The Peninsula Letterbox
Location: Frisco CO, Summit county
Placed: July 25, 2002
By: The Brown Knight
Difficulty: Kid friendly
An area of land in Frisco is referred to by the locals as The
Peninsula. White River National Forest is on part of The Peninsula,
but the letterbox is located outside of the gate on city property so
as to "leave no trace". From Main St. and Summit Blvd. in Frisco take
Highway 9 south. After about a half mile, you'll pass the Frisco
Nordic Center on your left. The next turnoff on your left is the one
you take and it has a sign which says, "Peak One / Pine Cove
Campgrounds, White River National Forest". It's about a mile from the
Main St. and Summit Blvd. intersection. Soon after you turn in,
you'll see a sign which says, "Campground Boat Ramp" pointing left.
Don't take this road. Instead take the gravel road to the right and
drive about a quarter mile to a locked gate and park on the side of
the road. From the center of the gate at a heading of 175 degrees
lies a 3 ft. high round boulder which blocks a dirt road. Walk down
this dirt road. You'll pass some large flat rocks on your right. At
the first "intersection" take the path heading right due NE up a
slope. At the next "intersection" at the top of the slope, follow the
path left due N. Take 30-35 steps and on your right is a small 1 ft.
high, cubed-shaped rock that is perfect for stamping in. From this
rock at about 85 degrees, take about 15 steps and you'll see a half-
buried, lichen-covered rock with about one-eighth of it broken off to
form a crevasse. Inside this crevasse under smaller rocks is hidden
The Peninsula Letterbox.
Save some time to hike beyond the gate where your car is parked. It's
two miles to a beautiful view of Lake Dillon.
CO: new letterbox in Frisco
2 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-07-27
CO: new letterbox in Frisco
From: thebrownknight2002 (kburnsk@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-07-27 05:50:13 UTC
Re: CO: new letterbox in Frisco
From: adriennedc1968 (ARoberts@facs.org) |
Date: 2002-07-29 17:16:30 UTC
Yeah, another letterbox in Summit County!!! I just returned from my
parents house in Dillon where my mom and I went on our first letterbox
hunt on the 11-7 trail on Keystone Mountain. Unfortunately, it wasn't
there. Have you ever found that letterbox? My mom and I also left a
new letterbox on the Tenderfoot Trail in Dillon, but I haven't posted
the clues yet -- I'm working on it!
Adrienne
Washington, D.C.
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "thebrownknight2002" wrote:
> The Peninsula Letterbox
> Location: Frisco CO, Summit county
> Placed: July 25, 2002
> By: The Brown Knight
> Difficulty: Kid friendly
>
> An area of land in Frisco is referred to by the locals as The
> Peninsula. White River National Forest is on part of The Peninsula,
> but the letterbox is located outside of the gate on city property so
> as to "leave no trace". From Main St. and Summit Blvd. in Frisco take
> Highway 9 south. After about a half mile, you'll pass the Frisco
> Nordic Center on your left. The next turnoff on your left is the one
> you take and it has a sign which says, "Peak One / Pine Cove
> Campgrounds, White River National Forest". It's about a mile from the
> Main St. and Summit Blvd. intersection. Soon after you turn in,
> you'll see a sign which says, "Campground Boat Ramp" pointing left.
> Don't take this road. Instead take the gravel road to the right and
> drive about a quarter mile to a locked gate and park on the side of
> the road. From the center of the gate at a heading of 175 degrees
> lies a 3 ft. high round boulder which blocks a dirt road. Walk down
> this dirt road. You'll pass some large flat rocks on your right. At
> the first "intersection" take the path heading right due NE up a
> slope. At the next "intersection" at the top of the slope, follow the
> path left due N. Take 30-35 steps and on your right is a small 1 ft.
> high, cubed-shaped rock that is perfect for stamping in. From this
> rock at about 85 degrees, take about 15 steps and you'll see a half-
> buried, lichen-covered rock with about one-eighth of it broken off to
> form a crevasse. Inside this crevasse under smaller rocks is hidden
> The Peninsula Letterbox.
>
> Save some time to hike beyond the gate where your car is parked. It's
> two miles to a beautiful view of Lake Dillon.
parents house in Dillon where my mom and I went on our first letterbox
hunt on the 11-7 trail on Keystone Mountain. Unfortunately, it wasn't
there. Have you ever found that letterbox? My mom and I also left a
new letterbox on the Tenderfoot Trail in Dillon, but I haven't posted
the clues yet -- I'm working on it!
Adrienne
Washington, D.C.
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "thebrownknight2002"
> The Peninsula Letterbox
> Location: Frisco CO, Summit county
> Placed: July 25, 2002
> By: The Brown Knight
> Difficulty: Kid friendly
>
> An area of land in Frisco is referred to by the locals as The
> Peninsula. White River National Forest is on part of The Peninsula,
> but the letterbox is located outside of the gate on city property so
> as to "leave no trace". From Main St. and Summit Blvd. in Frisco take
> Highway 9 south. After about a half mile, you'll pass the Frisco
> Nordic Center on your left. The next turnoff on your left is the one
> you take and it has a sign which says, "Peak One / Pine Cove
> Campgrounds, White River National Forest". It's about a mile from the
> Main St. and Summit Blvd. intersection. Soon after you turn in,
> you'll see a sign which says, "Campground Boat Ramp" pointing left.
> Don't take this road. Instead take the gravel road to the right and
> drive about a quarter mile to a locked gate and park on the side of
> the road. From the center of the gate at a heading of 175 degrees
> lies a 3 ft. high round boulder which blocks a dirt road. Walk down
> this dirt road. You'll pass some large flat rocks on your right. At
> the first "intersection" take the path heading right due NE up a
> slope. At the next "intersection" at the top of the slope, follow the
> path left due N. Take 30-35 steps and on your right is a small 1 ft.
> high, cubed-shaped rock that is perfect for stamping in. From this
> rock at about 85 degrees, take about 15 steps and you'll see a half-
> buried, lichen-covered rock with about one-eighth of it broken off to
> form a crevasse. Inside this crevasse under smaller rocks is hidden
> The Peninsula Letterbox.
>
> Save some time to hike beyond the gate where your car is parked. It's
> two miles to a beautiful view of Lake Dillon.