Here We Grow Again LbNA #2219

The Here We Grow Again Letterbox

(Montville, Connecticut)

Placed by : Butterfly with help from Bluebird and Lobsta lady
Number of boxes : Four [six counting Wanda and Petes]
Date: MARCH 9 2003
Where : Chaney Ranch Preserve Montville, CT.
Rated . Moderate to Easy. One scramble at the beginning.

Directions :South on Rt. 85 from Chesterfield, CT. , pass route 161 on the right. Turn left onto Turner Road . Travel southeast past New London reservoir on right and then Ridge Hill Road on left. The entrance is soon on the left with a green bar gate. Park carefully .

Clues :
From your car , walk north on an old dirt road and soon take the foot trail on the left at 300 degrees. A stone wall is to the left and the trail is marked with blue disks. This is a great rocky scramble and as the top grows near you may notice a road and stone wall near on the left. You can't miss the Glacier Erratic, check it out, and then walk 20 more steps on the trail to a dead twin tree. Check this out also as the first letterbox "H" is within.!!

Now watch for the blue disks, as other trails join up here and soon turn left with the blue -Wanda says 300 degrees and a stonewall to the left --she is right !! Also watch on the left for the tree you can sit on, and then a rock pile on the right. Before passing through the stone wall, there is another nice Glacier Erratic on the left. Look there for the second letterbox "A" and stamp in. Hide carefully , please.

If you have Wanda and Pete's clues, start paying attention !!!More stone walls and stone piles and lovely trees. Continue on soon descending to the Chaney Ranch foundations. Interesting place !! and Wanda keeps her cute horse here abouts. Time to continue and go past the bunk house. Notice several woods roads and save those for another day of adventure. Take the smaller trail due south as it goes over a wetland area, small streams, maybe dry in summer ?? The trail goes up and up, easy walking, through stone walls and big trees. Come to a junction ,with a stone wall on left and a Cedar tree on right . The Letterbox "PPY" is in a cairn behind the Cedar tree.

After stamping in take the trail at 110 degrees now on your downward homeward bound trail. The stone walls are many and after passing several watch for a Huge dead Cedar tree on the right. Something awaits you deep inside. Stamp in and have fun planting it back and cover well. If you come to the hairpin turn before this box, turn around and go back !!!

Follow the woods road back to the starting point. I hope this has been a Happy Everyday for you.
Butterfly