ValleyMeister $1000 Challenge !

A Scavenger Hunt based on
Adventures in Paradise

Exploring the Upper Connecticut Valley of Vermont & NH

River Rd., Woodstock-Quechee

History - Geology - Lore
by Foot, Bicycle & Auto

For the 2005 season author Dick Mackay has created ten scavenger hunts based on tours in his book. These outings require you to scour the local countryside - and A in P - for weathervanes, old mills, abandoned railroads and ancient monuments. You will be asked to record dates, count church spires, find "lazy windows", and read headstones in forgotten cemeteries. AND MAYBE WIN $1000.

ValleyMeisters who complete any five of the ten Hunts will be entered in a drawing for $1000 Cash Prize, to be held on January 14, 2006.

How to Participate: Go on a ValleyMeister Hunt and record your answers on the hunt page or separate sheet. When you have completed five, submit them by mail to Faculty Ridge Books, Box 567, Hanover NH 03755. Need help? Contact us at mail@newbiking.com.

Eligibility: You must be 18 years of age to participate. Entries are limited to one submission per person or group and must be received by January 7, 2006. A winner will be drawn at random from all correct entries.

Contest Rules:

The Faculty Ridge Books “ValleyMeister Scavenger Hunt $1000 Challenge is offered to participants 18 years old as of the date of the entry. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase is necessary to enter.

Promotional period begins July 9, 2005 and ends Jan. 7, 2006.

1. Entry.

THE CONTEST REQUIRES THAT THERE BE 100 ELIGIBLE ENTRIES IN ORDER TO AWARD THE PRIZE.

You may enter by downloading ValleyMeister, completing any five (or more) of the Hunts and submitting written answers to the questions to Faculty Ridge Books, Box 567, Hanover NH 03755. All entries must be received by Jan. 7, 2006. Incorrect entries will be returned. Resubmission is permitted. All correct entries become the property of the sponsor and will not be returned. One submission per person is permitted.

2. Drawing

One winner will be selected by random drawing from all eligible entries to be held on or about January 14, 2006. The winner will be notified within 7 days.

3. General Conditions

The sponsor reserves the right to judge the accuracy and eligibility of all entries. Duplicate entries will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the Sponsor’s web site, or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike manner.

4. Sponsor:

Richard Mackay, dba Faculty Ridge Books, Box 567 Hanover NH 03755

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What is ValleyMeister?

ValleyMeister is a series of fun scavenger hunts for clues to our heritage - clues that tell of our history, geology and quirkiness. Designed for ages 12 and up, these Question & Answer "quests" are designed to intrigue, to educate and occasionally to tease. They will take you out and about, up and over, and down and through both the centures and the enduring beauty of the Upper Valley. The $1000 prize will be drawn from the pool of correct entries. See Rules for more info.

How to Follow a VM Scavenger Hunts

The first eight hunts follow similarly numbered tours in Adventures in Paradise. Use the accompanying maps to find your way, which is meant to be easy. For the Two Town Hunts - Hanover/Dartmouth Campus and Woodstock - maps given out at seasonal information booths on the respective Greens but are note necessary. Each hunt will take about two hours - download and go!

White diamonds have been posted at a very few spots along the way to help you locate some of the answers. Also, before starting out be sure to read through all the questions so that you don't have to backtrack to find answers that depend on previous observation.

Whats the Gimmick?

To enter the ValleyMeister $1000 drawing you willl need to answer all of the questions correctly in at least five hunts, but not necessarily the first time around. Contact us for hints as necessary at mail@newbiking.com. Answers to the starred* questions in each hunt are found in Adventures in Paradise, which is available at regional bookstores, sport shops and by mail and phone.

What a great book! Thank you for packaging your delight and discoveries in one page of enlightenment after another. Bravo!
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New Yorker Cartoonist Edward Koren

Table of Contents

ValleyMeister Scavenger Hunts

For map, see corresponding Tour (#) in Adventures in Paradise

  1. Quinnitukut, The Long River (1, Hanover - E. Thetford)
  2. Taverns & Tack (2, Lyme-Orford/Fairlee - Thetford)
  3. Queechee Falls (6, Woodstock - Queechee)
  4. Northern Railtrail (7, Lebanon - Enfield, by bicycle)
  5. Cornish Colony (13, Plainfield - Cornish)
  6. Dam Village of Union (14, Union Village Dam - Thetford)
  7. Norwich/Gile Mt. (17, Norwich - West Norwich)
  8. Target of Opportunity (35, Royalton)
  9. Hanover / Dartmouth Campus
  10. Woodstock Village

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