Ashes to New Life LbNA #10274
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 12, 2004 |
| Location: | La Pine State Recreation Area |
| City: | La Pine |
| County: | Deschutes |
| State: | Oregon |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Calli-K |
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| Last found: | Oct 13, 2016 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaFO |
| Last edited: | Oct 14, 2016 |
NOTE 02/28/2011: I adopted this box today because the placers (Mullers 4) had not logged in to LBNA in over 4 years, so it was put up for adoption. Since the stamp was missing, I mailed a new carve to Eccentric Shadow, who kindly placed it in the box for me on 04/13/2011 - he also replaced the huge container with a smaller one - thank you ES! The original log book is in good shape and has been left in the box, and a new book is in place for use when the original is full. If Mullers 4 happen to return and want to resume care of the box, please let me know and I will gladly hand that back over. --Calli-K
This letterbox is called "Ashes to New Life" because La Pine State Recreation Area is near the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, where you can witness how life springs anew from the ashes and lava.
From La Pine, OR, take US-97 North for 7.3 miles and turn left onto La Pine State Recreation Road. (From Bend, take US-97 South for 18.8 miles and turn right.)
Follow La Pine State Recreation Road for a few miles until you see signs for the "Big Tree." Turn right and follow the road to the "Big Tree" parking lot.
Walk the short path to the largest Ponderosa Pine in Oregon. Continue on the trail to the right of the tree and stop at the signpost. From the trail signpost, continue 85 normal steps along the trail. Look due south and see a large stump.
First make sure no one who is looking at the tree is also watching you, then walk to the stump and remove the pine needles and debris from the south crevasse of the stump. You should see the letterbox buried deep inside. PLEASE REHIDE AS WELL OR BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT SO THAT NONE OF IT CAN BE SEEN BY THOSE PASSING BY - HIGH TRAFFIC AREA.
Once you've finished stamping, you can continue on the trail up a hill and around to the parking lot. You might be interested in visiting the park's day use area, where there are picnic tables, large bathrooms, water spigots and a nice pebble beach on the Deschutes River. If you're interested in floating the Deschutes and ending up at La Pine State Park, contact Calli-K for information.
This letterbox is called "Ashes to New Life" because La Pine State Recreation Area is near the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, where you can witness how life springs anew from the ashes and lava.
From La Pine, OR, take US-97 North for 7.3 miles and turn left onto La Pine State Recreation Road. (From Bend, take US-97 South for 18.8 miles and turn right.)
Follow La Pine State Recreation Road for a few miles until you see signs for the "Big Tree." Turn right and follow the road to the "Big Tree" parking lot.
Walk the short path to the largest Ponderosa Pine in Oregon. Continue on the trail to the right of the tree and stop at the signpost. From the trail signpost, continue 85 normal steps along the trail. Look due south and see a large stump.
First make sure no one who is looking at the tree is also watching you, then walk to the stump and remove the pine needles and debris from the south crevasse of the stump. You should see the letterbox buried deep inside. PLEASE REHIDE AS WELL OR BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT SO THAT NONE OF IT CAN BE SEEN BY THOSE PASSING BY - HIGH TRAFFIC AREA.
Once you've finished stamping, you can continue on the trail up a hill and around to the parking lot. You might be interested in visiting the park's day use area, where there are picnic tables, large bathrooms, water spigots and a nice pebble beach on the Deschutes River. If you're interested in floating the Deschutes and ending up at La Pine State Park, contact Calli-K for information.