Kenmore Park Rhododendron Letterbox LbNA #5904 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 18, 2003 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Kenmore |
| County: | King |
| State: | Washington |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Painterly and 46R  |
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| Found by: | Tivoli West |
| Last found: | Jul 16, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaFm |
| Last edited: | Sep 18, 2003 |
Last reported find June 17, 2010
Kenmore Park is a home for the Washington State flower, the Rhododendron. This is a companion box to our Nipmuck Laurel Sanctuary (Connecticut State flower box for Mountain Laurel) in Union, Connecticut. Our daughter lives near Kenmore Park and while we were visiting her, we just had to plant a letterbox. Being from Connecticut, we will be thrilled to collect Pacific Northwest letterboxers’ stamps. When the book is full, our daughter will mail it to us.
Directions
Take I-405 North Take the N.E. 124th ST. exit- exit number 20B.
Take the N.E. 124th ST. ramp.(Left hand lane), LEFT onto NE 124th ST at end of the ramp.
Follow until you take a RIGHT onto 100th AVE NE.
LEFT onto SIMONDS RD NE.. SIMONDS RD becomes NE 170th ST.
Follow NE 170th Street to the Kenmore Rhododendron Park. The park entrance is fairly close to the stop light for 68th Ave NE. Here is a link to the park’s web site and they have a link for driving directions. http://www.cityofkenmore.com/dept/parks/Parks/Rhody.html Since we are not local to the area, there may be easier ways to get here!
The first rhododendron to be classified and named was R. hirsutum. It was discovered by the 16th century Flemish botanist, Charles l'Ecluse, who later became called Clusius. When it was introduced to Britain in 1656 from the European Alps, R. hirsutum (the Alpine Rose) was the first species of rhododendron in cultivation. Exploration in America came as a result of a partnership between English Quaker Peter Collinson and botanist/farmer John Bartram of Pennsylvania. This led to the importation to England of the American native species.
R occidentale, the Pacific or Western Azalea, is a tall deciduous azalea found in the Pacific Coast states. The flower color is usually white or pale pink with a strong yellow flare, but my be red, yellow or orange-pink and occasionally the flare is maroon. The foliage turns red and copper shades in the fall. It is among the showiest of all species with bright colors on impressive flowers. However it is difficult to propagate and grow. It is considered impossible to grow on the East Coast.
In 1892, before they had the right to vote, Washington women selected the coast rhododendron as the state flower. They wanted an official flower to enter in a floral exhibit at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Six flowers were considered, but the final decision was narrowed to clover and the "rhodie," and voting booths were set up for ladies throughout the state. When the ballots were counted, the rhododendron had been chosen as the Washington state flower.
CLUES:
Please bring your own Ink pad or watercolor markers and a compass.
Start in the corner of the parking lot nearest the swings. Follow the path to the Children’s swing and slide area.
Continue on the path, but stop before you reach the covered picnic area. Look right for an old path at 310 degrees. This old path is through the Rhododendron. Take this old paved path and follow to the end of the paved path.
At the end of the path, standing by the rock look to 350 degrees and you will see a grey shed marked “Danger High Voltage” Walk to the shed.
Stand on the green square water control plate and look to 20 degrees.
Now continue following along by keeping the fence on yourleft. When you reach a "grass covered valley", cross the valley and count 3 posts. Pause at the third post, follow allong the fence until you find a knot hole dent (about half way to the next post). Bend over and look beyond the fence. The letterbox is over the fence under a log in front of the Rhodie bush. Please be descrete, and recover well. The park is beautifully kept and we don't want the box to be taken away!
This park contains children’s slides, swings, restrooms and parking.
If the box needs attention or you have comments please email us at painterly49@yahoo.com
Kenmore Park is a home for the Washington State flower, the Rhododendron. This is a companion box to our Nipmuck Laurel Sanctuary (Connecticut State flower box for Mountain Laurel) in Union, Connecticut. Our daughter lives near Kenmore Park and while we were visiting her, we just had to plant a letterbox. Being from Connecticut, we will be thrilled to collect Pacific Northwest letterboxers’ stamps. When the book is full, our daughter will mail it to us.
Directions
Take I-405 North Take the N.E. 124th ST. exit- exit number 20B.
Take the N.E. 124th ST. ramp.(Left hand lane), LEFT onto NE 124th ST at end of the ramp.
Follow until you take a RIGHT onto 100th AVE NE.
LEFT onto SIMONDS RD NE.. SIMONDS RD becomes NE 170th ST.
Follow NE 170th Street to the Kenmore Rhododendron Park. The park entrance is fairly close to the stop light for 68th Ave NE. Here is a link to the park’s web site and they have a link for driving directions. http://www.cityofkenmore.com/dept/parks/Parks/Rhody.html Since we are not local to the area, there may be easier ways to get here!
The first rhododendron to be classified and named was R. hirsutum. It was discovered by the 16th century Flemish botanist, Charles l'Ecluse, who later became called Clusius. When it was introduced to Britain in 1656 from the European Alps, R. hirsutum (the Alpine Rose) was the first species of rhododendron in cultivation. Exploration in America came as a result of a partnership between English Quaker Peter Collinson and botanist/farmer John Bartram of Pennsylvania. This led to the importation to England of the American native species.
R occidentale, the Pacific or Western Azalea, is a tall deciduous azalea found in the Pacific Coast states. The flower color is usually white or pale pink with a strong yellow flare, but my be red, yellow or orange-pink and occasionally the flare is maroon. The foliage turns red and copper shades in the fall. It is among the showiest of all species with bright colors on impressive flowers. However it is difficult to propagate and grow. It is considered impossible to grow on the East Coast.
In 1892, before they had the right to vote, Washington women selected the coast rhododendron as the state flower. They wanted an official flower to enter in a floral exhibit at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Six flowers were considered, but the final decision was narrowed to clover and the "rhodie," and voting booths were set up for ladies throughout the state. When the ballots were counted, the rhododendron had been chosen as the Washington state flower.
CLUES:
Please bring your own Ink pad or watercolor markers and a compass.
Start in the corner of the parking lot nearest the swings. Follow the path to the Children’s swing and slide area.
Continue on the path, but stop before you reach the covered picnic area. Look right for an old path at 310 degrees. This old path is through the Rhododendron. Take this old paved path and follow to the end of the paved path.
At the end of the path, standing by the rock look to 350 degrees and you will see a grey shed marked “Danger High Voltage” Walk to the shed.
Stand on the green square water control plate and look to 20 degrees.
Now continue following along by keeping the fence on yourleft. When you reach a "grass covered valley", cross the valley and count 3 posts. Pause at the third post, follow allong the fence until you find a knot hole dent (about half way to the next post). Bend over and look beyond the fence. The letterbox is over the fence under a log in front of the Rhodie bush. Please be descrete, and recover well. The park is beautifully kept and we don't want the box to be taken away!
This park contains children’s slides, swings, restrooms and parking.
If the box needs attention or you have comments please email us at painterly49@yahoo.com