Celebration in a Box LbNA #48199
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jun 8, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Collinsville |
| County: | Hartford |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Bacon and Eggs  |
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| Found by: | quiltjoy |
| Last found: | May 30, 2023 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Jun 8, 2009 |
This letterbox was placed in honor of a very good friend and her "sweetheart", who happen to share the same birthday. Happy Birthday you two, and Happy Hunting to all the rest.
To find the letterbox, make your way to Sweetheart Mountain in Collinsville. Sweetheart Mountain was formerly a ski area and is now part of the Canton Land Trust. To get there, cross the Farmington River from downtown Collinsville. Travel straight up the hill onto Bridge Street, then right onto Dunne Ave. The parking area for the preserve is reached by turning left into the fourth driveway. It's on the left where the driveway forks. There is a trail map on the signboard. You can also print out a trail map on the Land Trust website. This is a one mile roundtrip hike.
Start off on the yellow trail. Continue on yellow uphill, past the intersection with the red trail. Soon you will come to a ledge. Climb the stone steps to the right. Continue on the yellow trail, and at the loop, stay to your left. Pass through a grove of mountain laurel, up a mossy ledge, more uphill, on to a short downhill area. Soon you will be at the top, and the trail will head a bit to the right and start going slightly downhill. From this point, start watching the yellow blazes a little more carefully. You are looking for a yellow blaze with a black cross below it. Once you have found the black cross, be on the lookout for a grouping of rocks on the left. Climb these rocks, and find the one that is split down the center. What you are looking for is hidden here.
Please note there is no ink in the box and please rehide the box well. Continue on the yellow trail downhill past red, and at the next intersection, go left back to your car. Happy hiking!!!
To find the letterbox, make your way to Sweetheart Mountain in Collinsville. Sweetheart Mountain was formerly a ski area and is now part of the Canton Land Trust. To get there, cross the Farmington River from downtown Collinsville. Travel straight up the hill onto Bridge Street, then right onto Dunne Ave. The parking area for the preserve is reached by turning left into the fourth driveway. It's on the left where the driveway forks. There is a trail map on the signboard. You can also print out a trail map on the Land Trust website. This is a one mile roundtrip hike.
Start off on the yellow trail. Continue on yellow uphill, past the intersection with the red trail. Soon you will come to a ledge. Climb the stone steps to the right. Continue on the yellow trail, and at the loop, stay to your left. Pass through a grove of mountain laurel, up a mossy ledge, more uphill, on to a short downhill area. Soon you will be at the top, and the trail will head a bit to the right and start going slightly downhill. From this point, start watching the yellow blazes a little more carefully. You are looking for a yellow blaze with a black cross below it. Once you have found the black cross, be on the lookout for a grouping of rocks on the left. Climb these rocks, and find the one that is split down the center. What you are looking for is hidden here.
Please note there is no ink in the box and please rehide the box well. Continue on the yellow trail downhill past red, and at the next intersection, go left back to your car. Happy hiking!!!