THE LONE PINE @ PORTER/HOWARD RESERVOIR LbNA #34919 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | ThE oLD CrOw  |
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| Plant date: | Sep 7, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | MANCHESTER |
| County: | Hartford |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Rock Island |
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| Last found: | Sep 27, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFaFaaaa |
| Last edited: | Sep 7, 2007 |
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY
2 MILE HIKE..CAN MAKE LONGER IF YOU WANT
THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE PLACE WE JUST RECENTLY FOUND THANKS TO OTHER LETTER BOXERS OUT THERE (JOSEF!! YOU CRACK ME UP WITH YOUR DIRECTIONS! ) SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPOT TO VISIT..ESPECIALLY IN THE COMING FALL MONTHS!!
DIRECTIONS: TAKE 384E IN MANCHESTER, TAKE EXIT 4 TOWARDS HIGHLAND STREET, TURN LEFT ONTO SPRING ST. OR IF COMING THE OTHER WAY, HEAD LEFT OFF THE EXIT AND GO STRIGHT THROUGH LIGHT ONTO SPRING ST.
CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON THIS ROAD UNTIL STOP SIGN. AFTER STOP SIGN LOOK FOR FERGUSON ROAD ON THE RIGHT, JUST BEFORE A SMALL SCHOOL ON THE SAME SIDE. TURN RIGHT ONTO FERGUSON. LOOK FOR THE YELLOW FIRE HYDRANT ON THE RIGHT AND FOLLOW THE GRAVEL ROAD INTO THE PARKING LOT.
WALK PAST THE GATE AND FOLLOW THE PATH IN FRONT OF YOU, KEEPING TOWARDS THE LEFT. AS YOU WALK A BIT YOU'LL NOTICE A LARGE STONE ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON THIS SAME PATH, STAYING TO THE RIGHT NOW FOLLOW THE LARGE GRASSY PATH DOWN THE HILL.
SOON YOU WILL COME TO A CLEARING AND A LARGE HILL IN FRONT OF YOU, FOLLOW UP THIS HILL TO THE WHITE NOTICE SIGN. YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT THE PORTER RESERVOIR. TURN TO YOUR LEFT AND THEN TAKE A QUICK RIGHT TO FOLLOW THE DIRT PATH. YOU WILL NOTICE A STONE BRIDGE/WALL AS YOU COME TO THE FIRST BEND OF THE PATH. CONTINUE ON THE DIRT PATH AS YOU WIND AROUND THE RESERVOIR.
AS YOU COME TO THE FAR END OF THIS BODY OF WATER YOU'LL NOTICE HOW IT LOOKS ALMOST LIKE A BOAT LAUNCH...NO BOATS ALLOWED! CONTINUE PAST. AS YOU COME UP THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR, YOU WILL SEE THE BRICK PUMP HOUSE AND WOODEN BRIDGE WITH WROUGHT IRON RAILS. CONTINUE TO THIS POINT..JUST WHERE THE TWO TRAILS MERGE.
TURN TO YOUR RIGHT AND WALK INTO FOREST BEHIND THE PINES. YOU SHOULD SEE SEVERAL LARGE LEDGE/STONE ROCKS. THE LONE PINE IS BURIED UNDER THE SECOND SMALLER LEDGE OF STONE..JUST BEHIND THE LARGER ROCK WITH THE PINE GROWING FROM IT!!
AFTER YOU HAVE STAMPED IN, TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO ENJOY THE VIEW AND THEN HEAD BACK OUT OVER THE BRIDGE. YOU CAN WALK DOWN THE GRASSY HILL ON THE RIGHT AND CONTINUE OUT THE SAME WAY YOU CAME IN. MAKE SURE TO STAY TO THE LEFT PAST THE TELEPHONE POLE AND ELECTRIC BOX!
THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE TRAILS UP HERE AS WELL AS THE DOG POND AND HOWARD RESERVOIR TO VISIT! IF YOU HAVE MORE TIME, WANDER AROUND! YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!!
HAVE FUN!
2 MILE HIKE..CAN MAKE LONGER IF YOU WANT
THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE PLACE WE JUST RECENTLY FOUND THANKS TO OTHER LETTER BOXERS OUT THERE (JOSEF!! YOU CRACK ME UP WITH YOUR DIRECTIONS! ) SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPOT TO VISIT..ESPECIALLY IN THE COMING FALL MONTHS!!
DIRECTIONS: TAKE 384E IN MANCHESTER, TAKE EXIT 4 TOWARDS HIGHLAND STREET, TURN LEFT ONTO SPRING ST. OR IF COMING THE OTHER WAY, HEAD LEFT OFF THE EXIT AND GO STRIGHT THROUGH LIGHT ONTO SPRING ST.
CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON THIS ROAD UNTIL STOP SIGN. AFTER STOP SIGN LOOK FOR FERGUSON ROAD ON THE RIGHT, JUST BEFORE A SMALL SCHOOL ON THE SAME SIDE. TURN RIGHT ONTO FERGUSON. LOOK FOR THE YELLOW FIRE HYDRANT ON THE RIGHT AND FOLLOW THE GRAVEL ROAD INTO THE PARKING LOT.
WALK PAST THE GATE AND FOLLOW THE PATH IN FRONT OF YOU, KEEPING TOWARDS THE LEFT. AS YOU WALK A BIT YOU'LL NOTICE A LARGE STONE ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON THIS SAME PATH, STAYING TO THE RIGHT NOW FOLLOW THE LARGE GRASSY PATH DOWN THE HILL.
SOON YOU WILL COME TO A CLEARING AND A LARGE HILL IN FRONT OF YOU, FOLLOW UP THIS HILL TO THE WHITE NOTICE SIGN. YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT THE PORTER RESERVOIR. TURN TO YOUR LEFT AND THEN TAKE A QUICK RIGHT TO FOLLOW THE DIRT PATH. YOU WILL NOTICE A STONE BRIDGE/WALL AS YOU COME TO THE FIRST BEND OF THE PATH. CONTINUE ON THE DIRT PATH AS YOU WIND AROUND THE RESERVOIR.
AS YOU COME TO THE FAR END OF THIS BODY OF WATER YOU'LL NOTICE HOW IT LOOKS ALMOST LIKE A BOAT LAUNCH...NO BOATS ALLOWED! CONTINUE PAST. AS YOU COME UP THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR, YOU WILL SEE THE BRICK PUMP HOUSE AND WOODEN BRIDGE WITH WROUGHT IRON RAILS. CONTINUE TO THIS POINT..JUST WHERE THE TWO TRAILS MERGE.
TURN TO YOUR RIGHT AND WALK INTO FOREST BEHIND THE PINES. YOU SHOULD SEE SEVERAL LARGE LEDGE/STONE ROCKS. THE LONE PINE IS BURIED UNDER THE SECOND SMALLER LEDGE OF STONE..JUST BEHIND THE LARGER ROCK WITH THE PINE GROWING FROM IT!!
AFTER YOU HAVE STAMPED IN, TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO ENJOY THE VIEW AND THEN HEAD BACK OUT OVER THE BRIDGE. YOU CAN WALK DOWN THE GRASSY HILL ON THE RIGHT AND CONTINUE OUT THE SAME WAY YOU CAME IN. MAKE SURE TO STAY TO THE LEFT PAST THE TELEPHONE POLE AND ELECTRIC BOX!
THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE TRAILS UP HERE AS WELL AS THE DOG POND AND HOWARD RESERVOIR TO VISIT! IF YOU HAVE MORE TIME, WANDER AROUND! YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!!
HAVE FUN!