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CT Blue-Blazed Trails - 1 LbNA #36473

Owner:Sojourner
Plant date:Nov 4, 2007
Location:
City:???
County:Tolland
State:Connecticut
Boxes:1
Found by: ???
Last found:Dec 8, 2017
Status:FFFFFOFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Nov 4, 2007
For some of you, this may be your first experience with Letterboxing, so before you begin your search today, I’d like to convey to you some aspects of Letterboxing that I personally feel are important.
#1 – STEALTH:
Be discreet while searching for a letterbox if other people are around. You may need to postpone retrieving a box if you can’t do it without being seen. Remember - not everyone is “letterbox-friendly” and you should not jeopardize someone else’s letterbox for the sake of getting a stamp! When you have successfully retrieved it, carry the box away from its hiding place to stamp-in so as not to reveal the hiding place to passers-by or to draw attention to what you are doing. Make sure you are discreet when unpacking the contents of the box and stamping-in. Discretion and stealth are also required when you return the letterbox to its hiding place.
#2 – LETTERBOXING WITH CHILDREN:
Children are often enthusiastic to “do it themselves”, but adults should always oversee their activities and that they close up the box properly and re-hide it well.
#3 – RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT:
Care must be taken in both finding and planting letterboxes. When looking for a letterbox, remember to leave the area just as, or better than you found it. If you look under a rock, replace the rock back where you found it. Don't pull out plants or rip up the ground looking for a letterbox. Avoid trampling vegetation while searching for the letterbox – if the box is off-trail, try not to create a “social trail” by following where previous boxers walked, it’s damaging plus it’s a dead giveaway to the location! Don’t tear apart that stone wall that has withstood hundreds of years of time to find the box.
#4 – RE-HIDE WELL:
After stamping-in and carefully closing up a letterbox, re-hide it as well or better than when you originally found it. Again, discretion at this time is very important. It is a good idea to cover the box with a handful of dead leaves, anchor the box with a flat rock so that an inquisitive animal can’t run off with it, and then sprinkle a few more leaves or twigs on top so it looks natural to passers-by. Look at it from different angles before you leave to make sure no plastic is showing. Never leave a letterbox out in plain sight! A well hidden letterbox helps ensure its longevity!
#5 – HAVE FUN!:
Letterboxing will take you to many new places – places that you may have never known about had it not been for letterboxing! It could be a short walk or a long, strenuous hike – there’s something for everyone’s preference and ability. Be sure to read the clues before you set off to ensure that it’s a suitable one for you.
Some clues are written simply and straightforward, some are more vague and require some thought and interpretation. Others are written in the form of puzzles and ciphers to challenge those who enjoy that sort of approach. Again, there’s something for everyone.
Whichever path letterboxing may take you, please respect it, enjoy it and have fun!
(taken from AQ and Letterboxing.info)

Thank you and now on with the clues! :-)


Sojourner's interpretation of the CT Walk Book(for letterboxing purposes!)

This Native American name translates to "fresh water fishing place".
It is the name of an Algonquin tribe that lived in what is now central MA.

C.Rd to G.G.M.
Direction of travel: south to north
Length of hike: approx. 40 mins

The hike:
0 min. C.Rd
1 min. old stone foundation
10 min. cross plank bridge westwards
17 min. trail passes through prickly barberry bushes
19 min. rusted metal dumped on east side of trail
20 min. red and white blazed tree by rotten tree fallen
head-first towards water (thanks to whomever
made the little seat!) head for higher
ground off-trail to where its feet are dry
25 min. pass through mountain laurel and hemlocks
27 min. cross stream via rocks E to W
30 min. again cross stream via rocks/logs E to W
35 min. G.M. Rd
40 min. G.G.M.

(Lengths of times are approximate, at a leisurely walking pace)

As always, thank you for looking for my letterboxes, enjoy the walk, please stamp-in discreetly and re-hide carefully, camouflaging box with leaves or debris so that it cannot be seen. And let me know how your search went! You may log your finds into LbNA and AtlasQuest.