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First aidPeanuts LbNA #2613

Owner:Zurcher
Plant date:Oct 24, 2002
Location:
City:Redding
County:Fairfield
State:Connecticut
Boxes:10
Found by: Team Rogue (6)
Last found:Aug 14, 2023
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Oct 8, 2015



Peanuts Letterboxes


Huntington State Park
Sunset Hill Road
Redding, Connecticut

Name: Peanuts Letterboxes
Where: Huntington State Park
Number of Boxes: 10
Placed By: Redding Girl scout troop 50740 as silver award project


Distance: 3-4 Miles
Time: 4 Hours
Difficulty: Medium to Hard, compass and map of park are helpful.


Off I-84: take Exit 5. Take Route 53 south for 3.4 miles, at Route 53 and Route 302 follow Route 302 east for 1.6 miles. At Route 58 and Route 302, follow Route 58 south for 4.6 miles then take a left onto Sunset Hill Road. Collis P. Huntington is 0.8 miles on the right.

Off Merrit Parkway: take Exit 42. Take Route 136 north for 5.2 miles, at the intersection of Route 136 and Route 58, follow Route 58 for 7 miles then take a right onto Sunset Hill Road. Collis P. Huntington is 0.8 miles on the right.


The full trail is a long loop and can be accessed in smaller walks. These would be 1-way trips starting at the point in the clues underlined with parking lot returning the way you come. Each of these walks is roughly 1-½ hours in length and 2 miles round trip.

Walk 1 Snoopy-Woodstock can be accessed from the parking lot at the top of Sunset Hill
Walk 2 Sally-Peppermint Patty can be accessed from the parking lot off Hopewell Woods Rd.
Walk 3 Pig-pen- Charlie Brown can be accessed from the parking lot at the end of Old Dodgingtown Rd


Snoopy
One day the Peanuts gang decided to head off to Huntington State Park. Upon arriving, they stood at the information board near the parking lot. As everyone sat staring at the map, Lucy spoke up saying, “I think we should play hide and go seek.” Everyone seemed to agree. It was quickly decided that Snoopy would stay at the information board for five minutes while the rest of the gang ran to find the perfect hiding spot. (From the information board, look to the statue of bears and count four large trees to the left. Follow in this direction to a rock wall behind the fourth large tree. Snoopy is underneath a large slab of cement of top of the wall. Stamp in discreetly and re-hide.)

Marcie
When the time came for Snoopy to leave the information board he headed downhill at 80 degrees in the direction he saw his friends flee. Snoopy found himself at a T intersection with the blue trail. After sniffing around, Snoopy decided that everyone continued left on the blue trail. Soon, Snoopy saw the blue trail split. He could continue straight or take the trail leading to the right with the hiking sign. Snoopy decided to go right, as that was where the scent led. As he was walking down the path, he came upon a split and went right where the trail continued downward. He continued to stay left, going downward at the next split. Presently, he came upon another T intersection. He sniffed around, and decided to go right again. As Snoopy headed down the muddy path, he noticed a building foundation down near the pond. Marcie was standing on the trail inspecting the foundation very thoroughly. Snoopy tried to sneak up on her, but a twig snapped under his paw and Marcie ran away. Snoopy ran in fast pursuit. After the foundation he walked to the split in the trail. Following Marcie’s scent, he took an immediate right up the hill to the outcropping of rock and found her hiding from his view. (Marcie is hidden on the left side of outcropping when looking up on the west side of a slanted rock. Stones cover it.)

Linus
Confident in his first find, Snoopy continued along the trail around the lake. After a short while, he jumped across the stepping-stones that bridged the river from the dam. Further down on the left, Snoopy stopped at a tattoo-scarred tree to give it a loving pat. As the white trail worked its way deeper into the woods, Snoopy came across a split rock on the right. Standing in between the pieces of this large glacial erratic, Snoopy noticed something move out of the corner of his eye. Looking at 50 degrees, he saw a tree with a root that came out of the ground making a perfect seat. Stealthily he walked over to the tree and jumped around to its backside scaring Linus half to death. (Linus is under a curved rock)

Woodstock
Snoopy took a right on the white trail and noticed some blue markers scattered throughout the trail as well. This confused him momentarily, but when he reached the 5 sister tattoo tree, he smelled the scent of many other letter boxers mixed in with the scent of his friends who had continued past. Walking along the white trail, Snoopy crossed a bridge and came to an intersection. Up to the left a short ways he could see some letter boxers snooping around in the woods. The rest of the Peanuts gang had gone right, turning on the blue trail. He followed the gang as the trail zigs and zags for quite a ways until it makes a sharp turn to the left and heads down ill. After a short ways it continues to twist and turn until intersecting the red trail. Looking up in front of him, Snoopy was amazed to find “Mini-Half –Dome”. Turning right on the blue trail, Snoopy walked 30 steps and found an unmarked trail on the left. Going up the trail, he skidded to a stop after the bend because he could hear Woodstock nearby. On the outcropping of rock to his left, there was a large, flat, horizontal rock resting on another rock leaving a dark crevice between them. Woodstock was hidden under there behind a rock.

You can continue with the clues up to mini half dome to enjoy the view or turn back and return to the bottom of the unmarked trail and follow clues to Sally.

Climbing to the top, Snoopy came to a large bonsai tree growing on the edge of the rock cliff. Here he sat, enjoying the view. Once he was sufficiently rested, he returned to the ground the way he had come. When he got to the end of the unmarked trail that he had found Woodstock on, he turned left on the blue trail and continued down the rocky carriage trail.

Sally
After making his way down from the top of the hill Snoopy continued his search along the blue trail. He crossed two bridges and passed a small parking lot on the right. He made his way up the hill only to cross another bridge and pass a large glacial erratic on the right. Shortly after, he came to a split in the trail. Following the scent he stayed to the right on the blue trail. This section of the blue trail is long and flat. After a ways, Snoopy came to and “M” marker and a T intersection. Going right, Snoopy continued along the blue for a short ways. He passed the information board on his right, rounded the turn, came up a slight hill, and suddenly he stopped! To his right was an oak tree, which had grown strangely through the rocks. However, this was not what made Snoopy stop so abruptly. The wind had changed, carrying with it the scent of Sally’s perfume. From the odd tree, Snoopy looked 26 degrees to a sister birch tree with a large stone at its base and found Sally hiding. (Sally is wedged between the large stone and the birch tree.)

Schroeder
Staying on the blue trail, Snoopy passed the white trail on the left. Only a little ways further brought him to another split in the trial marked with an “I”. The blue trail was the right and another white trail was on the left. After sniffing around, Snoopy decided to go right, staying on the blue trial. The climb was exhausting. When it seemed like he had reached the top, it would twist and rise some more. Just as Snoopy was about to quit and return home, he heard beautiful music. Beethoven…Brahms…Schubert…Stravinsky…all of the greatest composers of all time! The music pushed him forward. Snoopy knew he was close to finding Schroeder. When Snoopy reached the top of the hill, he found on the left a large stone with sprinkles of mica and white quartz. Realizing Schroeder was only on the first movement of a piano concerto, he rested for a moment. Across from his seat was an unmarked trial that headed south into some tall pines When Snoopy felt well rested he followed this trail to a fire pit just to the right. From this pit he sniffed through the woods at 60 degrees for 50 steps. Here in the cave of an erratic with many splits was Schroeder playing with great passion, oblivious to the fact that he had given himself away. (Schroeder is in the cave under a pyramid rock.)


Peppermint Patty
Back on the blue trail, Snoopy continued east, heading downhill and crossing the white trail. (“H” marker) The blue trail climbs and snakes along until it intersects with a trial of buried power lines. (“G” marker) At this intersection, Snoopy sniffed for a while and decided to continue at 230 degrees downhill on the umnarked green trail. After a rocky decent, the green trail levels out for about 30 yards. Just before continuing down the trail, which is bordered by evergreen, Snoopy stopped at a green marker. To his right was a small 2 sister tree. Facing the sister tree, he saw Peppermint Patty slightly to the right, just a mere two steps away trying to avoid being seen. (Peppermint Patty is hiding in the roots of a small deciduous tree over the edge of the hill. A small rock hides her. Carefully re-hide, for she will otherwise be washed down the hill at the next rain.)

Pig-Pen
Following the green to the bottom of the hill, Snoopy was faced with a difficult choice but quickly decided to continue right on the green (F-marker). Heading uphill, he passed a rock wall on the right. At a rusty gate, Snoopy continued eight steps and turned right on the white trail. The white trail is poorly marked but the trail is clearly worn. When he came to a split a little ways later, he decided to take a right as he could see a grass hill just a little ways up. After a short ways, Snoopy walked up a steep grassy slope, and came to a dam and looked out across the water. Across the way he could see a bridge, as some of his friends scurried across. With a rush of adrenaline, Snoopy bolted up the poorly marked hill to his right, into the woods, staying on the white trail (do not follow up the grass road). As the trail heads back down, he passed some split log benches on the right. A short ways later, the trail splits. To the right was a parking lot, to the left was a trail leading through dense mountain laurel. Taking the left, he ran down the trail and up a hill to a small clearing of rock. Walking over the rock outcropping, he passed a 2 sister tree on his left and he took a seat in the nook of a 3 sister throne. Panting heavily he almost missed Pig-Pen right behind him hiding under a rock. P-U…I have no idea how he could miss the smell!

Lucy
Dashing down the white trail to his left through more mountain laurel and sliding rocks, Snoopy eagerly pursued one of the last of his friends. After crossing a small bridge, he came to an intersection. To his left was the bridge he had seen his friends cross. Following the white trail to the right, Snoopy ran until he came past two vernal pools on the left. Snoopy continued straight along the chain-link fence. At a T intersection, Snoopy turned left away from a small parking lot. Following the white fence of a horse pasture, Snoopy quickly came upon three foundations on the left of the trail. In the first he found a pump and tank. The tank was held off the ground by three cement slabs. While investigating this strange place, he came upon Lucy, hiding behind the northern most slab. (Lucy is hidden under some red-orange clay)



Charlie Brown
Eager to find the last of his pals and his best friend, Snoopy ran down the trail with every last ounce of energy. Eventually he came to an intersection with the white on the left and an unmarked trail heading up to the open fields to the right. He took a right, and no sooner had he taken a step, a sign on a tree to his right caught his eye. He walked over to see what it said and realized it was a “Conservation Commission” sign. However…Snoopy wasn’t paying attention to the sign anymore. Sitting at the end of the rock wall in front of the sign was his best friend Charlie Brown. (Charlie Brown is hidden by some small rocks. He is pretty deep under a large stone that can’t be moved, so keep looking if you can’t find him at first.)

Finally the Snoopy gang was reunited! They all chattered excitedly about the hide and seek game, their hiding spots, and how Snoopy was so good at finding them. Together, they took a right from the unmarked trail that Charlie Brown had hid himself in and walked until they took a right up the huge grassy hill. Finally back at the main parking lot, they congratulated each other on the success of the afternoon and each went their separate ways to sleep. Hide and seek was tiring!

You have made it to the end of Snoopy and the gang’s adventure. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoyed the hike.