Grand Monadnock LbNA #9356
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Add Location| Owner: | DrewFamily    |
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| Plant date: | Sep 5, 1999 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Jaffrey |
| County: | Cheshire |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Boxes: | 9 |
| Found by: | Atom 118 (2) |
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| Last found: | Jun 11, 2023 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Dec 20, 2015 |
(Sorry, no pets allowed).
Are you ready to hike? There are no "easy" trails here: hiking a mountain like Monadnock can be a wonderful experience as long as nothing goes wrong. Always bring along plenty of water (2 quarts per person), a flashlight, extra clothing, rain gear, energy snacks, and a first aid kit. As our daughter says, "I always pack enough water. Then I add a bottle."
Special thanks to the amazing Park Rangers and their staff, whose dedication and hard work make Mount Monadnock one of the most beautiful places in New England!
Grand Monadnock No. 1
September 5, 1999
On Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, there are as many interesting ways to summit as there are people climbing. Pick a favorite, and from the summit descend on the Pumpelly Trail, past the Red Spot Trail, to the Sarcophagus, called by some "The Boat."
From the western end of this glacial erratic, sight a smaller knee-high rock at bearing 340° and search closely for your prize.
Grand Monadnock No. 2
September 3, 2000
To find our second Mount Monadnock Letterbox, look at the junction of the Red Spot Trail and the Cascade Link, where there lives a stone wall. Standing in the Cascade Link downhill from the intersection and looking uphill at the Red Spot Trail, the Cascade Link turns sharply right and passes through the stone wall. On the other side, turn right (facing back downhill) and take a few steps along the face of the wall. The letterbox is hidden low to the ground behind a flat rock in the wall.
Grand Monadnock No. 3
September 3, 2001
(Confirmed Missing)
At Emerson's Seat, on the Cliff Walk half-way between the Thoreau and Do Drop Trails, from your perch in the center, spot a half dome at 245° and a tilted block at 020°. Peek under the northern lip of the tilted block for your poetic reward.
Grand Monadnock No. 4
September 3, 2001
On Lost Farm Trail, just north of Parker Trail, spot a beautifully split rock with a tree growing inside on the eastern side of the trail. Your treasure is in the stone wall on the uphill side of the rock, and contains a bonus stamp carved by Ned (9 years old). Please leave the extra stamp, as it's not a hitch hiker, and Ned will want to check it on his next visit.
Grand Monadnock No. 5
September 1, 2002
Falcon Spring is one of our favorite places in the world: in the early morning it is the spot that launches adventure, and in the late evening, it is a comfort zone welcoming us home. Since it's often crowded, the letterbox is a few hundred yards away.
Drink some cool mountain spring water and then head southeast on the Cascade Link a short way to the Harling Trail on your right. Turn to 140° there. The trail meanders downhill a bit -maybe 50 yards- and then drops a little more steeply and bends to the right (south). A dozen or so steps down the steep, find an old cedar water bar across the trail. To the left at 130° the low bit of ledge has a butt-end pointing 180° just off trail. The Falcon Spring letterbox is nestled there.
Grand Monadnock No. 6
September 2, 2002
This one is half-way down the Harling Trail from the Falcon Spring Letterbox. You'll come to an intersection with a shortcut back to the state park campground. Turning back up the Harling Trail a dozen steps or so, a flowing jumble of ledge breaks against the forest floor like a wave on shore. Rock-step (to protect the fragile ecosystem here) up to a large double birch and look in the uphill side.
Grand Monadnock No. 7
August 29, 2003
Finding the Graphite Mine is an adventure in itself. This historic spot is up the Cliff Walk Trail from Emerson's Seat. Turn down into the old mine area and notice the rocky ramp that was used to roll kegs of graphite down the mountain. From the western end where the ramp peters out, take 8 steps east-southeast back along the wall. The Graphite Mine Letterbox is planted low, under a big quartz boulder.
Grand Monadnock No. 8
August 30, 2003
(Confirmed missing, so sad)
Here's our latest, with stamp art by Ned (11 years old). At the junction of the *** Trail and the *** Trail, look 12 steps southwest under a low lying shard of schist. As always, please be sure to stay on the rock surfaces to protect this fragile alpine environment.
Grand Monadnock No. 9
September 3, 2004
Find this box at Monte Rosa in the cairn that holds up the weather vane. It's down in the southeast corner, nestled up against the flat ledge, with three or four layers of rock hiding it. These cairns tend to grow over the years, so be careful removing rocks to find it.
Grand Monadnock No. 10
September 5, 2005
At the junction of Cliff Walk and Hello Rock Trail, face south with your back to the Hello Rock Trail. Cliff Walk is off to the right and left while straight ahead is the rubbley climb up to Hello Rock. Scramble on up to the topmost point on the rock amid stunted evergreens. If you were to step off southwards from here you would have a five or six foot drop. The box is right down there, but don't jump! Follow the path on your left (Cliff Walk) and find it down on the right in a hole covered by a platter of stone.
Grand Monadnock No. 11
September 5, 2011
On the Red Spot Trail, just above the Old Ski Path, cross over a few man made water channels. Just as the trail turns left, find the remnants of a stone wall. Step around behind it and find the box down low.
Are you ready to hike? There are no "easy" trails here: hiking a mountain like Monadnock can be a wonderful experience as long as nothing goes wrong. Always bring along plenty of water (2 quarts per person), a flashlight, extra clothing, rain gear, energy snacks, and a first aid kit. As our daughter says, "I always pack enough water. Then I add a bottle."
Special thanks to the amazing Park Rangers and their staff, whose dedication and hard work make Mount Monadnock one of the most beautiful places in New England!
Grand Monadnock No. 1
September 5, 1999
On Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, there are as many interesting ways to summit as there are people climbing. Pick a favorite, and from the summit descend on the Pumpelly Trail, past the Red Spot Trail, to the Sarcophagus, called by some "The Boat."
From the western end of this glacial erratic, sight a smaller knee-high rock at bearing 340° and search closely for your prize.
Grand Monadnock No. 2
September 3, 2000
To find our second Mount Monadnock Letterbox, look at the junction of the Red Spot Trail and the Cascade Link, where there lives a stone wall. Standing in the Cascade Link downhill from the intersection and looking uphill at the Red Spot Trail, the Cascade Link turns sharply right and passes through the stone wall. On the other side, turn right (facing back downhill) and take a few steps along the face of the wall. The letterbox is hidden low to the ground behind a flat rock in the wall.
Grand Monadnock No. 3
September 3, 2001
(Confirmed Missing)
At Emerson's Seat, on the Cliff Walk half-way between the Thoreau and Do Drop Trails, from your perch in the center, spot a half dome at 245° and a tilted block at 020°. Peek under the northern lip of the tilted block for your poetic reward.
Grand Monadnock No. 4
September 3, 2001
On Lost Farm Trail, just north of Parker Trail, spot a beautifully split rock with a tree growing inside on the eastern side of the trail. Your treasure is in the stone wall on the uphill side of the rock, and contains a bonus stamp carved by Ned (9 years old). Please leave the extra stamp, as it's not a hitch hiker, and Ned will want to check it on his next visit.
Grand Monadnock No. 5
September 1, 2002
Falcon Spring is one of our favorite places in the world: in the early morning it is the spot that launches adventure, and in the late evening, it is a comfort zone welcoming us home. Since it's often crowded, the letterbox is a few hundred yards away.
Drink some cool mountain spring water and then head southeast on the Cascade Link a short way to the Harling Trail on your right. Turn to 140° there. The trail meanders downhill a bit -maybe 50 yards- and then drops a little more steeply and bends to the right (south). A dozen or so steps down the steep, find an old cedar water bar across the trail. To the left at 130° the low bit of ledge has a butt-end pointing 180° just off trail. The Falcon Spring letterbox is nestled there.
Grand Monadnock No. 6
September 2, 2002
This one is half-way down the Harling Trail from the Falcon Spring Letterbox. You'll come to an intersection with a shortcut back to the state park campground. Turning back up the Harling Trail a dozen steps or so, a flowing jumble of ledge breaks against the forest floor like a wave on shore. Rock-step (to protect the fragile ecosystem here) up to a large double birch and look in the uphill side.
Grand Monadnock No. 7
August 29, 2003
Finding the Graphite Mine is an adventure in itself. This historic spot is up the Cliff Walk Trail from Emerson's Seat. Turn down into the old mine area and notice the rocky ramp that was used to roll kegs of graphite down the mountain. From the western end where the ramp peters out, take 8 steps east-southeast back along the wall. The Graphite Mine Letterbox is planted low, under a big quartz boulder.
Grand Monadnock No. 8
August 30, 2003
(Confirmed missing, so sad)
Here's our latest, with stamp art by Ned (11 years old). At the junction of the *** Trail and the *** Trail, look 12 steps southwest under a low lying shard of schist. As always, please be sure to stay on the rock surfaces to protect this fragile alpine environment.
Grand Monadnock No. 9
September 3, 2004
Find this box at Monte Rosa in the cairn that holds up the weather vane. It's down in the southeast corner, nestled up against the flat ledge, with three or four layers of rock hiding it. These cairns tend to grow over the years, so be careful removing rocks to find it.
Grand Monadnock No. 10
September 5, 2005
At the junction of Cliff Walk and Hello Rock Trail, face south with your back to the Hello Rock Trail. Cliff Walk is off to the right and left while straight ahead is the rubbley climb up to Hello Rock. Scramble on up to the topmost point on the rock amid stunted evergreens. If you were to step off southwards from here you would have a five or six foot drop. The box is right down there, but don't jump! Follow the path on your left (Cliff Walk) and find it down on the right in a hole covered by a platter of stone.
Grand Monadnock No. 11
September 5, 2011
On the Red Spot Trail, just above the Old Ski Path, cross over a few man made water channels. Just as the trail turns left, find the remnants of a stone wall. Step around behind it and find the box down low.