Slackerboxer's City Drive LbNA #20704 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Nov 4, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Spokane |
| County: | Spokane |
| State: | Washington |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | The Fat Lady
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| Found by: | kascadekat |
| Last found: | Jan 12, 2007 |
| Status: | FFaFFFa |
| Last edited: | Nov 4, 2006 |
[6/30/07: Muggled again! It's retiring in ignominy!]
[11/04/06: I replanted this box today after the original (from March 2006) was muggled. Please be careful when finding and rehiding it. If it's lost again, I'm going to retire it.]
A true slackerboxer dreams of a letterbox one can retrieve simply by reaching out the car window. While this box doesn’t quite fill the bill (you do, in fact, have to exit your vehicle), it comes pretty darn close.
It also allows you to follow a short portion of Spokane’s official City Drive, a roundabout route through scenic (and a few less-scenic) areas of the metropolis. The drive is marked by white-and-brown signs with the words “City Drive” printed over outlines of arrowheads. Each time you come to a sign, the arrowhead points the direction you should go. You can start at any sign, and after 32 miles will be returned to the same spot. It’s well worth any slackerboxer’s time to take the whole drive. Be aware that one section which goes through Manito Park is gated off during winter, so you’ll have to skip that part. A printable map is available here: http://www.spokaneoutdoors.com/citydrive.htm This box probably isn’t suitable for small children, as the limited footwork occurs at the edge of a bluff.
Begin your four-wheeled “hike” on High Drive, heading westward from its intersection with Grand Boulevard. Travel slowly, and in a half mile you can enjoy clear valley views on your left and large dream homes on your right. Pay attention, though, to the City Drive signs. You pass your first just after Grand; after the fifth sign, pull into the semi-circle immediately on your left. To save yourself any extra walking, park as close as you can to the northwestern end of the crescent. Follow a paved path to its U-turn. In the shrubbery at your feet, about 18 inches from the path, rests the slackerbox. Note that a nice wide bench just a short way away would provide a comfortable spot to stamp in (and to rest your feet after this grueling hike).