Thumb Mountain Letterbox LbNA #21097 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | NH Puma  |
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| Plant date: | Mar 26, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Hancock |
| County: | Hillsborough |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | J and M Boxhunters |
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| Last found: | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Status: | FFFr |
| Last edited: | Mar 26, 2006 |
About the Area:
Since its founding in 1970, the Harris Center has been bringing environmental studies to local schools throughout the school year. Classroom lessons and activities, combined with active exploration of local schoolyards and conservation land, builds a strong foundation for a continuing appreciation and respect for the natural world. Harris Center teacher/naturalists work with classroom teachers to plan age-appropriate programs for students in the elementary grades through high school. As a land trust active in conserving more than 8,800 acres, the Harris Center has worked with towns, landowners, government agencies and other conservation groups to link together a Supersanctuary consisting of over 12,000 acres of protected lands. This greenway is home to far-ranging species such as bear, bobcat and moose. Land conservation efforts focus on protecting important wildlife habitat, scenic roads, viewsheds, shoreland and other water resources, as well as linking and expanding existing blocks of protected open space. Conservation of room to roam for wildlife and hikers also protects air, soil and water quality, and a functioning natural landscape that we can pass along to future generations.
http://www.harriscenter.org/About/about.htm
Warnings:
Not to many risks here other then it can get really buggy like the rest New England. Be careful of mud in the spring, the way the ground looks can be very deceiving.
Directions:
http://www.harriscenter.org/About/directions.htm
The letter box is located on Thumb Mountain on Thumbs up trail. This is about a 3 mile round trip hike. Please refer to the map to find your way up.
http://www.harriscenter.org/About/map.htm
The Clues:
Once you get to the top of Thumb Mountain you will see a semi circle of rocks around a cairn before you get to the view. This a good place to stop and rest after the hike up. To find the box go to the left(east) side of the semi circle. Go threw the tree branches for maybe 10 feet to were the rock you are standing on drops down about a foot. If you look to the right you should see a crack in the rock that you are standing on. A little bit further to the right of the crack you should see three evergreen tree trunks. Now step down and turn around and face the crack so the trees are on your left. Look under the edge of the rock just to the right of crack.
Hope you enjoyed your hike,
Re-Hide The Box Well !!
Since its founding in 1970, the Harris Center has been bringing environmental studies to local schools throughout the school year. Classroom lessons and activities, combined with active exploration of local schoolyards and conservation land, builds a strong foundation for a continuing appreciation and respect for the natural world. Harris Center teacher/naturalists work with classroom teachers to plan age-appropriate programs for students in the elementary grades through high school. As a land trust active in conserving more than 8,800 acres, the Harris Center has worked with towns, landowners, government agencies and other conservation groups to link together a Supersanctuary consisting of over 12,000 acres of protected lands. This greenway is home to far-ranging species such as bear, bobcat and moose. Land conservation efforts focus on protecting important wildlife habitat, scenic roads, viewsheds, shoreland and other water resources, as well as linking and expanding existing blocks of protected open space. Conservation of room to roam for wildlife and hikers also protects air, soil and water quality, and a functioning natural landscape that we can pass along to future generations.
http://www.harriscenter.org/About/about.htm
Warnings:
Not to many risks here other then it can get really buggy like the rest New England. Be careful of mud in the spring, the way the ground looks can be very deceiving.
Directions:
http://www.harriscenter.org/About/directions.htm
The letter box is located on Thumb Mountain on Thumbs up trail. This is about a 3 mile round trip hike. Please refer to the map to find your way up.
http://www.harriscenter.org/About/map.htm
The Clues:
Once you get to the top of Thumb Mountain you will see a semi circle of rocks around a cairn before you get to the view. This a good place to stop and rest after the hike up. To find the box go to the left(east) side of the semi circle. Go threw the tree branches for maybe 10 feet to were the rock you are standing on drops down about a foot. If you look to the right you should see a crack in the rock that you are standing on. A little bit further to the right of the crack you should see three evergreen tree trunks. Now step down and turn around and face the crack so the trees are on your left. Look under the edge of the rock just to the right of crack.
Hope you enjoyed your hike,
Re-Hide The Box Well !!