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Horton (His Springfield Hideaway) LbNA #24356

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Aug 6, 2006
Location:
City:Springfield
County:Hampden
State:Massachusetts
Boxes:1
Planted by:Urban Letterboxer
Found by: Mim
Last found:Nov 21, 2021
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaFFFF
Last edited:Aug 6, 2006
Horton hatched an egg
Then, he heard a who
Someone must find him
Could it be you?

Bring your own ink pad and pen.

DIRECTIONS to starting location:
From the intersection of Breckwood Blvd. and Wilbraham Rd., drive north on Breckwood Blvd. At the first light, turn right.
The parking area for Breckwood Pond/Lake is on your right.

CLUE:

Danger, Danger!
The ice might be thin.
Under the warning
Is where you begin.

At 372*
a table is set
From there find the bench (146*)
(Too far . . . you’ll get wet)

The multi-trunked tree
Is at 40-degrees*
Stand under the limbs,
If you please

At 153*
A concrete post stands tall
Walk east along the treeline
And hear Horton call

He’s louder now
You’re getting close
Straight ahead
Between two wooden posts

Take steps past the posts
Count them “1-2”
Now turn around
and look behind you

Posts run to your right
Straight in a line
Assign each a letter
And you will do fine

The first is “H”
The second is “O”
Spell out H-O-R-T-O-N
To the “N” you must go

Look inside the post
Hold onto your sox
You have just found
Horton’s letterbox

*Compass direction reading

You can register this letterbox find here or at www.atlasquest.com

WARNING: Be careful when reaching to retrieve this letterbox. You may want to bring a stick to dislodge any small crawly visitors.

Check out "The Cat's Hat" mystery letterbox.