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"Rattlesnake Park" LbNA #40883 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jun 14, 2008
Location:
City:???
County:Orange
State:California
Boxes:1
Planted by:The Sherwood Family
Found by: ???
Last found:Jan 2, 2009
Status:FFFaaaa
Last edited:Jun 14, 2008
This mystery letterbox was created to introduce people to what I believe is one of the best kept secrets of Orange County.

This letterbox is located in a small community in such a fabulous location, it's a wonder more people don't know about it. We happened upon it by accident over 6 years ago while appartment hunting and fell in love with it immediately. This is a lively community with award-winning schools, a convenient location, great shopping, dining and entertainment, employment centers, beautiful parks and an extensive recreational program.

For nature enthusiasts, it is right next a park with approximately 4,000 acres of wilderness and natural open space land. Originally, it was part of the Juaneno or Acajchemem tribal land. Within the park lands are mature oaks, sycamores, and elderberry trees, two year round streams and over 30 miles of official trails. Many rare and endangered plants and animals make this park their home. This park is designated as a wildlife sanctuary.

Incorporated July 1, 2001, it became Orange County's 34th city. It did have a brief moment in the national spotlight when it came famously close to banning styrofoam cups in 2004 because of the use of dihydrogen monoxide (aka water) in its manufacturing process.

To find this letterbox, use the information above to determine the name of this beautiful little city. This city has a Town Center right in the middle that has an Edwards Movie Theater, Ralphs, Barnes and Noble, several fast food and sit-down restaurants and a bunch of small shops. Find the intersection at the south-west corner of this shopping center, the one with the Del Taco restaurant. From this intersection, head uphill (west). As you head uphill you will pass through 4 steet lights. Just as you start to come back down the other side of the hill, you will reach the 5th intersection (3-way). Turn left onto this street (C.V.) and follow it down a steep hill. When you near the bottom of the hill, you will see the entrance to a community park on the left. Park on either side of the street.

As you walk into the park, just to the left you should see the start of a brick pathway that winds its way through the middle of the park. Follow this path through the park, passing a playground area as you go. Continue to the very end of this path and find out why my kids call this park "Rattlesnake Park". While standing on the very end of the path, look 240 degrees SW. Walk about 35 paces to the base of a three-trunked tree. Just behind the tree, under the edge of some shrubs, there should be a small purple rock. You will find the box under the rock buried beneath some leaves.

As you stamp your log books, you may notice several mountain bikers and hikers passing along the path just in front of you. This spot is a trail head to some popular mountain biking and hiking trails.

Replace the letterbox as you found it.