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One
day the Peanuts gang decided to head off to Huntington State
Park. Upon arriving they stood at the information board
near the parking lot. As everyone sat staring at the map,
Lucy spoke up saying, "I think we should play hide and go
seek" Everyone seemed to agree. It was quickly
decided that Snoopy would stay at the information board for five
minutes while the rest of the gang ran to find the perfect
hiding spot.
(From the information board take a bearing of
150 degrees. Follow in this direction to a rock wall
behind a large tree. Snoopy is underneath a large slab of
cement on top of the wall. Stamp in discretely and
re-hide) |
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When
the time came for Snoopy to leave the information board he
headed downhill at 80 degrees in the direction he saw his
friends flee. After passing a latrine, Snoopy found
himself at a T intersection with the blue trail. After
sniffing around, Snoopy decided that everyone continued left on
the blue trail. After 55 paces, Snoopy saw the blue trail
split. He could continue straight or take the trail to the
right. Snoopy decided to go right as that was were the
scent lead. As Snoopy headed down the muddy path, he
noticed a building foundation down near the pond. Marcie
was standing on the trail inspecting the foundation very
thoroughly. Snoopy tried to sneak up on her but a twig
snapped under his paw and Marcie ran away. Snoopy ran in
fast pursuit. After the foundation he took 25 steps to a
woodpecker feast. Following Marcie's scent he walked up
the hill at 220 degrees for 25 steps and found her hiding from
his view. (Marcie is hidden on the west side of a
slanted rock) |
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Confident
in his first find, Snoopy continued along the blue trail.
After a short ways he crossed over a bridge. On the left,
Snoopy stopped at a tattoo scarred tree to give it a loving
pat. As the trail worked it's way deeper into the
woods, Snoopy came across a split rock on the right.
Standing in between the pieces of this large glacial erratic,
Snoopy noticed something move out of the corner of his
eye. Looking at 50 degrees he saw a tree with a root that
came out of the ground making a perfect seat. Stealthily
he walked over to the tree and jumped around to it's back side
scaring Linus half to death. (Linus is under a
curved rock) |
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Walking
down the blue trail, Snoopy passed a large 5 sister tattooed
tree. Snoopy noticed the scent of many letterboxers
near this tree but all of his gang had continued past this spot.
Walking along the blue trail, Snoopy crossed a bridge and came
to an intersection. Up to the left a short ways he could
see some letterboxers snooping around in the woods. The
rest of the Peanuts gang had gone right staying on the blue
trail. The trail zigs and zags for quite a
ways until it makes a sharp turn to the left and heads down
hill. After a short ways it continues to twist and turn
until intersecting the orange trail at the "Q"
marker. Looking up in front of him, Snoopy was amazed to
find 'Mini-Half-dome". Turning right on the blue
trail, Snoopy walked 30 steps and found an unmarked trail on the
left. Climbing to the top, Snoopy came to a large 'bonsai'
tree growing on the edge of the rock cliff. While he sat
enjoying the view, he heard a bird singing above him. In
the tree limbs above he found Woodstock singing. (From
the 'bonsai' tree look 150 degrees. The tree to the left
of the trail opening houses 'Woodstock' in it's roots) |
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After
making his way down from the top of the hill, Snoopy continued
his search along the blue trail. He crossed two bridges
and a small car park on the right. He made his way up
the hill only to cross another bridge and pass a large glacial
erratic on the right. Shortly after, he came to a split
in the trail. Following the scent he stayed to the right
on the blue trail. This section of the blue trail is
long and flat. After a ways, Snoopy came to an "M"
marker and a T intersection. Snoopy continued along
the blue for a short ways. Suddenly he stopped!
To his right was an oak tree which had grown strangely through
the rocks. However, this was not what made Snoopy stop
so abruptly. The wind had changed carrying with it the
scent of Sally's perfume. From the odd tree, Snoopy
looked 26 degrees to a birch tree with a large stone at it's
base and found Sally hiding. (Sally is wedged
between the large stone and the beech tree) |
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Staying
on the blue trail, snoopy passed the white trail on the
right. Only a little ways farther brought him to another
split in the trail marked with an "I". The blue
trail was the right and another white trail was on the
left. After sniffing around, Snoopy decided to go right
staying on the blue trail. The climb was exhausting.
When it seemed like he had reached the top it would twist and
rise some more. Just as Snoopy was about to quit and
return home, he heard beautiful music. Beethoven ...
Brahms ... Schubert ... Stravinsky ... all of the greatest
composers of all time! The music pushed him forward.
Snoopy knew he was close to finding Schroeder. When Snoopy
reached the top of the hill, he found on the left a large stone
with sprinkles of mica and white quartz. Realizing
Schroeder was only on the first movement of a piano concerto, he
snoopy rested for a moment. Across from his seat was an
unmarked trail that headed south into some tall pines.
When Snoopy felt well rested he followed this trail to a fire
pit. From this pit he sniffed through the woods at 60
degrees for 50 steps. Here in the cave of an erratic with
many splits was Schroeder playing with great passion, oblivious
to the fact that he had given himself away. (Schroeder
is in the cave under a pyramid rock) |
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Back
on the blue trail, Snoopy continued east heading down hill and
crossing the white. ("H" marker) The blue
trail climbs and snakes along until it intersects with a trail
of buried power lines. At this intersection, Snoopy
sniffed for a while and decided to continue at 230 degrees
downhill on the green trail. After a rocky decent, the
green trail levels out for about 30 yards. Just before
continuing down the trail which is bordered by evergreen, Snoopy
stopped at a green marker. To his right was a small 2
sister tree. Looking at 340 degrees he saw Peppermint
Patty only a few steps away trying to avoid being seen.
(Peppermint Patty is hiding in the roots of a small deciduous
tree over the edge of the hill. A small rock hides
her. Carefully stamp in and re-hide) |
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Following
the green to the bottom of the hill, Snoopy was faced with a
difficult choice but quickly decided to continue right on the
green. Heading uphill he passed a rock wall on the
right. At a rusty gate, Snoopy continued 8 steps and
turned right on the white trail. The white trail is poorly
marked but the trail is clearly worn. After a short ways,
Snoopy came to a dam and looked out across the water.
Across the way he could see a bridge as some of his friends
scurried across. With a rush of adrenaline Snoopy bolted
up the hill to his right staying on the white trail. As
the trail heads back down, he passed some split log benches on
the right. A short ways later the trail splits. To
the right was a parking lot. To the left was a trail
leading through dense mountain laurel. Taking the left he
ran down the trail and up a hill to a small clearing of
rock. Passing a 2 sister tree on his left he took a seat
in the nook of a 3 sister throne. Panting heavily he
almost missed Pig-pen to his left hiding under a slanted
rock. P-U ... I have no idea how he could miss the
smell!
(Stamp in and carefully re-hide. Pig-Pen is easily
found if replaced poorly.) |
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Dashing
down the white trail through more mountain laurel and sliding
rocks, snoopy eagerly pursued the last of his friends.
After crossing a small bridge he came to an intersection with a
"C" marker. To his left was the bridge he had
seen his friends cross. Following the white trail to the
right snoopy ran until he came to two vernal pools. Here
the trail split. The blue trail ran to the right and
left. The trail to the right lead to a parking lot.
Snoopy decided to follow the trail to the left continuing along
a chain link fence. At a T intersection Snoopy turned left
away from a small parking lot. Following the white fence
of a horse pasture, Snoopy quickly came upon three foundations
on the left of the trail. In the first he found a pump and
tank. The tank was held off of the ground by three cement
slabs. While investigating this strange place, he found
Lucy hiding behind the the northern most slab.
(Lucy is hidden under some red-orange clay) |
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Eager
to find the last of his pals and his best friend, Snoopy ran
down the trail with every last ounce of energy. Eventually
he came to an intersection with the white on the left and an
unmarked trail to the right. From the 'B' marker Snoopy
walked 32 steps at 310 degrees to a tree with a
"Conservation Commission" sign nailed to it.
However ... this is not what Snoopy was looking at.
Sitting at the end of the rock wall in front this sign was his
best friend Charlie Brown.
(Charlie Brown is hidden by some small rocks) |
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Together at last, the
Peanuts gang continued down the Blue trail until the reached the
latrine. Here they walked up the hill together and relaxed
at the information sign, happy to be in each others company.
(Secretly return the ink pad to the
Snoopy box before leaving) |
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When you have completed the
Peanuts Letterboxes please email me
about your letterboxing experience at …
Letterboxer2002@yahoo.com
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