Paper Mill Birdhouse Anniversary LbNA #3272 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Bluebird  |
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| Plant date: | Dec 31, 1969 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | New Haven |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | buddhamouse (2) |
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| Last found: | Aug 11, 2007 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFr |
| Last edited: | Mar 18, 2023 |
A non-letterboxer gave me these stamps for Christmas, so I decided to put them right to use to establish a series in honor of my one-year anniversary of letterboxing! Please excuse the store-boughtness. Planted 1/1/03 by Bluebird.
Begin the walk in the same location as the Hammonasset River box . Park at the trail opening at the intersection of Green Hill Road and Fawn Brook Circle just before the bridge and Killingworth border. The Paper Mill site is included in the National Register of Historic Places. It was built around 1865 to produce straw board. You will see remains of a stone dam on the Killingworth side and remains of the mill on the Madison side. This moderate 4-box series will take 1-1 1/2 hours for about a 2-mile+ counterclockwise loop. Generally, you will follow the Madison Land Conservation Trust's blue trail counterclockwise. Avoid spurs and side trails such as the ones to Hammonasset Meadows and Wickford. The trail you want is #10, Main Trail (says "Loop" along second half where you stay on right leg of it) .
#1This is a geocache/letterbox hybrid. If you are not familiar with geocaching, check out www.geocaching.com. Basically, you can take an object/leave an object. The letterbox is inside and should be returned there. Please don't take any travelbugs (geocachers' hitchhikers) unless you will be visiting more caches so you can let them continue on their way. Start down the blue and almost immediately see a large tree on your left. Go 100 degrees for 13 steps. The box will be just below your feet. Please re-hide it carefully, as people fish nearby!
#2Find the 6-armed tree on your left. Walk uphill 200 degrees for 30 steps to a tree hole. Say "hello" to the Hammonasset River Letterbox as you pass by the rock wall on your left (or visit if you haven't).
#3Look for a 7-armed one this time. Take 40 steps at 100 degrees to 5 arms (1/2 way there cross a spur but don't take it). On the way back cross over the spur again, back to main trail.
When you come to a place where blue goes straight or left, go left (straight goes to a neighborhool). The next time there is a choice, stay straight.
#4 (missing)Look for triple-arms on your left. Go 30 steps 200 degrees to a hollow fallen log.
#5When you hear a hum ahead, look for a split rock 6 steps left of the trail. Blue takes you to a road by the hum; continue on blue back to Green Hill Road, with a short trip (1/4 mile) left back to your car. Sorry for such an ugly end to a beautiful walk!
Happy New Year!
Begin the walk in the same location as the Hammonasset River box . Park at the trail opening at the intersection of Green Hill Road and Fawn Brook Circle just before the bridge and Killingworth border. The Paper Mill site is included in the National Register of Historic Places. It was built around 1865 to produce straw board. You will see remains of a stone dam on the Killingworth side and remains of the mill on the Madison side. This moderate 4-box series will take 1-1 1/2 hours for about a 2-mile+ counterclockwise loop. Generally, you will follow the Madison Land Conservation Trust's blue trail counterclockwise. Avoid spurs and side trails such as the ones to Hammonasset Meadows and Wickford. The trail you want is #10, Main Trail (says "Loop" along second half where you stay on right leg of it) .
#1This is a geocache/letterbox hybrid. If you are not familiar with geocaching, check out www.geocaching.com. Basically, you can take an object/leave an object. The letterbox is inside and should be returned there. Please don't take any travelbugs (geocachers' hitchhikers) unless you will be visiting more caches so you can let them continue on their way. Start down the blue and almost immediately see a large tree on your left. Go 100 degrees for 13 steps. The box will be just below your feet. Please re-hide it carefully, as people fish nearby!
#2Find the 6-armed tree on your left. Walk uphill 200 degrees for 30 steps to a tree hole. Say "hello" to the Hammonasset River Letterbox as you pass by the rock wall on your left (or visit if you haven't).
#3Look for a 7-armed one this time. Take 40 steps at 100 degrees to 5 arms (1/2 way there cross a spur but don't take it). On the way back cross over the spur again, back to main trail.
When you come to a place where blue goes straight or left, go left (straight goes to a neighborhool). The next time there is a choice, stay straight.
#4 (missing)Look for triple-arms on your left. Go 30 steps 200 degrees to a hollow fallen log.
#5When you hear a hum ahead, look for a split rock 6 steps left of the trail. Blue takes you to a road by the hum; continue on blue back to Green Hill Road, with a short trip (1/4 mile) left back to your car. Sorry for such an ugly end to a beautiful walk!
Happy New Year!