Bethel by Night LbNA #11839
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Add Location| Owner: | Zurcher  |
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| Plant date: | Oct 27, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Bethel |
| County: | Fairfield |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Chrissy |
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| Last found: | Sep 24, 2020 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 22, 2021 |
Just in time for Halloween. This is an introduction to night letter-boxing. A very easy straightforward non-complicated night only letter-boxing experience, suitable for family and all ages. For added thrill / scare, do during Halloween. If novice, do not attempt alone, does get a bit scary. Do not do during day light., as we are not even able to find many of the tacks.Its only 6 tenths or so of a mile long, seems 8 or so year olds should be able to handle it, I was only 10 years old at the time cache was placed in 2004.
From route 302 in bethel, look for Wolfpits road. Note diamond shaped yellow trail signs
nailed to poles. Take a left after mail box #43. Road is a bit hard to see….It’s Heatherstone lane on maps, but there is no street sign. A narrow gravel road, looks like a private driveway, only need to go in about 150 feet or so. Room for two or three cars only. Please do not block the road. Best to arrive before dusk, and back into to small clearing and park.. This is the official entrance to a wildlife preserve and part of the: “Enchanted Trail”.
A minimum of two light sources are recommended. A head lamp works well, but a 2 D cell flashlight works better, focusable maglite = best. Carry spare batteries, if cold, put in pocket to keep warm. Mini maglight AA / AAA not recommended. Procedure is: from parking area, shine lights into woods and find first glint or glow tack. Walk to it, and from it, repeat procedure, finding next one and so on. Route does not necessarily follow a near straight line and does wander on and off trails.
Two reflectors [one above other] indicate a sharp turn such as at post # 1..a short distance in from parking..take a sharp left !
Note: double glints at post # 3 indicate a sharp turn right..downhill…then following yellow markers of the “Enchanted Trail”…and another right turn at post # 2
Follow the white glints and keep looking for and find the two red glints in order to locate cache, an ammo can with red reflector…under a few rocks..behind rock wall close by.
From this point , continue along white glint trail [aka “Entchanted Trail”, marked by yellow signs and yellow paint dots... ] back to car.
No serious bushwhacking is necessary.
Psst…don’t tell a soul, but this is actually a geo-cache, and a letterbox combo...
The log book is shared by both cachers and boxers.
NOTE : please download the permission or " passport " slip and display on car dashboard.
Email me about your experience.
Now..RE_READ all of this a second time..[ who pays attention to instructions anyway?]
[If unable to find / locate double red glints and arrive back at car / parking…turn around / backtrack along this enchanted trail [ about 100 to 150 feet or so? ] till you locate the single red glint [ VERY HARD TO FIND..its partly painted over with yellow paint.. } and then of course find the two red ones close by!
[In case a tack goes awol or is missing, just , ( in general ) follow existing trails. Max distance between
tacks is usually less than 100 feet, and at times, more than one reflector is visible.]
From route 302 in bethel, look for Wolfpits road. Note diamond shaped yellow trail signs
nailed to poles. Take a left after mail box #43. Road is a bit hard to see….It’s Heatherstone lane on maps, but there is no street sign. A narrow gravel road, looks like a private driveway, only need to go in about 150 feet or so. Room for two or three cars only. Please do not block the road. Best to arrive before dusk, and back into to small clearing and park.. This is the official entrance to a wildlife preserve and part of the: “Enchanted Trail”.
A minimum of two light sources are recommended. A head lamp works well, but a 2 D cell flashlight works better, focusable maglite = best. Carry spare batteries, if cold, put in pocket to keep warm. Mini maglight AA / AAA not recommended. Procedure is: from parking area, shine lights into woods and find first glint or glow tack. Walk to it, and from it, repeat procedure, finding next one and so on. Route does not necessarily follow a near straight line and does wander on and off trails.
Two reflectors [one above other] indicate a sharp turn such as at post # 1..a short distance in from parking..take a sharp left !
Note: double glints at post # 3 indicate a sharp turn right..downhill…then following yellow markers of the “Enchanted Trail”…and another right turn at post # 2
Follow the white glints and keep looking for and find the two red glints in order to locate cache, an ammo can with red reflector…under a few rocks..behind rock wall close by.
From this point , continue along white glint trail [aka “Entchanted Trail”, marked by yellow signs and yellow paint dots... ] back to car.
No serious bushwhacking is necessary.
Psst…don’t tell a soul, but this is actually a geo-cache, and a letterbox combo...
The log book is shared by both cachers and boxers.
NOTE : please download the permission or " passport " slip and display on car dashboard.
Email me about your experience.
Now..RE_READ all of this a second time..[ who pays attention to instructions anyway?]
[If unable to find / locate double red glints and arrive back at car / parking…turn around / backtrack along this enchanted trail [ about 100 to 150 feet or so? ] till you locate the single red glint [ VERY HARD TO FIND..its partly painted over with yellow paint.. } and then of course find the two red ones close by!
[In case a tack goes awol or is missing, just , ( in general ) follow existing trails. Max distance between
tacks is usually less than 100 feet, and at times, more than one reflector is visible.]