James P. Taylor LbNA #2731
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Add Location| Owner: | dingus&dufus  |
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| Plant date: | Nov 7, 1999 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Killington |
| County: | Rutland |
| State: | Vermont |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Nairon |
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| Last found: | Sep 3, 2022 |
| Status: | FFFFFaaFFFFFFFFaF |
| Last edited: | Nov 7, 1999 |
Hider: Erik & Susan Davis
Clues: Easy
Terrain: Moderate
James Taylor was instrumental in founding the Green Mountain Club, in 1910, and for envisioning the Long Trail from the Massachusetts to the Canadian Border.
For the first 103 miles, the Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail overlap. Then, 0.5 miles north of Sherburne Pass, the AT veers eastward towards New Hampshire and its final terminus at Mt. Katahdin in Maine, while the LT continues northwards towards Canada.
Note: The AT and LT were rerouted in September, 1999. They now cross Route 4 several tenths of a mile to the west of Sherburne Pass, and the current dividing point between them is now another 0.5 miles to the north of the former junction. The Maine Junction Letterbox remains, however, in its original spot.
Sherburne Pass is on Rt 4 in the Town of Killington. These Letterboxes are reached by hiking either north or south on the Long Trail (LT). Click here for trail map.
The Long Trail was built between 1910 and 1930 by dedicated members of the Green Mountain Club, and today is maintained by volunteers of that Club. Their web site http://www.greenmountainclub.org offers much information about the trail and Club. As yet, the GMC has no official policy on Letterboxes.
Please use the Long Trail with prudence and respect. Know the terrain and the weather in which you hike, and prepare appropriately. Use these simple guidelines to help preserve a piece of Vermont's "footpath in the wilderness." Leave no trace of your visit and ensure that the trail and the backcountry experience will be there for others to enjoy. Please treat all trail lands with respect. Portions of the Long Trail cross private lands. A single inconsiderate hiker could cause a landowner to close the trail. Park so as not to block access to roads or driveways. Carry out all trash.
CLUES
From Sherburne Pass on RT 4, take the LT north 1/2 mile to Maine Junction. Bearing from Maine Junction is approx. 65 degrees. Bearing from nearby "Deer Leap Junction" is approx. 150 degrees. (My bearings are magnetic, and tend towards the erratic - keep an open mind!) Below an arch, a small pile of stones hides the prize. Good Luck.
NOTES
A pace is taken to be the average distance an adult will advance by moving one foot forward - approximately three feet.
All bearings are magnetic.
Clues: Easy
Terrain: Moderate
James Taylor was instrumental in founding the Green Mountain Club, in 1910, and for envisioning the Long Trail from the Massachusetts to the Canadian Border.
For the first 103 miles, the Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail overlap. Then, 0.5 miles north of Sherburne Pass, the AT veers eastward towards New Hampshire and its final terminus at Mt. Katahdin in Maine, while the LT continues northwards towards Canada.
Note: The AT and LT were rerouted in September, 1999. They now cross Route 4 several tenths of a mile to the west of Sherburne Pass, and the current dividing point between them is now another 0.5 miles to the north of the former junction. The Maine Junction Letterbox remains, however, in its original spot.
Sherburne Pass is on Rt 4 in the Town of Killington. These Letterboxes are reached by hiking either north or south on the Long Trail (LT). Click here for trail map.
The Long Trail was built between 1910 and 1930 by dedicated members of the Green Mountain Club, and today is maintained by volunteers of that Club. Their web site http://www.greenmountainclub.org offers much information about the trail and Club. As yet, the GMC has no official policy on Letterboxes.
Please use the Long Trail with prudence and respect. Know the terrain and the weather in which you hike, and prepare appropriately. Use these simple guidelines to help preserve a piece of Vermont's "footpath in the wilderness." Leave no trace of your visit and ensure that the trail and the backcountry experience will be there for others to enjoy. Please treat all trail lands with respect. Portions of the Long Trail cross private lands. A single inconsiderate hiker could cause a landowner to close the trail. Park so as not to block access to roads or driveways. Carry out all trash.
CLUES
From Sherburne Pass on RT 4, take the LT north 1/2 mile to Maine Junction. Bearing from Maine Junction is approx. 65 degrees. Bearing from nearby "Deer Leap Junction" is approx. 150 degrees. (My bearings are magnetic, and tend towards the erratic - keep an open mind!) Below an arch, a small pile of stones hides the prize. Good Luck.
NOTES
A pace is taken to be the average distance an adult will advance by moving one foot forward - approximately three feet.
All bearings are magnetic.