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Oklahoma Centennial Series LbNA #31956 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jun 17, 2007
Location:
City:Tulsa
County:Tulsa
State:Oklahoma
Boxes:2
Planted by:Eagle Five
Found by: bnbandy (2)
Last found:Nov 23, 2007
Status:FFFm
Last edited:Jun 17, 2007
BOTH OF THESE BOXES ARE CURRENTLY MISSING

Box #1 HUNTER PARK, TULSA - This clue is the first in a series commemorating the Oklahoma Centennial. Each stamp will depict an important piece of Oklahoma history. Begin at Hunter Park off of 91st Street South in Tulsa. Pass the play equipment, walking eastward on the paved pathway. Make sure you are on the southernmost path that crosses directly by the water play park. When you come to a tree line, just past the kids’ play train, you will see an entrance into the woods. Enter the trail here. Take immediate right fork and pass a large climbing tree. Walk straight on path until you get to a fallen tree that is laying east to west and is 30-40 feet long. You may have to walk into some brush to reach the tree. Follow the tree east until it branches off. This point is about 10 feet from the top of the tree. Turn around (facing north) and walk a straight line approximately 20 steps until you reach another fallen tree trunk about 6 feet long. This one will be lying east to west as well. Look in the east end of the trunk. There you should find our “Oklahoma Centennial Series” letterbox. This one pays homage to the Choctaws, one of the five civilized tribes. The name of our state is derived from the Choctaw words “okla” meaning, “people” and “homma” meaning “red.”

Box #2 - RED BUD VALLEY NATURE PRESERVE, EAST OF TULSA This is the 2nd in a series that honors our state, which is 100 years old in this year, 2007. This box reminds the finder of our state tree. Find your way to the nature preserve called Red Bud Valley. It is open Wed.-Sun., 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. To get to Redbud Valley Nature Preserve from Tulsa take Highway 244 or Highway 44 east toward Joplin. Exit at 161st East Avenue, which is exit #237. As you come down the exit ramp, move to the left lane. At the stop sign at the bottom of the ramp, turn left, which is north. At this point you are actually on 163rd East Avenue. Go under the highway and turn left again. Go to a stop sign at 161st East Avenue and turn right. That will put you going north on 161st East Avenue. At the stop sign at Pine Street, continue straight. At the stop sign at Tiger Switch Road, go straight again. Cross two railroad tracks, and continue north. The road will descend into a wooded valley, and will cross two small bridges. The entrance to the small parking area is on the left. It is neither legal nor safe to park along the county road outside the gates. Park in the lot and look carefully: there are two entrances to the trail. They are the beginning and end of a loop, about 1 mile in length. Because of the sometimes rough, slippery and/or steep trails, it may take 1 hour OR LONGER to hike completely around the loop. To find the box, you will need to begin on the far left entrance to the trails. (not the one at the far right end of the parking lot.) Note: Going off the trail is strictly prohibited at Redbud Valley. Follow the "Main Trail." You will pass a couple of wooden signs and soon go up 3 wooden stairs. A rock overhang will be on your left as you make your way up an incline. Before long you will find that the trail has leveled off. Keep walking. You will see another "Main Trail" sign and see a large pile of brush on your left. Keep going. You will walk for awhile and notice that your are coming into a clearing. Now, look carefully. As you begin to walk into the clearing, there will be a cluster of rock on your right. There will be one distinctive rock to look for: a large U-shaped rock. IF YOU HAVE COME TO THE COMPLETE CLEARNING WHERE THE CACTUS GROWS, YOU WILL HAVE COME TOO FAR. The desired area will still have trees growing within a few feet of you, but is less dense than where you were just a few steps before. Once you locate the U-shaped rock, you will need to look left about 5 feet. Behind this rock, you will find stuffed the letterbox. Rehind well! You can backtrack from where you came from OR, if you want to see a real treat, continue on the path. We took the "Woodland Fork," and then took a right back to the Main Path. It is absolutely a stunning hike from here. (Only experienced/prepared hikers will want to take the rocky and challenging Bluff trail. WEAR BUG SPRAY. Bring water. Enjoy! (Here is a link to a map of the trail. http://www.oxleynaturecenter.org/redbuddirections.htm )