The Extravagant Mme. S. LbNA #6403 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Nov 10, 2003 |
| Location: | |
| City: | ??? |
| County: | Mystery |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | ??? |
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| Last found: | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 10, 2003 |
Hiking: about a mile round trip; hilly.
Clues: moderate
Note: Not recommended when there is snow on the ground, because the trail would probably be impossible to follow in such conditions. Keep track of where you have been in order to avoid getting lost, even without snow.
Heads turned, eyebrows lifted, and jaws set more firmly when the French widow of the Italian immigrant arrived in the small New Hampshire town in the 1920s. Who was this woman? Why did she dress so flamboyantly? What was she doing on her trips to the big town across the river in her fancy chauffeured car? How had she become so rich? Why had she changed her name? What made her decide to move from Paris to New York, and then to New Hampshire, of all places? Who were all the glamorous young ladies and gentlemen who drove up from New York to stay at Madame's castle in her forest? What kind of unimaginable debauchery went on up there anyway? These are some of the mysteries that persist, even to this day.
Clues:
Find your way to the ruins of Madame's castle, which burned in 1962, in the forest that still bears her name. If you feel compelled to climb the tallest remaining structure, be very careful to avoid personal injury. You may find yourself singing strains of the famous 8-minute long Led Zeppelin song. From the highest point, or much more safely from the zone of warmth in the middle of the castle's ground floor, sight a large tree at 260 degrees. Take the trail to the left of this tree and follow it uphill. The trail isn't blazed, so pay attention. After a streambed crossing followed by several downed trees across the trail, look for a bend to the right where the trail becomes much smaller and less distinct. A little further along, you will come to a walled square structure which might have been a cistern or well. 200 more steps will bring you to a T in the small trail. Go left to scale a close-by hill with a thick-trunked pine tree on top and a nice view to the northeast. From the pine tree, sight 194 degrees to a black birch (dark-colored bark with upside-down Vs). The letterbox is at its base.
Planted by Curious Crane and Latte Man in memory of Mme. S., who died in 1965 at the age of 87.
Clues: moderate
Note: Not recommended when there is snow on the ground, because the trail would probably be impossible to follow in such conditions. Keep track of where you have been in order to avoid getting lost, even without snow.
Heads turned, eyebrows lifted, and jaws set more firmly when the French widow of the Italian immigrant arrived in the small New Hampshire town in the 1920s. Who was this woman? Why did she dress so flamboyantly? What was she doing on her trips to the big town across the river in her fancy chauffeured car? How had she become so rich? Why had she changed her name? What made her decide to move from Paris to New York, and then to New Hampshire, of all places? Who were all the glamorous young ladies and gentlemen who drove up from New York to stay at Madame's castle in her forest? What kind of unimaginable debauchery went on up there anyway? These are some of the mysteries that persist, even to this day.
Clues:
Find your way to the ruins of Madame's castle, which burned in 1962, in the forest that still bears her name. If you feel compelled to climb the tallest remaining structure, be very careful to avoid personal injury. You may find yourself singing strains of the famous 8-minute long Led Zeppelin song. From the highest point, or much more safely from the zone of warmth in the middle of the castle's ground floor, sight a large tree at 260 degrees. Take the trail to the left of this tree and follow it uphill. The trail isn't blazed, so pay attention. After a streambed crossing followed by several downed trees across the trail, look for a bend to the right where the trail becomes much smaller and less distinct. A little further along, you will come to a walled square structure which might have been a cistern or well. 200 more steps will bring you to a T in the small trail. Go left to scale a close-by hill with a thick-trunked pine tree on top and a nice view to the northeast. From the pine tree, sight 194 degrees to a black birch (dark-colored bark with upside-down Vs). The letterbox is at its base.
Planted by Curious Crane and Latte Man in memory of Mme. S., who died in 1965 at the age of 87.