Foothills Trail Series LbNA #3780 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Oct 6, 2002 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Orting |
| County: | Pierce |
| State: | Washington |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Planted by: | Sun Seeker  |
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| Found by: | Arboramour |
| Last found: | Sep 15, 2012 |
| Status: | FaaF |
| Last edited: | Oct 6, 2002 |
Orting
Pierce County
Washington
As of July 29, 2005 Boxes #1 and #2 have gone missing. Box #3 is still there and is very lonely. I will be carving to replace the others soon..... Sun Seeker
Level of difficulty: Clues are straight forward, but let's call this one moderate due to the overall distances involved.
The Foothills Trail is a 12-foot wide non-motorized asphalt trail/linear park suitable for bicycles, walking, in-line skates and wheel chairs. It also has a soft shoulder path for horses. When completed, the trail will extend 26 miles from McMillin through Orting and South Prairie to Buckley. It will also branch from Cascade Junction to Wilkeson and Carbonado.
This series is best done as a bike trip, since the total distance for all three boxes is about 7 1/2 miles as described. To make a longer outing, start from the McMillin trailhead, a little more than 2 miles NW of town. To cut the mileage down to easier walking distance, use the alternate trailhead (described in clues for "Ride it!") for boxes #2 and #3.
Directions: Orting is on Highway 162, south of Sumner, Washington. There are several trailheads to access the Foothills Trail, but the Clues are described from the trailhead in the town of Orting, next to the park.
NOTE: All boxes verified 1-25-04
Foothills Trail "Run it!" clues:
NOTE: This box replaced the missing "Blade it!" box (Placed in a different location)
Head SE on the trail past a skate park and out of town. Look for the one-mile rock-pile. From the stump, go toward the river, but stop at the moss covered rock. Facing the river, point to the double tree with your left hand. In the opposite direction, your right hand will point to a hidden ledge under the rock. The tupperware container is covered by bark and leaves.
Foothills Trail "Ride it!" clues:
If you are inclined to shorten the overall mileage of this excursion, head back, get the car, and drive east on 162 to the next trailhead, in the Crocker area. If you are in it for the whole enchilada, continue on the trail. Go over a bridge, through 4 stop signs and past the trailhead mentioned above. When you reach the monumental rock depicting Bob's Place, head toward the table, but half way there take a steep trail on your left toward the river. You will veer right, going approximately north. Turn left after tripping over the buried rocks in the trail. After about 8 paces, find a rock jutting out on your left. Look under the rocks under the bigger rock!
Foothills Trail "Bike it!" clues:
NOTE: This box replaced July 28, 2004.
Well, the next one is only about a mile away, so you might as well go for it too! Continue on the trail, over the road on an old trestle, over the Carbon River, over another bridge, until you run out of pavement. 7-29-05 update: The pavement now continues!
Continue on for about 0.3 miles, or about 100' past the end of the first yellow line. You will pass some trails on your left leading to South Prairie Creek, a nice wading spot if you are so inclined. (We did!) Just a little ways beyond the trails to the creek, find a trail on your right, heading about 110. Go 30-35 paces and find a group of trees that grew out of an old nurse log on your right. Look behind them, on the west side of the dead snag, in a bit of a hole!
Please hide the boxes well when finished. This is a very busy trail when the weather is nice.
Placed October 6, 2002 by Sun Seeker, DZDezi, and Sword Master
Pierce County
Washington
As of July 29, 2005 Boxes #1 and #2 have gone missing. Box #3 is still there and is very lonely. I will be carving to replace the others soon..... Sun Seeker
Level of difficulty: Clues are straight forward, but let's call this one moderate due to the overall distances involved.
The Foothills Trail is a 12-foot wide non-motorized asphalt trail/linear park suitable for bicycles, walking, in-line skates and wheel chairs. It also has a soft shoulder path for horses. When completed, the trail will extend 26 miles from McMillin through Orting and South Prairie to Buckley. It will also branch from Cascade Junction to Wilkeson and Carbonado.
This series is best done as a bike trip, since the total distance for all three boxes is about 7 1/2 miles as described. To make a longer outing, start from the McMillin trailhead, a little more than 2 miles NW of town. To cut the mileage down to easier walking distance, use the alternate trailhead (described in clues for "Ride it!") for boxes #2 and #3.
Directions: Orting is on Highway 162, south of Sumner, Washington. There are several trailheads to access the Foothills Trail, but the Clues are described from the trailhead in the town of Orting, next to the park.
NOTE: All boxes verified 1-25-04
Foothills Trail "Run it!" clues:
NOTE: This box replaced the missing "Blade it!" box (Placed in a different location)
Head SE on the trail past a skate park and out of town. Look for the one-mile rock-pile. From the stump, go toward the river, but stop at the moss covered rock. Facing the river, point to the double tree with your left hand. In the opposite direction, your right hand will point to a hidden ledge under the rock. The tupperware container is covered by bark and leaves.
Foothills Trail "Ride it!" clues:
If you are inclined to shorten the overall mileage of this excursion, head back, get the car, and drive east on 162 to the next trailhead, in the Crocker area. If you are in it for the whole enchilada, continue on the trail. Go over a bridge, through 4 stop signs and past the trailhead mentioned above. When you reach the monumental rock depicting Bob's Place, head toward the table, but half way there take a steep trail on your left toward the river. You will veer right, going approximately north. Turn left after tripping over the buried rocks in the trail. After about 8 paces, find a rock jutting out on your left. Look under the rocks under the bigger rock!
Foothills Trail "Bike it!" clues:
NOTE: This box replaced July 28, 2004.
Well, the next one is only about a mile away, so you might as well go for it too! Continue on the trail, over the road on an old trestle, over the Carbon River, over another bridge, until you run out of pavement. 7-29-05 update: The pavement now continues!
Continue on for about 0.3 miles, or about 100' past the end of the first yellow line. You will pass some trails on your left leading to South Prairie Creek, a nice wading spot if you are so inclined. (We did!) Just a little ways beyond the trails to the creek, find a trail on your right, heading about 110. Go 30-35 paces and find a group of trees that grew out of an old nurse log on your right. Look behind them, on the west side of the dead snag, in a bit of a hole!
Please hide the boxes well when finished. This is a very busy trail when the weather is nice.
Placed October 6, 2002 by Sun Seeker, DZDezi, and Sword Master