

To reach the Wildcat letterbox, continue along the path you left to find the Huskies letterbox. Keep going until you see a small pond. (At some points in the year, this pool will be dried up.) Go right around the pool until you see a stone wall. The box is hidden under the fifth rock from the left on the bottom.

The DJ JAAKS letterbox:

Now go back to the clearing. With your back to the trail you found the two letterboxes on, turn left, and take the trail. Your treasure will be on your right, 40 small steps down the trail, in an abandoned animal home a little ways off the trail.

Good luck!! :)

                              - Kyle

While visiting Michael's parents in PA, we found ourselves geocaching (courtesy of Michael's dad's GPS) and discovered that Western Pennsylvania had few letterboxes.  On our own personal quest to rectify that problem, we placed our first letterbox.  Since this is our first attempt, your feedback is welcome and appreciated.

The Henry Ebenezer letterbox

Dogs okay (we brought two), Hiking easy, some uphill.

Drive into entrance to Mingo Creek County Park (near Monongahela, PA) off of Little Mingo Road.  You will pass Henry Bridge, a red covered bridge on your left.  After a short driving distance, be on the lookout for a little sign on the left side of the road pointing the way to the Hemlock Trail, where you will begin your adventure. 

After crossing the footbridge over Mingo Creek, climb the 14 steps and follow the Hemlock Trail up the hill.  At the fork in the path, stand in the center of the fork and take a heading of the path to your left.  Remember this degree heading...you'll need it later.  Don't take the path to the left, but continue straight on the Hemlock Trail. 

On your right, you'll pass the "Holly" tree--a tree that is stripped bare of bark and splits into two trunks about seven feet up the trunk. 

Keep going until you see a tree on the right that has broken from its trunk but is still suspended across the path.  It should be the only tree that crosses the path above you.  Another branch of the fallen tree will come back to earth on the right side of this path.  If the path becomes noticeably thicker and overgrown, you have gone too far.  Stand at the south face of the broken stump and find the same heading of the left path that you measured earlier.  Seven steps from the south face of this stump you will see an unremarkable, lonely, little stump.  Just inside and behind a rock, you will find the Henry Ebenezer letterbox, named for the two beautiful covered bridges in the park.  When you get back to your car, be sure to drive farther into the park and see the second covered bridge, The Ebenezer Bridge, before you leave the park.

kariandmichael