In the Creek: Lauren's Turtle 2: Retired LbNA #14907 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 6, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Grapevine |
| County: | Tarrant |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Viewfinder  |
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| Found by: | WebWalkers |
| Last found: | May 4, 2008 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFr |
| Last edited: | May 6, 2005 |
After having been missing -- again -- for several months, this letterbox has once again mysteriously reappeared in its original location! PLEASE be very stealthy in finding and replacing this box to avoid detection! It's a busy place. Please rehide the box very carefully so it will not disappear again!
In the Creek: Lauren's Turtle 2 is in Heritage Park/Botanical Gardens, located at Wall Street & Ball Street in Grapevine, TX, 1 block south of Northwest Hwy, 2 blocks north of the Tarantula Train tracks. The 11 ½ acre park includes a playground, picnic areas, tennis and basketball courts, 5 acres of Botanical Gardens, restrooms and some undeveloped natural areas.
To find the park from Hwy. 114/121 in Grapevine, exit at William D. Tate Ave. and go north. When you cross the train tracks, William D. Tate Ave. becomes Ball St. After you cross College St., watch for the park signs on the right. Park at the parking lot between the playground and the tennis courts.
To find Lauren’s Turtle, follow the sidewalk from the parking lot in front of the playground through the black gate in the fence. Turn left at the intersection and follow the walk along the creek toward a rustic twig bridge, the kind that is perfect for trolls. Passing the bridge quietly avoid the trolls, continue along the walk for about 17 steps toward a small waterfall on the right opposite a large flat rock on the left. At the waterfall, turn right and follow the black chain fence for about 12 steps to the end, at which you should see a large stone “bench” and a stone marker reading “Ilex Decidua” above it. Well back beneath the stones of this “bench” in an opening under the top rock is Lauren’s Turtle 2. Please take care to avoid being seen. Reseal the bag and letterbox completely and rehide the letterbox very carefully, as this is a very well-tended garden!
Return to the main path by the waterfall, turn right and follow the walk across the Japanese bridge to see the rest of the lovely Botanical gardens, the koi pond, and the “New Season” sculpture in honor of the migratory route of the Monarch Butterfly. Then, return to cross the rustic twig troll bridge and explore the undeveloped part of the park to find the Constitution Tree.
Please contact me at blhjrh@aol.com to let me know you’ve found the letterbox and its status. Thanks!
In the Creek: Lauren's Turtle 2 is in Heritage Park/Botanical Gardens, located at Wall Street & Ball Street in Grapevine, TX, 1 block south of Northwest Hwy, 2 blocks north of the Tarantula Train tracks. The 11 ½ acre park includes a playground, picnic areas, tennis and basketball courts, 5 acres of Botanical Gardens, restrooms and some undeveloped natural areas.
To find the park from Hwy. 114/121 in Grapevine, exit at William D. Tate Ave. and go north. When you cross the train tracks, William D. Tate Ave. becomes Ball St. After you cross College St., watch for the park signs on the right. Park at the parking lot between the playground and the tennis courts.
To find Lauren’s Turtle, follow the sidewalk from the parking lot in front of the playground through the black gate in the fence. Turn left at the intersection and follow the walk along the creek toward a rustic twig bridge, the kind that is perfect for trolls. Passing the bridge quietly avoid the trolls, continue along the walk for about 17 steps toward a small waterfall on the right opposite a large flat rock on the left. At the waterfall, turn right and follow the black chain fence for about 12 steps to the end, at which you should see a large stone “bench” and a stone marker reading “Ilex Decidua” above it. Well back beneath the stones of this “bench” in an opening under the top rock is Lauren’s Turtle 2. Please take care to avoid being seen. Reseal the bag and letterbox completely and rehide the letterbox very carefully, as this is a very well-tended garden!
Return to the main path by the waterfall, turn right and follow the walk across the Japanese bridge to see the rest of the lovely Botanical gardens, the koi pond, and the “New Season” sculpture in honor of the migratory route of the Monarch Butterfly. Then, return to cross the rustic twig troll bridge and explore the undeveloped part of the park to find the Constitution Tree.
Please contact me at blhjrh@aol.com to let me know you’ve found the letterbox and its status. Thanks!