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Ranger Oaks LbNA #68087

Owner:Silver Eagle Supporter Verified
Plant date:Jan 30, 2015
Location: Walnut Springs Park
City:Seguin
County:Guadalupe
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: Baby Bear
Last found:Sep 21, 2019
Status:FF
Last edited:Jan 30, 2015
*** Part of my Famous Trees Of TX Series ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 200 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: brown & green
Status: alive


Texans are fortunate to have such a rich and colorful historic heritage and trees which serve as witnesses to some of these historic events. Texas has also been blessed with trees famous for being the largest of their kind in America. "Famous Trees Of Texas" is a book written in 1970 by the Texas Forest Service that describes these trees, and this series will take you to some of them.


Even before the first company of Texas Rangers was commissioned in 1837, a group of hardy men called the Gonzales Rangers, under the command of Captain Matthew Caldwell, camped under the shade of these trees. The town originally was named Walnut Springs, but was changed to Seguin in honor of the native-born Texan of Spanish ancestry who served the Texas cause. Jack Hays, a resident of Seguin and one of Texas' most illustrious Ranger commanders, also camped in the shade of these trees and they eventually became known as the Ranger Oaks. You can see them next to the Chamber Of Commerce near Walnut Springs Park, where this letterbox can be found.
Directions:
From I10 go south on Hwy 123 (N Austin Street) about 2 miles to Mountain Street and turn right. Go 2 blocks to N Travis Street and turn left for 1 block to E Gonzales Street and park in Chamber Of Commerce lot on the left to see the Ranger Oaks. For the letterbox, continue south on N Travis Street 1 block to Hwy 90 (Court Street) and turn right. Go about 100 yards and turn left into Walnut Springs Park lot.

Clues:
Walk to bridge and across creek then left to jct. Go left under bridge to sign about a TX Ranger Station. Continue to end of path near road and go right down some stone steps toward creek. Go right along rock ledge about 35 steps to a point even with the sign about Ranger Station above. Look for a crevice in the rock ledge about 3 feet right of sign visible above it for LB behind a large triangular rock. Please replace as described and be discreet.