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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Location: | Houston Arboretum, 4501 Woodway Dr |
| City: | Houston, TX 77024 |
| County: | Harris |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | RosieRambler  |
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| Found by: | P5 Crew |
| Last found: | Oct 22, 2017 |
| Status: | FFFa |
| Last edited: | Aug 9, 2017 |
Be sure to wear mosquito repellant.
Enter the Houston Arboretum from Woodway Dr. On your way to the general parking area you will notice there’s a lot of reconstruction going on to the right of the drive.
Arriving at the parking lot pass the Arboretum Center building on your right and park as far to the east side or far side of the parking lot as you can.
Be sure to lock your car leaving nothing in view on the seats.
Walk east to the entrance to Willow Oak Trail. The marker is to the left of the trail as you leave the parking area.
You’ll pass a new sand lot play ground to the left of the trail then continue along the Willow Oak Trail as it becomes a boardwalk.
After a few minutes, you’ll see the trail marker for The Blackberry Trail pointing right. Take the Blackberry Trail.
Along this trail it’s fun to imagine that you are an early Texas explorer instead of in the middle of the 3rd largest city in the USA.
Next you will come to the Inner Loop trail (just after a comfy bench) with an arrow point pointing both left and right. You’ll take the path to the left, but here’s where you start counting paces.
From the marker count 40 paces, but since I have very short legs it will likely be less for you. After a few paces, the trail bends right and you’ll see a large pine tree ahead on the left. That pine tree was 40 paces for me from the Inner Loop Trail marker.
Peek around the pine tree to see a hole at the bottom of the trunk. (The letter box is NOT in there.)
Stand about 3 feet from the pine tree with the hole on your left and staring straight ahead into the woods there is an oak tree which is about 5 paces from where you are standing on the verge of the pathway.
Take those 5 paces carefully (there are a few dewberry vines). You will be standing to the left of the oak tree. Look behind the trunk and see the Letterbox.
Hike length: 0.5 miles
Enter the Houston Arboretum from Woodway Dr. On your way to the general parking area you will notice there’s a lot of reconstruction going on to the right of the drive.
Arriving at the parking lot pass the Arboretum Center building on your right and park as far to the east side or far side of the parking lot as you can.
Be sure to lock your car leaving nothing in view on the seats.
Walk east to the entrance to Willow Oak Trail. The marker is to the left of the trail as you leave the parking area.
You’ll pass a new sand lot play ground to the left of the trail then continue along the Willow Oak Trail as it becomes a boardwalk.
After a few minutes, you’ll see the trail marker for The Blackberry Trail pointing right. Take the Blackberry Trail.
Along this trail it’s fun to imagine that you are an early Texas explorer instead of in the middle of the 3rd largest city in the USA.
Next you will come to the Inner Loop trail (just after a comfy bench) with an arrow point pointing both left and right. You’ll take the path to the left, but here’s where you start counting paces.
From the marker count 40 paces, but since I have very short legs it will likely be less for you. After a few paces, the trail bends right and you’ll see a large pine tree ahead on the left. That pine tree was 40 paces for me from the Inner Loop Trail marker.
Peek around the pine tree to see a hole at the bottom of the trunk. (The letter box is NOT in there.)
Stand about 3 feet from the pine tree with the hole on your left and staring straight ahead into the woods there is an oak tree which is about 5 paces from where you are standing on the verge of the pathway.
Take those 5 paces carefully (there are a few dewberry vines). You will be standing to the left of the oak tree. Look behind the trunk and see the Letterbox.
Hike length: 0.5 miles