Samhain Trilogy LbNA #3922
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Oct 27, 2002 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Barkhamsted |
| County: | Litchfield |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Planted by: | Rubaduc  |
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| Found by: | cooledcoyote (3) |
| Last found: | May 17, 2019 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Oct 27, 2002 |
This was adopted as we could not let this poor orphaned box stay alone. Please contact me with any problems.
Samhain Trilogy
Planted on October 27, 2002
by Lil' Banditos
Original clues at www.geocities.com/lilbanditos/SamhainTrilogy.html
We planted this series of three letterboxes in Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted, CT, in honor of the harvest festival, Samhain. Peoples Forest is located off of East River Rd. which runs off of rtes. 318/181 in the Pleasant Valley section of Barkhamsted. It has several hiking trails and lies directly alongside the Farmington River.
The first box of the three is very easy to get to, having been placed minutes from your parked car. However, the second and third boxes are a bit of a jaunt and will take approximately a four mile round trip to fetch.
Bichoqueno's Letterbox
One activity which was considered an important part of Samhain was the remembrance of those departed. We placed this box for a little member of our band, whom we have lost recently. Bichoqueno wasn't with us for very long (he was only a lil' bandito gato in training...) But, for the short time he was with us, we grew very fond of our Little Bug and we wanted to place this first box in his memory. Farewell, Bichoqueno. We will miss you.
To reach Bichoqueno's Letterbox, drive your car 1.6 miles down East River Rd. and park in a pull-off on the left before the guard rail and in the trophy trout area. Follow the worn path (leftish) down towards the river. Now walk upstream to the neat seat tree. Continuing in a forward direction, cross the rock garden. Study these rocks as we used a few to hide the box! Stay on the worn path, following it until the beaver down tree, walk around the stump end to the small boulder next to a tree, look right (uphill)to see a tree overhanging the edge. The roots beneath the tree are your destination. Have fun slipping and sliding as you head up the slope.
Fairy Grove Letterbox
The ancient Celts believed that the fairy folk inhabited the land in between that of the living and of the dead. The fairies were said to harbor a pretty big grudge towards mankind because they moved in on their territory, forcing the fairies to retreat to said land in between. Therefore, the Celts considered the fairies as creatures not to be messed with! This was especially true on the night of Samhain when the doors between the worlds were believed to be open. At this time, the fairies were free to come back through and have a little fun with any unsuspecting human they might find out alone.
To begin the hike to the Fairy Grove Letterbox, get back in your car and drive about .8 miles back the way you came to the paved Greenwoods Rd., where you can park at the entrance outside of the gate. Walk a little way up Greenwoods and take your first right on the Elliott Bronson Trail which is marked with a blue/red dot blaze. Stay with the blue/red dot trail upon reaching an intersection with blue. You will be continuing on blue/red dot for some time. After climbing fairly steadily for about 30-40 minutes, the trail will begin to level out noticeably and you will see a large amount of laurel. At this point, keep an eye to the left for a green, mossy bog. Walk along the edge of the water, looking to the left, you will see a rocky ridge. Walk along the bottom of the ridge on a slightly worn trail by the water's edge until you come to some laurel on your left. Take approximately 8 steps towards the left and look for an upside down triangle in the rock. Don't be afraid to reach right in, amigos!
Harvest Moon Letterbox
Our third and final letterbox is located at a place called the Indian Caves. Although we know very little about this area, its name alone evokes a sense of history, mystery and romance. It seems like an appropriate location to explore, possibly light a bonfire (look for the firepit further on down the trail) and enjoy the seasonal delights!
To get your third box, continue on the blue/red dot, Elliott Bronson Trail for perhaps another 15 minutes (Rubaduc found this to be a bit more than 15 min. but I'm a slow walker). You will then come to the red blazed Walt Landgraf Trail on your right which you will now take. A short distance, about five minutes, will bring you to a large, overhanging rock/cliff area. These are the Indian Caves. At the double blaze, the trail turns left and you turn right up a worn path towards the cliff face. Upon reaching a three trunked elm tree on your left, look up towards the rock and you will see a diamond shaped overhang right above with a fallen tree leaning on a boulder beneath it. Now for the exciting part, muchachos! Climb up the inside corner directly beneath the point of the overhang, stopping with your feet on a large, grassy step approximately five feet off the ground. Look in the horizontal crack to your right. Reaching around the wedged rock that you see, will allow you to hold box #3. ( Rubaduc found this very hard and dangerous to climb and has moved the box a bit to the left. After contemplating where the box used to be, squeeze between a tree and a boulder to your left, look up high in back of the boulder, in a crack, under bark). As the trail pretty much dwindles to nothing after reaching the end of the Indian Caves, it will be necessary for you to retrace your path back to your car.
La Casa
www.geocities.com/lilbanditos/SamhainTrilogy.html
Samhain Trilogy
Planted on October 27, 2002
by Lil' Banditos
Original clues at www.geocities.com/lilbanditos/SamhainTrilogy.html
We planted this series of three letterboxes in Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted, CT, in honor of the harvest festival, Samhain. Peoples Forest is located off of East River Rd. which runs off of rtes. 318/181 in the Pleasant Valley section of Barkhamsted. It has several hiking trails and lies directly alongside the Farmington River.
The first box of the three is very easy to get to, having been placed minutes from your parked car. However, the second and third boxes are a bit of a jaunt and will take approximately a four mile round trip to fetch.
Bichoqueno's Letterbox
One activity which was considered an important part of Samhain was the remembrance of those departed. We placed this box for a little member of our band, whom we have lost recently. Bichoqueno wasn't with us for very long (he was only a lil' bandito gato in training...) But, for the short time he was with us, we grew very fond of our Little Bug and we wanted to place this first box in his memory. Farewell, Bichoqueno. We will miss you.
To reach Bichoqueno's Letterbox, drive your car 1.6 miles down East River Rd. and park in a pull-off on the left before the guard rail and in the trophy trout area. Follow the worn path (leftish) down towards the river. Now walk upstream to the neat seat tree. Continuing in a forward direction, cross the rock garden. Study these rocks as we used a few to hide the box! Stay on the worn path, following it until the beaver down tree, walk around the stump end to the small boulder next to a tree, look right (uphill)to see a tree overhanging the edge. The roots beneath the tree are your destination. Have fun slipping and sliding as you head up the slope.
Fairy Grove Letterbox
The ancient Celts believed that the fairy folk inhabited the land in between that of the living and of the dead. The fairies were said to harbor a pretty big grudge towards mankind because they moved in on their territory, forcing the fairies to retreat to said land in between. Therefore, the Celts considered the fairies as creatures not to be messed with! This was especially true on the night of Samhain when the doors between the worlds were believed to be open. At this time, the fairies were free to come back through and have a little fun with any unsuspecting human they might find out alone.
To begin the hike to the Fairy Grove Letterbox, get back in your car and drive about .8 miles back the way you came to the paved Greenwoods Rd., where you can park at the entrance outside of the gate. Walk a little way up Greenwoods and take your first right on the Elliott Bronson Trail which is marked with a blue/red dot blaze. Stay with the blue/red dot trail upon reaching an intersection with blue. You will be continuing on blue/red dot for some time. After climbing fairly steadily for about 30-40 minutes, the trail will begin to level out noticeably and you will see a large amount of laurel. At this point, keep an eye to the left for a green, mossy bog. Walk along the edge of the water, looking to the left, you will see a rocky ridge. Walk along the bottom of the ridge on a slightly worn trail by the water's edge until you come to some laurel on your left. Take approximately 8 steps towards the left and look for an upside down triangle in the rock. Don't be afraid to reach right in, amigos!
Harvest Moon Letterbox
Our third and final letterbox is located at a place called the Indian Caves. Although we know very little about this area, its name alone evokes a sense of history, mystery and romance. It seems like an appropriate location to explore, possibly light a bonfire (look for the firepit further on down the trail) and enjoy the seasonal delights!
To get your third box, continue on the blue/red dot, Elliott Bronson Trail for perhaps another 15 minutes (Rubaduc found this to be a bit more than 15 min. but I'm a slow walker). You will then come to the red blazed Walt Landgraf Trail on your right which you will now take. A short distance, about five minutes, will bring you to a large, overhanging rock/cliff area. These are the Indian Caves. At the double blaze, the trail turns left and you turn right up a worn path towards the cliff face. Upon reaching a three trunked elm tree on your left, look up towards the rock and you will see a diamond shaped overhang right above with a fallen tree leaning on a boulder beneath it. Now for the exciting part, muchachos! Climb up the inside corner directly beneath the point of the overhang, stopping with your feet on a large, grassy step approximately five feet off the ground. Look in the horizontal crack to your right. Reaching around the wedged rock that you see, will allow you to hold box #3. ( Rubaduc found this very hard and dangerous to climb and has moved the box a bit to the left. After contemplating where the box used to be, squeeze between a tree and a boulder to your left, look up high in back of the boulder, in a crack, under bark). As the trail pretty much dwindles to nothing after reaching the end of the Indian Caves, it will be necessary for you to retrace your path back to your car.
La Casa
www.geocities.com/lilbanditos/SamhainTrilogy.html