Arboretum Cow LbNA #20809 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Mar 12, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | 9801 Stonelake Blvd, Austin |
| County: | Travis |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | MLinton |
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| Last found: | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Mar 12, 2006 |
Placed by Nono Limbo
Difficulty: Kid-friendly
Distance: Short
Terrain: Paved Trail
Access: Public area that is off limits between 7:00PM and 7:00AM, so go during the day.
Arboretum Cow
The Arboretum is a shopping mall in Northwest Austin. It is located at the intersection of Research and Capital of Texas Highway.
1) Park in the main Arboretum parking lot toward the east (Barnes & Noble) side.
2) Find the series of fountains in an open area southwest of the mall. Walk down the steps until you are standing southwest of the largest fountain.
3) Walk to the cow sculptures standing in a grove of live oaks. Count the cows, and multiply by 2, this is your magic number.
4) Walk southwest to the asphalt path and follow it below the observation deck.
5) Continue to follow the path until you reach a railing with a sign that says “Slippery when wet” to your right.
6) Walk down the stone path. You will notice that the railing is divided into sections. When you reach the fourth section, count the fence posts until you reach your magic number.
7) Turn to the northeast at a heading of 60 degrees and walk 12 paces. In front of you, there is a large limestone boulder with colors ranging from gray to rust to chalk.
8) The Arboretum Cow letterbox is concealed under a pile of rocks in a crevice to the left of this boulder.
This trail can be busy on the weekends, so be discrete.
Other Things to Do
You can continue down the stone trail to the small lake and enjoy a picnic with the ducks and geese. They sometimes give out day-old bread at the Thundercloud sandwhich shop near the fountains for feeding the birds.
Amy's Ice Creams has a store near the fountains, this is a great place to enjoy a cup of ice cream.
The observation deck looks out over Capital of Texas Highway and a hilly tree-filled portion of Northwest Austin.
There is a Barnes and Noble bookstore here with a pretty good children's section.
Difficulty: Kid-friendly
Distance: Short
Terrain: Paved Trail
Access: Public area that is off limits between 7:00PM and 7:00AM, so go during the day.
Arboretum Cow
The Arboretum is a shopping mall in Northwest Austin. It is located at the intersection of Research and Capital of Texas Highway.
1) Park in the main Arboretum parking lot toward the east (Barnes & Noble) side.
2) Find the series of fountains in an open area southwest of the mall. Walk down the steps until you are standing southwest of the largest fountain.
3) Walk to the cow sculptures standing in a grove of live oaks. Count the cows, and multiply by 2, this is your magic number.
4) Walk southwest to the asphalt path and follow it below the observation deck.
5) Continue to follow the path until you reach a railing with a sign that says “Slippery when wet” to your right.
6) Walk down the stone path. You will notice that the railing is divided into sections. When you reach the fourth section, count the fence posts until you reach your magic number.
7) Turn to the northeast at a heading of 60 degrees and walk 12 paces. In front of you, there is a large limestone boulder with colors ranging from gray to rust to chalk.
8) The Arboretum Cow letterbox is concealed under a pile of rocks in a crevice to the left of this boulder.
This trail can be busy on the weekends, so be discrete.
Other Things to Do
You can continue down the stone trail to the small lake and enjoy a picnic with the ducks and geese. They sometimes give out day-old bread at the Thundercloud sandwhich shop near the fountains for feeding the birds.
Amy's Ice Creams has a store near the fountains, this is a great place to enjoy a cup of ice cream.
The observation deck looks out over Capital of Texas Highway and a hilly tree-filled portion of Northwest Austin.
There is a Barnes and Noble bookstore here with a pretty good children's section.