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Good Day Sunshine LbNA #30202

Owner:pawca
Plant date:Apr 20, 2007
Location:
City:Salem
County:New London
State:Connecticut
Boxes:1
Found by: Nairon
Last found:Dec 27, 2020
Status:FFFFFFFFFFaF
Last edited:Apr 20, 2007
11/6/08 - Extra pages have been added thanks to Leilani's Aunt. Other pieces probably still soggy.

The directions and part of the clues were lifted from the Connecticut State Forest Seedling Letterbox Series clues for Nehantic State Forest #11. If you haven’t checked out these letterboxes, you should. They’re great.

This box was planted on a very sunny day after a big nor’easter had gone through. It was a great day for letterboxing.

The letterbox lies behind a gated forest road in the town of Salem. Access is from East Lyme. The walk is just under a mile round trip but you should do the State Forest box too. That will take a bit longer. It is strongly suggested to wear bright orange during hunting season. The majority of hunting takes place from September to December and in parts of May.

Directions: If you will be coming from the north, at the traffic light on Route 82 and Route 85 in Salem, head south on Route 85 almost 3 miles. At the bottom of a long gradual hill, take a right onto Salem Turnpike. If you are coming from the south, take Route 85 north 1.2 miles from the junction of Route 161 in the Chesterfield section of Montville. Salem Turnpike will then be your third left.

Once on Salem Turnpike, go less than 0.5 miles and take your first left, onto Holmes Road. Holmes Road ends after 1.4 miles at gate #1 in Nehantic State Forest. Park in the parking area on left.

Clues: Walk 100’ behind gate #1 and take a right onto a dirt and stone access road.

At 0.4 miles, you will see a grassy opening on the right, just before the access road goes up a short, steep hill.

For this box, start at the top where the two “paths” meet. Go down the east path to the tree close to the left side. Sight 80 degrees along the rocks. The prize is about 6 feet up, in a crevice under some rocks.

Have fun and cover it up completely when you leave.