Purple Hills LbNA #11180
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Add Location| Owner: | spinystars  |
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| Plant date: | Sep 27, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Williamstown |
| County: | Berkshire |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | tolochko |
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| Last found: | Apr 29, 2018 |
| Status: | FaFFFFFFFFFFFaFOFFFF |
| Last edited: | Oct 4, 2015 |
This is Williamstown's first letterbox planted in an area well-known for its spectacular vista. The first part of the trail is a gradual uphill hike but it is kid-friendly.
Follow the signs to the Clark Art Museum . Park near the trailhead marked by two gravestones . These gravestones commemorate the burial place of two dogs of the former property owner, Dr. Vanderpool Adriance.
Due to the recent upgrades done on the Clark's trail system , the area has changed a lot since I planted this letterbox in 2004 . I've updated the directions based on the 2015 feedback from the atlasquest.com letterboxers .
Follow the Woodland trails then on to the Pasture Trail until you reach the new metal gate anchored by wooden posts that leads to a open field. Before opening the gate, walk approximately 50 paces to the right along the barbed wire fence. Look for fallen logs which was once the trunk of a large quadruple tree which was the original hiding spot of the letterbox until it fell down. The letterbox is hidden somewhere in the fallen logs .
For a shorter walk, you can park up the hill at the Lunder Center at Stone Hill and follow the signs to Pasture Trail.
If you are also into geocaching, I also hid a cache just a few feet from this letterbox.
6/14/2013 MAINTENANCE UPDATE: I replaced the letterbox with a cammoed plastic jar. I also replaced the wet logbook and inkpad. Thank goodness the stamp survived. The original metal letterbox is rusty and deformed so I discarded it. I updated the description above since the "quadruple" tree collapsed and the parking lot is under construction
10/5/2007 MAINTENANCE UPDATE: The Clark is currently undergoing several renovations and the driveway and parking area looks much different now from when I first planted the letterbox. I am therefore updating the directions to parking.
10/17/2007 MAINTENANCE UPDATE: Replaced the missing ink pad. This letterbox is back in business!
11/7/2008 MAINTENANCE UPDATE: There were a lot of improvements made in the Clark trail system so I updated the description above.
Last maintained by owner : June 14, 2013
Directions updated: October 3, 2015
Follow the signs to the Clark Art Museum . Park near the trailhead marked by two gravestones . These gravestones commemorate the burial place of two dogs of the former property owner, Dr. Vanderpool Adriance.
Due to the recent upgrades done on the Clark's trail system , the area has changed a lot since I planted this letterbox in 2004 . I've updated the directions based on the 2015 feedback from the atlasquest.com letterboxers .
Follow the Woodland trails then on to the Pasture Trail until you reach the new metal gate anchored by wooden posts that leads to a open field. Before opening the gate, walk approximately 50 paces to the right along the barbed wire fence. Look for fallen logs which was once the trunk of a large quadruple tree which was the original hiding spot of the letterbox until it fell down. The letterbox is hidden somewhere in the fallen logs .
For a shorter walk, you can park up the hill at the Lunder Center at Stone Hill and follow the signs to Pasture Trail.
If you are also into geocaching, I also hid a cache just a few feet from this letterbox.
6/14/2013 MAINTENANCE UPDATE: I replaced the letterbox with a cammoed plastic jar. I also replaced the wet logbook and inkpad. Thank goodness the stamp survived. The original metal letterbox is rusty and deformed so I discarded it. I updated the description above since the "quadruple" tree collapsed and the parking lot is under construction
10/5/2007 MAINTENANCE UPDATE: The Clark is currently undergoing several renovations and the driveway and parking area looks much different now from when I first planted the letterbox. I am therefore updating the directions to parking.
10/17/2007 MAINTENANCE UPDATE: Replaced the missing ink pad. This letterbox is back in business!
11/7/2008 MAINTENANCE UPDATE: There were a lot of improvements made in the Clark trail system so I updated the description above.
Last maintained by owner : June 14, 2013
Directions updated: October 3, 2015