Sam's Point Preserve

I had an awesome time Saturday at Sam's Point Preserve near Ellenville, New York. Sam's Point is the highest point of the Shawangunk Ridge, and the hike is a wonderful one with the dwarf pine barrens being terrain quite different than many of us may hike on a regular basis.

We found 6 great letterboxes, two of them mysteries by one of our favorite veteran upstate boxers. The location is not a mystery but you still need to figure out where the actual hiding places are. Six great images, great clues and a really beautiful and interesting location. When it all comes together like that, it is truly what letterboxing should be about.



Here we are heading up and out of the ice caves. Then we went on the real hike up and through the dwarf pine barrens to more boxes and a big, lumbering bear. He had no interest in us other than getting as far away from us as those fat legs could carry him. It was a great day with 'CityCyclist' and 'Little Brown Mushroom'. Thanks to LBM for the great photos. Then Sunday morning was finding two boxes in Brooklyn with a friend from out of town who was here with her son for his soccer tournament. From the dwarf pine barrens of Shawangunks Ridge to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, one extreme to the other! And today the mundane rears it's ugly head as the laundry calls out to me from the next room.