New letterbox: Dances With Trout
Exeter, Washington County, RI
Placed by: cuppa coffee
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  We recently adopted a dog from the New England all lab rescue league.  His name
is Trout and this is one of his favorite areas for a hike.  This series is in
honor of him and his struggles during his life.

Wear orange during hunting season.
Easy terrain- approximately 1 hour-loops to your car

>From R165 turn on to Frosty Hollow Road in Arcadia State Park.  This is a dirt
road, often messy in the spring.  Frosty Hollow Road has a little white church
at he beginning of it and a sign for Camp E-Hun-Tee.  While on Frosty Hollow
Road follow signs for Camp E-Hun-Tee.  Go past the entrance to the camp.  It
will be on your right.  After crossing your first wooden bridge park in the
small parking area on the right.  In front of your car there will be two trails.
A large one with a rock at the beginning of it and a less obvious  one to the
right.  Take the one on the right and head down to the river.  You will quickly
come to a moss covered stone wall.  Walk half way out on the stone wall.  You
will see a four trunked tree on you left.  Go to it.  From there, take 9 paces
to a home for carpenter ants, termites, and wood roaches.  Under your home you
will find a "river". (Stamp in your book between 2-4 times, you will be adding
stamps to the river to make a scene)

Go back the way you came in and take the other trail (the one with the rock). 
Follow this white blazed trail.  Eventually, you will go to the top of a little
hill, there will be blazed trail on your right, and the trail will curve to the
left.  Stop at that blazed tree.  From there go northwest for 12 paces.  There
you will find a "Trout" for your river.  Look low.

Keep following the white blazed.  Go over a wooden bridge and stop at a Y
intersection.  Take the trail to the right.  Go 6 paces and take a reading of
330 degrees.  Your next "Trout"  will be hiding under a tree.  Add it to the
river.

Go back to the intersection and go the way you haven't traveled yet.  Follow the
white blazes.  Go up a hill with big roots and steps.  You will pass an old
cabins on your left.  Stop at the remains of an old dinning hall.  Behind the
chimney there will be a cabin.  Search the outside of the cabin for "a ride down
the river".  Add this stamp to the top of your river.

Go back on the white blazed trail.  It now looks like an old road.  Follow it
until you come to a four way intersection.  You will want to leave the blazes
and go straight a the intersection.  If you are interested in exploring around
the cabins of this old summer camp, go left at the intersection.  There are many
cabins.  When you think you've seen them all, you'll find another one hidden in
the woods.

Once you've gone staight at the intersection, you will come to a red gate. 
Cross the red gate and go left.  You will see a low and small stone wall on your
left.  "A piece of the sky" will be hidden under one of the biggest rocks of the
stone wall.

Keep going on the dirt road.  You will go up a hill, down a hill, around a
corner, and past a dog training area.  Go up another hill.  When your coming
down this hill look for tree 162.  From this tree go 20 more paces.  Set in the
woods a bit you will see another low stone wall.  Walk straight out to it.  You
will find the "energy" to bring you back to your car.  Add it to the sky.

Get back on the dirt road and your car will be just ahead!





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New letterbox: Sports At Peterson Park
Idaho Falls, BonnerCounty, ID
Placed by: CW Sun Seeker
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Race Devil, age 9 carved this stamp. Find out what some of her favorite sports
are...

DIRECTIONS:  From I-15 take exit 118; turning right, head east on Broadway St.
Turn right (south) on Yellowstone Ave. Turn left (east) on Sunnyside Rd. and go
on to the Ammon area and turn left (north) on Dal, then right on Samuel St. and
stop at Peterson Park.

CLUES:  From the parking lot, enter through the three pines, and go toward the
wooden fence between the two fences blocking the 2 baseball fields. Watch for 2
double pines, then between them, to the right is a gap in the wooden fence where
you'll find the box, concealed by dry pine needles.  Handle the pine needles
carefully - they poke! And please cover again with the pine needles


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New letterbox: Cave Series
Idaho Falls, BonnevilleCounty, ID
Placed by: CW Sun Seeker
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
A flashlight is needed to explore the cave. It is cooler inside, so you might
need a jacket. There are rocks on the dirt ground to walk over/around.

DIRECTIONS:  From I-15 take Exit 118 going west along Route 20 for about 15
miles. There will be a historical sign for Elephant Hunters on the left.  Park
off to the side of the dirt road, which is well-traveled. The cave is to the
left of the road, about 100 yards away - you'll see the rocky entrance.

Also look for more boxes here: THE LAST OF THE ELEPHANTS placed by A-Bear and
EARLY HUNTERS LETTERBOX placed by Don & Gwen.

Race Devil (9 yrs. old) carved the CAVE SERIES stamps.  They don't have anything
to do with the cave, but she really wanted to place them here, after finding the
boxes mentioned above.

CLUES:

BOX #1:  At the entrance of the cave, look ahead to the left, a few feet ahead
to a rock that juts out from the top.  There is a small flat dirt area below
this rock, and to the right you can go on into the cave. At this rock, is a
ledge with small rocks hiding the box.

BOX #2: Go on into the cave, and watch for the pile of various-sized rocks
across the middle of the "room". There is a flatter pathway to the left of these
rocks. Go around these rocks on the left side, then head back to the right side
of the cave. On the right-side wall, just beyond the rocks is a car/jeep. And
just beyond that is a "niche" in the wall. To the right, inside the "niche" will
be loose rock hiding the box.




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New letterbox: Mingo and Pinecone's personal traveler
???, Fairfield County, CT
Placed by: Mingo
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Only when Mingo and Pinecone are standing next to each other say "What's up"
backwards or in piglatin.


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New letterbox: Lighthouse Series Box #1
Lewes, Sussex County, DE
Placed by: Jessica
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  I am the light of the world. John 8:12
This is the first in  a series of 4 boxes planted for a school field trip, for
the Lighthouse Christian School.  Hidden by Jessica & Marianne part of (Eleven
goin' to Heaven)who also happen to teach there at the school.  After several
lessons on orienteering and compass skills on a 2-3 grade level we are
attempting to plan a field trip to have fun with the kids while the put into
practice the compass skills they have learned.
So you will need  a compass, but basic directions will be used.

Beginning your quest for all 4 boxes by picing up a map of the Cape Henelopen
STate park Nature Center.  Make your way to tower 7.  At the information board
here, follow the clams E-SE,  If you pass 2 benches you're on the right path. 
The clams turn black. At the fork bear S and follow your trail.  Cactus are
everwhere to the left and right of your path.  Cross the tracks, take a compass
reading- you should be heading SW and enjoying the breeze.  Stop ... It's a 4
way.  Find the cinter of the road.  Listen to the wind in the trees.-- The crows
cawing... then go like the wind SE .. to your right it's straight down, to your
left a bunker mound.Then slow down and wait for the rest of the gang.  At the
2nd patch of white sand on the N side of the road , a dancing driftwood, you'll
see.. that says, "follow me"  It will point you to your destination, Stand
behind in a single file line facing North  you'll be...25 steps stop and look up
ahead, to the NW and the top of the tower you'll see.  Continue your count 55 in
all (remember how many you already took) glance to the west, see driftwood's
brother, but your quest continues E,  for 10-12 other.  Now face SE and you'll
see a Pinely Beast. 7 steps forward at best. LOok at the 2 legs to the SW. Under
the bottom leg the treasure does rest.  STamp in and rehide.


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New letterbox: Gone But Not Forgotten
Florence, Florence County, SC
Placed by: Teresa
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Gone but not Forgotten!!

Dr. Ronald Erwin McNair was a physicist and NASA astronaut / mission specialist
with a dazzling record of accomplishments at the age of 28


A native of Lake City, SC, Ronald McNair was born October 21, 1950, in a
segregated society.  He overcame the barriers of segregation and went on become
a winner for himself, his family, his community and his nation.


Dr. Ronald McNair was an outstanding and most celebrated citizen of Lake City,
South Carolina, as well a courageous American.

He submitted an application to the US Space Program and became one of three
African-Americans selected, (of 35 new astronauts) from among 11,000 applicants.

Dr. McNair was among the seven selected for shuttle mission 51L for orbital
flight aboard the “Challenger.”  January 28, 1986 the “Challenger” exploded only
seconds after launch from Cape Kennedy, Florida.  All seven aboard perished.

Take 52 south to Lake City, turn left on Main Street.  Go to the Lake City
Library.  Park in front of the flags.  Start is at the left post in front of the
flames.  Count the steps to the space shuttle, add the number of children Ron
McNair had.  Subtract this number of from the day he was born.  Go to start and
walk that many sections left.  Step two paces left and walk forward.  Between
the two and under the left, you will find what you are looking for.





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New letterbox: Centennial of Baseball
???, Mystery County, VA
Placed by: PostMystress
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Centennial of Baseball

Easy Mystery with even easier terrain.

The theme for this box is the Centennial of Baseball, a 3 cent stamp.

In 1878 the first White House Easter Egg Roll took place during the term of this
President, whose first name is the same as this VA neighborhood park within ZIP
CODE 22032.

The park has two fields for local youth clubs but only one parking lot.  Begin
at the beginning and from the Don’s Johns vantage point head home over the metal
foot bridge.

Stopping at the middle of the tool vault sight through the position played by
the Oriole’s Iron Man a.k.a. The Streak.  Bearing left follow the yellow line to
the white post picking up the paved path along the creek but turning away from a
concrete foot bridge.

Espy a hairy vine snaking up a large oak tree and keep walking whence you came
to a 7-trunk tree, one of which is broken off about 15 ft up.  Make your access
under the low boughs of a dogwood to a woodland path.  Follow this path towards
the rippling sounds from spring showers, perhaps a whisper in the summer, and
along mossy banks.

Pause at the holly tree on your right and catch a glimpse of the double trunk
with gapping holes at the base which are guarded by a thorny shrub - which when
leafing-out may block your view of the find.

Therein lies a LetterBox concealed from wandering eyes.

With task complete this stamp may surely reflect the activity that fills the
fields on a summer eve or Saturday.

Bring your own ink pad and learn more about the history of this 3cent stamp.

Includes a First Finder Certificate.

This is my first planted box and I hope you find it to your liking. I will
continue Stampin' USA as the Postal Service has many wonderful stamps to learn
about and from.

You may send any comments to postmystress@... especially if there is any
damage or it is missing.

As always take care in any woods, especially with poison ivy at every turn. 
Before you set out, please read the standard "Waiver of Responsibility and
Disclaimer" at http://www.letterboxing.org/waiver.htm
and maybe next time I'll learn how to make this a link!



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New letterbox: Back Beach
Tremont, Hancock County, ME
Placed by: Limur
Box webpage located at:

Clues:

On the quiet backside of MDI,
go down Lopaus Point when the tide isn't high.

Marsh appears on the right, on the flipside too,
the dirt road on the left isn't private, it's for you!

Stand on the stones, turn your right cheek to the sea,
walk down the stone beach and soon you will see

the granite orb on the right and here you will stop
and turn your back to the sea and down you will walk.

Leap across to the "island" in the marsh grass,
walk up to the small ledge, fallen tree...there's the stash!



Bass Harbor's appeal goes beyond it's Maine "quaintness" for this working harbor
offers coves and vistas for those who are willing to search them out. Seasonal
waterfowl are abundant here, as well as bald eagles, osprey, swooping swallows
and shrieking gulls. Simply watching the lobster boats motor in and out could
take up your morning. Hop aboard the Capt. Henry Lee for a trip out to Swan's
Island, a year-round working community. This car ferry makes several trips a
day, back and forth to the island from Bass Harbor, year-round, bringing kids to
school, people to work and supplies back and forth. If you are lucky, you may
glimpse the Captain steam by as you stamp up.

On your way back, stop by the Bass Harbor Memorial Library (Bernard) or the
Tremont Historical Society (Bass Harbor) for more information and the history of
MDI's small towns and villages.



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New letterbox: Lighthouse Series Box #2
Lewes, Sussex County, DE
Placed by: Jessica
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  YOur word is like a lamp that shows me the way.  It is like  a light that
guides me. Psalm 119:105
Easy hike  (written for the kids learning directional skills on a compass) 
Enjoy!
Once again bring your compass, and use that map from the Nature center at the
Cape Henelopen State Park.  Begin at the "Point of Herring Lot.  Stand one the
table if you are able.  On the Edge of the continent of NOrth America facing the
mighty Atlantic with the cool mist of the ocean streaming through your hair....
It's a Peppermint Patty moment!  To the N the Great Dune, to the S two more
towers.  If you face exactly N, you'll see the Great Dune and beyond it the
white lighthouse faintly in the distance.  Head W past the battery ( no pink
bunny) but "Herring" You'll see.  1942 is your clue.  Down the hill across the
road to Box #2. A quiet trail beckons you to enter.  A fork as you begin,
westward HO! and notice no wind.
Pine needles cradle your sneaks, pass a rock in the road and sing "Jesus is my
Rock and he Rolls my blues away, bop shu wap bap shu bap (Repeat 2xs)  Come on
now clap , get into it!  We're using maracas with the kids!  Sing it to the
King!
A little further on amidst tall pines to your N you'll see a fire hydrant from
way back in time. To your S there's a  bench, but nobody sits.  Keep plugging
away --- down the hill a little bit.
To a bright sunny spot.  This is the end.. a large fallen tree at the base of a
pine on your N side is where the buried treasure will hide!  Walk to the tree to
the W you will see, hidden in debris, the treasure to you from we!

****If hiking this with kids, like we are, a surprise treat of peppermint
patties, and small musical instruments  like maracas, to pull out at the
appropriate time while reading the clues will be an added enjoyment  to finding 
this letterbox.


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New letterbox: Get to the Point
San Mateo, San Mateo County, CA
Placed by: Cavalier Manor
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
Get to the Point Letterbox
Coyote Point Park
Planted by Cavalier Manor
Plant date: May 1, 2004

This box is hidden in Coyote Point Park. Bring the kids along for this one!
Coyote Point has picnic tables, fields, a fabulous environmental education
museum, a nice playground, a harbor and a beach with a fabulous view of
windsurfers, the airport and the city. On weekends and during the summer, you
need to pay a $5 fee to get in (unless you are a member of the museum), so get
your money’s worth and spend the day.

Visit the Coyote Point Museum website: http://www.coyoteptmuseum.org/ for more
info.

This walk takes you on a 3/4 mile loop, mostly on a paved walkway (good for
strollers with a little bit of “off-roading”). There is a fairly steep hill to
walk first down then up.

Drive up to the top of the hill, following signs to the museum. Park in this
upper lot. Start in front of the Coyote Point Museum facing the Bay. You will
see a paved path leading downhill to your left. Take this path.

Go left at the T intersection. Go right at the next intersection. You will see
the Merchant Marine Memorial and a gorgeous view of the Bay.

Continue on your way, staying straight on the path. You’ll walk through some
picnic tables (did you bring a snack?). Stay to the right and go right on the
road down the hill to the water.

If you’re there in the afternoon, there will probably be a pretty spectacular
show of windsurfing and parasurfing (is that what it’s called?) as well as some
kites. After you’ve enjoyed the sights, go right on the paved path up the hill
along the coast.

When you get to an open area with many eucalyptus trees, look uphill to your
right to see a dirt path leading uphill and to the right. Take this path
alongside the fence. You will see a large fallen tree very near the path. The
box is under this tree. A large perpendicular log points to the spot. Good luck!

To continue the loop, get back on the path and go uphill. This leads you back to
the Merchant Marine Memorial. Turn left to get back to the museum.

Enjoy your day!

To contact us or to report a problem or missing box, please email us at
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New letterbox: Secret Garden
Storrs, Tolland County, CT
Placed by: bluecicada
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Secret Garden

Our path begins on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs CT.
Parking is available in either the North or South Parking garages (see the UConn
website for a map and parking details www.uconn.edu).

Our garden is a secret, open to all, but visited by few. A shady place
surrounded by a wall, built as a gift for the University President many years
ago.  You won’t find any red flowers here, or yellow or pink, but gorgeous blues
and whites beguile with heavenly scents and sights, celebrating The University
of Connecticut.

We start our walk with a visit to Jonathan, the Uconn Husky mascot. He has his
own little garden tucked between the Big Dome and the Big Pool.  Climb up and
give him a pat, then follow his gaze and carefully cross the street.

Look for the key imbedded in the stone, with three Greek letters, all alone.
Follow the trail eastward as it curves beside the wall, then take the main road
east until you come to the great circle with the seal. (Hint- it’s under your
feet!)

Keep heading east as the main way narrows down the slope.  You will come to the
brick walk where cars can turn in a circle, take care to stay out of their way
on the north sidewalk. Follow the curve, then dip down the small path that
continues east. Take the high road or the low, but follow it around to the east
side of the building with the odd black windows.  The Secret Garden is enclosed
in the old stone wall below.

  In every season there is something to see, Crocus and Hyacinth give way to
Alliums and Lily-of-the-valley.  Blue Delphiniums and white Cleone to fall
foliage and winters snows.  It is a peaceful place, sit and relax, and when you
are ready, find the bush in the corner that never loses its leaves.  The
letterbox is hidden at the base of the tree behind. Take care not to trample the
plants. You might want to hop over the wall from the back, in a discrete ‘I’m
not doing anything’ kind of way. Stamp in private, then return the box to it’s
resting place for others to discover.



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New letterbox: Lighthouse Series Box # 4
Lewes, Sussex County, DE
Placed by: Jessica
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Box # 4 The name of the Lord is a strong Tower the righteous run into it and
they are safe Rroverbs 18:10 This is the fourth in  the series written for 2-3
grade students at Lighthouse Christian School and for all of you.  We're
teaching them compass skills and turning them onto Letterboxing!  Grab your
compass and the clues to Box 1-4 in this series,  Make sure you have the Map of
Cape Henelopen State Park with you. Get it by stopping at the Nature Center.  \
Begin this box on the timbers at the S end of the POINT parking lot Where the
ferries cross from bay to sea
two lighthouses you will see.
Red to the West behind the pine tree
White to your right at the edge of the sea.
Look to the N now fall in line
To the Dune fence you'll step about 39.
Look at the blue and the sand before you.
If you have time a beach visit is fine.
If you are ready to hunt & a box you do seek
its time to SE it and take a quick peak,
At the radar tower that does tower over the pines.
Hug the dunes as you stay in line
Just a little until you come to a dog and bird sign.
Turn SW carefully "cross"  12 discipling steps.
to the "ONE WAY" that's best.
YOu know, believers, who we are speaking of ,
IT's Jesus! the Only One Way that we LOve!  He is our treasure..
And this is where you will find yours too!!

Because of the traffic area (heavier in the summer) we placed this box on the
outskirts of  the base of the lone pine WNW back across the road.  Let us know
what you think of this series and how you found the boxes.  Have Fun!


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New letterbox: Lighthouse Series Box #3
Lewes, Sussex County, DE
Placed by: Jessica
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
Beging by picking up a map at the Nature Center of Cape Henelopen State park.
Also avail. at the park office.
Come... and let us walk in the Light of the LOrd.  Isaiah 2:5

Overflow parking at the "Pier"
walking NW on the path you'll begin here
5 Lamp posts will be on your right
at the pavillion marvel
at the two- lighthouse sight.
If you brought some hotdogs
you can grill them here
have a sit down picnic
at the table near
Travel NE to the blue and white sign
A quarintine poster you will find
Having trouble rhyming these
so simply follow them if you please.
8 steps North
then 16 E NE Stop and continue SE to the apex of the dune.
Be sure to view the wisteria on your S side.
Buzzing bumbles are so happy,
don't get nervous, don't get slappy.
Proceed E SE to the long black log.
At the fork facing you
here's what you can do
take the E fork
and up the hill for you
When you get to the top
take a rest on the rock
when your rest is complete
look under your seat.
Wasn't that fun?  your quest is done.
please let us know what you thing.


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New letterbox: Kirby and Friends Letterbox Series
Sharon, Norfolk County, MA
Placed by: Cavy Lovers
Clues located at:
http://home.comcast.net/~adelcoll/letterboxing/Kirby_friends.html
Link: <a
href="http://home.comcast.net/~adelcoll/letterboxing/Kirby_friends.html">home.co\
mcast.net/~adelcoll/letterboxing/Kirby_friends.html</a>

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New letterbox: Daddy's Girls
Ninety Six, Greenwood County, SC
Placed by: GreyCrazy
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
This box requires a short off-trail walk.  Creeping critters like ticks are
common in the south all year long-—I hope you really enjoy the find but be sure
to spray well!

Terrain and Clues should be very easy, but the offtrail walk probably limits
it's wheelchair accessability.  The park is dog friendly though, and this find
will probably take you about 15 minutes maximum once you reach the park.  I'd
describe it as pretty darn close to a driveby.  :-)



Visit Lake Greenwood State Park, located on Highway 702 about 10 minutes south
of Ninety Six, SC.  There are two entrances- just make sure you use the large,
‘normal’ front gate (it’s obvious).

Stop at the front gate and pay your admission of $2 each adult.  This is
standard admission for SC State Parks.

Make the first turn by following the directional signpost toward Shelter 1. 
Then, take the first road to the left.

The road will curve through a small parking lot and straight into a little road
following the edge of the lake.  Stop in the middle, next to the square stone
fishing area, and enjoy the great view!  While there, look to your left and
count how many terraces you can see from this spot.

Continue on the little fun drive, up around the hill and stop again at the top. 
(This is cute, in a ‘gee, do I really get to drive here’, kinda way.)  Be sure
to enjoy that new view again!  Look to your right and carefully count how many
stone pillars you can see for the porch.

Finish your little circle and park in the lot at the bottom.

Find the tree guarding the southwestern corner of the parking lot.

Next, multiply the number of terraces by the number of stone posts.  Stand in
the middle of the pavement, level with the tree guardian, and walk uphill that
many small steps.

Look to your left and find the tree offroad that lost it’s hat.  Walk to that
tree.

>From there, find the tree that couldn’t decide whether it wanted to grow with
one trunk or two.  Walk to that tree and stand on it’s left side.

Next, look from that tree to your left again, and find the tree that couldn’t
decide if it wanted to grow up or out.  If you walk to the correct place you can
stand under the tree.

Look forward now, one more time, parallel to the lake.  Ahead you’ll see your
destination.  A very large uprooted tree can be seen in direct line from where
you’re standing.  The tree is protected it’s treasure underneath.



This box was planted by my sister and I, in loving memory of our father and our
days at the lake together.  You can email either one of us with box problems or
questions at GreyCrazy1@... or ErVetChick@....  We hope you enjoy
it!



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New letterbox: Heron's Habitat
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI
Placed by: Wisconsin Hiker
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
Time:  ~ 2 hours if hiking (about 5 miles roundtrip).  Can also be biked.

Terrain:  Easy, although some bushwhacking at the end to get to box.

This box is located in the state park named for Nicholas Perrot, but is accessed
via the wildlife refuge to the north of the park.

When entering the refuge, take the paved road towards the office, and then turn
left onto the gravel road toward Kiep’s Island and the Boat Landing.  After a
STOP sign, don’t turn right towards the boat landing, but instead continue
straight into a parking area for Lower Diversion Dike.

Hike or bike the dike roadway and observe the various birds and wildlife along
the way.  We’ve seen deer, muskrats, herons, egrets, eagles and many other bird
species.  There are many Great Blue Herons along the Mississippi River,
especially during their spring and fall migrations.  At the end of the dike you
meet Trempealeau Mountain "the mountain whose foot is bathed by water (La
Montagne Qui trempe a L'Eau)".  Park your bike and then proceed on foot along
the path leading straight in.  You’ll cross a small rock field, then a fallen
tree.  After stepping over the tree, take a bearing of 150 degrees.  Walk 50-55
paces in this direction to the 15’-20’ base of a broken tree, crossing another
fallen tree on the way.  The box can be found in the heart of the upright tree
base.



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New letterbox: Shubert Marsh
Killingworth, Middlesex County, CT
Placed by: Fish-or-Man
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Follow the clues for my SUMMER MEMORIES box until you come to the ledge
overlooking the marsh i talk about.Find a way to the bottom of the ledge.Then go
south along the edge of the pond unti you see a couple of boulders. It is hidden
in between the closest two.

Another example of my poor carving skills is here: I accedentaly cut away the T
in shubert. youll need to add it with a marker. Sorry, I didn't want to waste
the piece of carving material.

Now Continue the clues to summer memories.


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New letterbox: Every Day is Earth Day
Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Placed by: Dagonell
Box webpage located at:
www-cs.canisius.edu/~salley/Letterboxing/miscellaneous.html#BotanicalGardens

Clues:
Buffalo's South Park Botanical Gardens were designed by landscape architect
Fredrick Law Olmsted, who also designed New York City's Central Park. His
designs for Buffalo's parks including Front Park (now Delaware Park), Parade
Park (now Martin Luther King Park), and South Park were displayed at the 1876
Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

The glass conservatory is a tri-domed steel frame building based on the Crystal
Palace and Kew Gardens Palm House in England. It was one of the largest public
greenhouses in the country. It was completed in 1899 and gained national fame
during the 1901 Pan American Exposition. Less than a dozen Victorian greenhouses
survive today.

In addition to the glass conservatory, the park was designed with a large pond
for boating, numerous walking paths, a ring road for horse carriages and a
bandstand for public performances. Alas, the boat dock, bandstand and walking
paths were never built. The ring road is now paved for cars. A nine-hole golf
course was added to the property in 1915. It probably sees more visitors now
than the conservatory does. :(

Clues:
A really bad slice on the seventh tee could send your ball into the pond.
But if you're lucky, you won't have to go any further than the hollow log.


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New letterbox: wet linsmore
???, Mystery County, MA
Placed by: p
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  in a park that sounds high
  east of the western rocks where a single berry grows
  north of the pig that passed away
  is a rocky stream

(you don't need a token for THIS)

find the "T" thats always wet
the one furthest from the king



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New letterbox: Beaver-Rail
Hudson, Hillsborough County, NH
Placed by: Barry
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Clues to the Beaver Rail LB

	 Get to Rt 111 from either Rt 93 or from Rt 3 in NH.  Rt 111 in Hudson  is known
as Central St.
	 Kimball Hill Rd goes south from Rt 111 towards the town of Pelham.  Speare Rd
is on the right,1.3 miles from Rt 111.  You can also get to this site from NH
Rt128 (Mammoth Rd),in Pelham,NH.  From Mammoth Rd, turn onto Keyes Hill Rd
towards Hudson.  At .09 miles Keyes Hill Rd turns into Kimball Hill Rd at the
Hudson town line. At 1.7 miles,turn left onto Speare Rd.
	 Just after house # 61 at .04 miles, is the trail head on the left, same side of
the road as house # 61. The road here is hilly and windy. Although there is not
too much traffic,be careful and find a place to pull off the road just a little
past the trail head on the right, or go a little further down the road to a
safer place, turn around and park just before the trail head, pulling completely
off the road.
	 Take the trail in and after only a few steps it turns sharply left. The trail
here goes very straight.You are now on an old rail bed. It was called the
Lawrence(MA)-Nashua(NH) Electric line. It was opened around 1906.
	 Although the tracks and ties have been removed, if you look carefully, you may
find a railroad spike lying in the dirt here or there. You will also see lots of
wildlife signs on this trail. I have seen deer tracks, coyote scat, horse hoof
prints, birds of prey, blue herons, and of course lots of signs of beaver.
	 Anyway, walk along the track bed past a small broken down beaver dam on the
right. In the spring this trail can be a little wet, and the small brook will be
running noisly through the gap in the dam. In summer things dry out a bit. After
a few minutes a path breaks off towards the right, but continue on
straight.Cross a makeshift bridge of corrugated steel over a small stream, note
the old stone work that used to be the base of the original bridge for the
rails.
	 Soon after the bridge, you’ll see a very large beaver dam on the left, with a
decent sized pond behind it. In the middle you’ll see a beaver lodge. If you’re
enjoying the trail, walk a little further along and towards the end of the pond,
you’ll see a much larger beaver lodge. The whole length of this trail from where
you started to the other end where it comes to another road is about one mile,
although that’s a guess.
 	  To find the B-R-L-B go back to the large dam.  Standing on the trail with the
large dam just to your right, walk around 54 steps (21 of MY steps took me to
the first of two fence posts on the right side of the trail) til you see a large
stump of a tree with some large rocks just behind it on the left.  Go around the
right side of the rocks to the back side and look at where the two rocks meet.
There is a pretty good space right under where the two rocks  come together.
Down low is the Beaver Rail box.
                                         Hope you enjoyed this little trip…….let
me know what you think, at Countbaa @ adelphia.net



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New letterbox: South of Home
Killingworth, Middlesex County, CT
Placed by: Fish-or-Man
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
Easy hike in Chatfield Hollow state park. 10-15 min so get the clues to all of
my boxes here.

Your companion on this journey home is a little canary flying too fast to
clearly see. He leads you on a journey backwards on his own little trail. Find
#11 and get a bearing of 280. Follow it to a rocky outcrop. Your treasure is
under the rock that is next to the two sister tree.

  Remember something:My house can not be any more southerly than this point.


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New letterbox: Gordon MacRae Letterbox
Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE
Placed by: irishtinker
Clues located at:
http://webpages.charter.net/magicmoment/gordonmacrae.htm
Link: <a
href="http://webpages.charter.net/magicmoment/gordonmacrae.htm">webpages.charter\
.net/magicmoment/gordonmacrae.htm</a>

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New letterbox: Journey of the Saints 6
Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE
Placed by: irishtinker
Clues located at:
http://webpages.charter.net/magicmoment/journeysaints6.htm
Link: <a
href="http://webpages.charter.net/magicmoment/journeysaints6.htm">webpages.chart\
er.net/magicmoment/journeysaints6.htm</a>

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New letterbox: Journey of the Saints 7
Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE
Placed by: irishtinker
Clues located at:
http://webpages.charter.net/magicmoment/journeysaints7.htm
Link: <a
href="http://webpages.charter.net/magicmoment/journeysaints7.htm">webpages.chart\
er.net/magicmoment/journeysaints7.htm</a>

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New letterbox: Bridge to Nowhere
MOUNT TREMPER, UlsterCounty, NY
Placed by: budster
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
Placed by Budster on 5/4/2004 @ 6:30pm

This box is rated: M5 T1-2 L2 A1 C2 D1 H1 S1 P1 E2

General Area: Between the towns of Boiceville and MT. Tremper

Directions: From the South - 1.5 miles passed the OCS in the center of
Boiceville. From the North - Right next to the Mt. Pleasant Cemetary

******************  DAY USE Area *********************

Picnic tables but no facilities

Park by the sign-in register box , if you like.  This area is sandwitched
inbetween the mountains of Mt. Pleasent and Mt. Tobias.

Follow the path that starts off with numbers on posts.

#1 post is in the beginning,then #2 follows and #3 until you get to the turn at
the cemetary. Here you can view Mt. Tremper. Notice the hump (bump) at the top
of the mountain...that is where the MT. Tremper letterbox is...but we don't care
about that one right now.

Around the turn we cross a road ( this is where the short-cut point is) then
down a short bank and on to new numbers again.

The letterbox is by the second set of numbers. (#2) Stop here and notice an old
tree that has fallen down to the front right. Now the letterbox is guarded by a
FROG and is located about 10 feet on the left behind one double set of ASH
trees.

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Becarefull with dogs off lease by the "Bridge to Nowhere" . The banks along
Right side of the path on the banks that face the main road  have lots of old
barb wire in the open , not far from where you will be walking. Also the FROG is
in an area were poisen ivy grows.


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New letterbox: The Oglebay
Wheeling, Ohio County, WV
Placed by: Tracey
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
When in Wheeling, follow state route 88 to Oglebay park.

Turn right at the first entrance into the park.

Follow the main road past the Good Zoo.  Now it gets a little

difficult (but not much).  The letterbox is located between the

Good zoo (on the zoo's side of the road) and the kiddie boat pond

(not on that side of the road).  Find Charlie Brown flat on his back

and the letterbox is 20 paces East of Chuck.  The blockhead apparently

kicked the letterbox into the bushes.  Watch for critters and recover

the box with leaves when finished.

PS.  This letterbox is an orphan.  We can only check on it once every

four months or so.  If anyone in the area would like to adopt it,

please let us know.


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New letterbox: Sound's of Music
Ceredo, Wayne County, WV
Placed by: narogen
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Exit I-64 At the Kenova/Ceredo Exit, if exiting East turn Left at the bottom of
the Exit. If Exiting from the West turn right at the bottom of the Exit. Goto
the last Red light (U.S.60). Turn right Follow until you reach Tudar's Biscuit
World and turn right, follow until you reach the railroad tracks take the first
Right, follow until you reach Paul T. Billups Memorial Park.
  At the first parking area park and walk around the track till you come to the
Bandstand walk around to the back to the Electrical box take a reading of 60
degrees and take 1 pace. dig in the saw dust in the base of the large tree. and
you will find "Sounds of Music".
  Please Drop a line and let Me no how it is doing.
  And recover with saw dust as you found it. Thank you.

Look for"Peace"Ful at Kenova...


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New letterbox: Axtell Creek
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI
Placed by: azobox
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  Axtell Creek

A brief walk in an urban oasis.

Some background:
Axtell Creek begins in underground springs near Maple Street &
Crosstown Parkway in the city of Kalamazoo.
The City operates wells and pumps in the area.
Axtell Creek sub watershed joins Portage Creek and eventually meets
the Kalamazoo River. Axtell Creek has benefited from work by local environmental
activists. The group has cleaned up the banks of the creek and
removed invasive plant species. Water birds and indigenous plants
are returning. It's a gem. Public awareness is greatly heightened by
the group's work and by a project by Maple Street Magnet School
science students. Visit the school's innovative rainwater capture
site at the east side of the school building.

Getting there: Consult Mapquest or other mapping programs to locate
the intersection of Crosstown Parkway and Maple Street. It's near S.
Westnedge and Howard streets.
Park on Maple Street, west of Crosstown.

Clues:
Walk the sidewalk on Crosstown Parkway south from Maple Street.
There is woods on your right.
There is a clearing mowed in the lawn; it's between large lilac
bushes. The clearing leads to a pathway which snakes left then right
into the wooded area to the west.
You'll cross over several sapling logs on the trail.
Shortly you come to a small clearing. Just ahead you can see the
remnants of a road.
When the road and the trail meet, look to the left.
It's not Downing Street, but the number's right.
Go until you're standing aligned with the door.
Now the number of times the number appears times the number.
Those steps northward.
See a grouping of 4 trees on your left.
At the northside base of the largest is the cammo-covered Axtell Creek minibox.
While you're here, look around. You'll see and hear the origins of Axtell Creek.




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New letterbox: Find Beto
Puerto Viejo de Telamanaca, Costa RicaCounty, CSR
Placed by: MDMT
Box webpage located at:

Clues:


Find Beto (pronounced Bay-toe) in Puerto Viejo de Telamanca.  That’s all.  Just
ask the locals there.  You may need to remind him about what letterboxing really
is, because he probably doesn’t get many letterboxers coming to Costa Rica to
see him.


Beto was my surfing instructor and an all around great guy.  This guy moved from
Uruguay to Costa Rica to truly live the tranquilo Costa Rican lifestyle and
teach surfing.  He’s a very laid back, nice guy, who is well known in this
extremely small town.  If you want to learn how to surf, this is your man to
find.

Puerto Viejo is a nice little town along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica where
people intend to stay only a short time, but often end up staying for weeks.  It
could possibly be the most laid back place I’ve ever been to.  It's got some
great food, also.  It’s a good place to be stationed because it’s very close to
Cahuita national park and Manzanillo, two great places to check out.

Tell Beto that Kevin says hello (if he remembers me) and that I’m practicing my
surfing.

If you find this letterbox or are thinking of looking for it, email me at
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New letterbox: Caboose
Bonner, Missoula County, MT
Placed by: Judy
Box webpage located at:

Clues:
  This box is located just off I-90 in Two Rivers Community Park near Bonner. 
After reading the sign by the caboose in the parking area, take the trail under
the railroad tracks & I-90 for a nice walk on the Lupine loop.  Along the way
you'll find lots of nice benches where you can sit, rest, and enjoy the view. 
These benches were donated by fine folks and businesses in the area.  Find the
bench that was donated by someone or thing that might have been able to help
save the Milwaukee Road.  Well in all honesty I'm sure the railroad did ask for
such help but was told "no more."  Sit for a moment on this bench.  Nearly
straight ahead  of you at about 15 paces is a burnt sawn off stump.  Look behind
the stump and under some rocks for the Caboose letterbox.  Be careful it's steep
getting to the stump.


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