Town: Waynesville
County: Haywood

CLUE DIFFICULTY: Easy
TERRAIN: Moderate
ESTABLISHED: August, 2002

The Mount Pisgah Fledglings, who formerly resided on Mount Pisgah in 
Massachusetts (until their letterbox was stolen several times), have flown south. 
They invite you to visit their new home in beautiful western North Carolina.

BOX UPDATE AS OF JULY, 2003:
Looks like the fledglings have taken flight yet again. Two different letterboxers have recently reported that this box is missing.  I'm pretty sure it's gone, because they were in exactly the right spot and should have found the box. I don't know when we will be able to replace it.  But the view at the summit is beautiful, so do the hike anyway!

DIRECTIONS: Take the Blue Ridge Parkway to Mount Pisgah.  There is a sign 
indicating the entrance to the parking area, which is near milepost
408 on the parkway.  It is a couple minutes’ drive from the Pisgah Inn in 
Waynesville and about a 30-minute drive west of Asheville.

CLUE:  Locate the Mount Pisgah Trail, which is marked by a large sign at the far 
end of the parking area.  Hike to the summit.  The hike is easy at first but 
towards the summit it becomes moderately strenuous.  The trail is easy to follow 
but often rocky, so overall we would describe the terrain as moderate but not 
difficult.

About five minutes BEFORE you reach the summit, in a clearing on the righthand 
side of the trail, you will see a very large (8 to 10 feet long) boulder that is 
split in half.  Directly across from this clearing and the split boulder, a few 
feet to the left of the trail, are two gnarled oak trees.  The letterbox resides 
under a cairn of stones at the base of the further oak tree. 

This hike took us 90 minutes round trip, including the time spent taking pictures 
and viewing the mountains at the summit.

Please email bsennott@crocker.com and/or betseysen@hotmail.com if you find this 
box.  Thanks!

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