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Comment on Search for Pumpelly Cave: Mount Monadnock by garrett

garrett — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:06:06 +0000

Near the bluffs huh? I find myself at or around Mt Monadnock very much. I’ll have to go searching for it.

Comment on Search for Pumpelly Cave: Mount Monadnock by BRIAN C

BRIAN C — Fri, 06 May 2011 22:07:55 +0000

I have climbed mt monadnock many times as a teen and found the cave first time without even knowing it existed. It is very weel hidden along the edge of the bluffs. You can stand 10 feet away and not see the entrance!! Pines are right up against the entrance and there is a very heavy wooden door with a large chain on it to seal the entrance. Inside was a small potbelly stove and two beds as a bunk. The log book is full of hikers that stayed there and my name is in there also now. Several garden tools where there and soom food in jars. Not much else is there but it was still cool. I found it when I was 14 and now I am 51 and I plan to go back after all these years and see if I can find it again. There is also a cabin up there!!

Comment on Search for Pumpelly Cave: Mount Monadnock by CellPirate

CellPirate — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:19:13 +0000

I’ll give everyone a great hint… It is almost unthinkable to access Pumpelly Cave from the Pumpelly trail…

Try a different Trail

Comment on Search for Pumpelly Cave: Mount Monadnock by Larry Pumpelly

Larry Pumpelly — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:52:54 +0000

I would really like to go looking for the Pumpelly Cave. Since I am a bonified Pumpelly and a distant relative of the Raphael Pumpelly family it makes it more intising. I have never made it that far north. This is part of my heritage that I would like to persue. I am an avid outdoorsmans and love family history stuff. I have been to some of Raphael’s family homes in upstate New York. I will pay attention to this site to se if you ever find the cave.

Comment on Search for Pumpelly Cave: Mount Monadnock by Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:35:27 +0000

@Dave, We still haven't found it yet, though will likely try again in late Fall, early Winter, as I believe it will be much easier to spot without all the leaves on the trees and bushes. There's an old picture and some history on it from the 1950s and is published in the book: Monadnock: More than a Mountain and there is another picture on this site, which also claims that the cave is near Town Line Peak, wherever that is. I have never seen any plane crash wreckage but after reading the book, I seem to recall that it said it was pretty much all removed from the mountain. Good luck on your search, let me know if you find it!

Comment on Search for Pumpelly Cave: Mount Monadnock by Dave D

Dave D — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:19:16 +0000

did you ever find the cave? I can’t even find a picture on the net. My son and I are going back to look again in a couple weeks.
Have you ever seen wreckage from the plane crashes on the mountain?

Comment on Exploring Forest Hills Cemetery: Part 1 by louise botti

louise botti — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:13:17 +0000

I enjoyed it. Hope you find his stone, want to see it.

Comment on Exploring Forest Hills Cemetery: Part 1 by Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:43:01 +0000

Hmmm good point, I suppose “you” as in you the audience is part of “we” which is here with me exploring as a viewer… I don’t know, either that or I’m with my imaginary friend…

Comment on Exploring Forest Hills Cemetery: Part 1 by Ray Botti

Ray Botti — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:37:35 +0000

You keep saying “we”! Who is with you?

Comment on Exploring Forest Hills Cemetery: Part 1 by Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:41:34 +0000

Yep, as long as you don’t mind getting lost… hmm, actually I don’t think the Forest Hills Educational Trust would be happy with me encroaching on their business