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JRR Tolkien LbNA #27087 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Nov 12, 2006
Location:
City:Eugene
County:Lane
State:Oregon
Boxes:2
Planted by:Jess
Found by: 2hearts1
Last found:May 19, 2010
Status:FFFFFFr
Last edited:Nov 12, 2006
These two boxes are dedicated to the master of fantasy literature, J.R.R. Tolkien.

To the trailhead:
Begin at the Ridgeline Trailhead on Dillard Road. To get there from the university area of Eugene:
1. Take East Amazon going South
2. Turn left onto Dillard Road
3. After two hairpin curves, you will soon see a trailhead sign on the lefthand side of the road
4. After the sign, turn left onto Hidden Meadows Drive, and there will be a small parking lot for the trailhead

BE PREPARED FOR MUDDY CONDITIONS IF IT HAS RECENTLY RAINED!

To box #1:
Begin at the wooden map. Follow the trail up around the right side of the sign. When you see a path leading up to a sign that says "Stay on Trail," do not take it! Continue on straight.

When you get to the top of the first little hill, you may hear some buzzing to your left and right. Standing equidistant between the two "buzzers," you should be directly under a crossover. In front of you is a small green bush, and to its right is a pile of rocks. Tolkien is keeping warm inside of that pile.

To box #2:
After replacing the box, (while facing the rocks) take a right toward the gate. Before you get to the gate, go up when you can. Keep an eye out for a furry-armed tree on your left that is just off the path. Reach up and around the right side of it, under some leaves and debris, to find my favorite book by Tolkien. You may need some helping reaching the box if you are short.

*Hint* You should be able to see at least one (rather large) house behind you when facing this tree.

Unfortunately, there may be more than one furry tree along this path, so you may need to try more than one! This was the first that caught my attention though!

Good luck hunting, and be sure to rehide the boxes well!