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Crabtree Park Letterbox Series LbNA #23223 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jun 18, 2006
Location:
City:Dundee
County:Yamhill
State:Oregon
Boxes:3
Planted by:Murray7
Found by: spaceship passengers (2)
Last found:May 27, 2012
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFr
Last edited:Jun 18, 2006
This series of three letterboxes is located at Crabtree Park, just two miles off Hwy 99 in Dundee (a few miles west of Newberg). It would make a great stop-off picnic spot on the way to the coast and it's ideal for pets and kids. To get to the park, turn north on 9th St in Dundee and follow it up the hill (it turns into Worden Hill Rd) for two miles. Watch your odomoter as the entrance to the park is easy to miss. It will be on your left at the sign for Erath Vineyards. You will need a compass for the 2nd box.

Box #1 -- Frolicsome Fun

This first box was replaced on 7/15/06. It's better hidden and hopefully will stay put.

Note: Do not skip any of the steps unless you are prevented by physical limitations or caught in bad weather. They are all a Necessary part of the hunt.
1. Begin at the swings. If they are unoccupied, swing as high as you can. Then, if you dare, jump!
2. Next try out the slide and be sure to say "whee!" on the way down.
3. When you come off the slide you will notice off to your left a double-level stage, with a rock wall around each level. Have a race to see who can reach the upper deck first.
4. You're onstage, perform something: a song, a poem, a dance, a scene from your favorite show...
5. As you take your final bow (facing your vast audience on the field)you will notice that across the road to your left there is a wooden bridge. You'd better skip over to it.
6. From the far side of the bridge, look in a northerly direction for a many-trunked maple at about 35 steps. Looks fun to climb, doesn't it? In the crook of the tree hides the box.

Box #2 -- Did You Bring a Net? Letterbox

I hope you brought a net. How else will you find the talking amphibian that will lead you to the box?
Okay, I'll give you some hints.
There is a murky pond at one end of the park, the home of frogs, newts, and other slimy somebodies. You may hunt for critters later, for now go to the bridge at the pond.
Stand on the end of the bridge facing the parking lot. If you make a 90 degree turn to your right (away from the pond) you'll notice a huge stump about ten paces in front of you. Walk lightly out to the stump and stand on the earth just above it (avoid the swampy muck and the lower, smaller stump that is in the muck).
This is the place to get out your compass. Once you've established the direction of north, set a course at about 300 degrees (roughly NW) and take 22 paces in that direction.
Now stop and look north again, toward the covered picnic area. Directly in front of you are two mossy, ivy-covered trees that jut our at sloping angles. Search at the roots of the farther tree and under some debris, you'll find the box.

Box #3 -- Crabtree Park Letterbox

At the east end of the pond, on the opposite side of the road, you'll notice a wood bridge that begins a walking trail up the hill. This is where you should begin.
Climb the wooden steps, being careful to count them as you climb. When you reach the top there will be a bench to rest and calculate.
How many steps did you count? Take the number of steps and subtract 13. Have you got the new number? Now double it. This is the number of paces you'll take from the bench until you come to a tree that has fallen across the path. Ignore any other paths that will take you off the main path (don't take the uphill path at about 65 paces).
So you've come to the tree in the trail. Do you remember how many paces you took from the bench? Cut that number in half. After you step over the tree, you will take that many paces along the same trail. When you stop, you should be very close to one of the larger, greyer trees in the wood, on the left hand side of the trail.
From this lovely old tree, look directly uphill. About ten paces up the hill you will notice a ring of five larger trees and a couple of smaller ones. On the right side of the ring is a smaller broken off tree that stands about 5 feet high. Just below this snag is one of the five ring trees. And hidden at its base, under some debris, is your box.

Happy hunting and let me know when you've found them! These are some of my first attempts at handcarved stamps. -tyrarachele@comboard.com