Pinwheel - Quilt Block Series - MISSING LbNA #29854 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Lone Star Quilter
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| Plant date: | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Austin |
| County: | Travis |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | RayRay |
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| Last found: | Jun 8, 2008 |
| Status: | FFFaFa |
| Last edited: | Apr 3, 2007 |
THIS BOX HAS BEEN CONFIRMED MISSING AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Do you remember the little pinwheel toys you had when you were a kid? They were simply a square piece of plastic cut from the points to the center, then every other point bent over and pinned at the center to a wooden stick. You could run with it and make the wheel spin around, or if you could get away with it, you would hold it out the car window and really get it going. This quilt block was inspired, no doubt, by that simple toy and simple pleasure.
Getting there:
From MoPac in Austin, take the Lake Austin Blvd. exit and head west. Drive past UT Married Student Housing and the Lions Municipal Golf Course. Turn left onto Redbud Trail and then turn left into the parking lot once on the island. Red Bud Isle sits just south of Tom Miller Dam, where Lake Austin ends and Town Lake begins. The small island features a short hiking trail that circles the island and several spots along the way that extend right out to the water. These small coves are ideal for fishing, taking the dog down for a dip in the water (the entire park is off-leash), or even letterboxing.
To the box:
From the parking area, take the trail to your left (counter-clockwise on the loop). Just after crossing an exposed drainage pipe across the trail, take 13 steps to a side trail on the left between boulders. Walk down to the water’s edge where you will have a good view of the Red Bud Trail bridge. Turn around and take 5 steps back up the trail. Look to your right for a smooth white rock just off the trail. The box is under the large rock covered with smaller rocks. Please be discreet and be sure the box is recovered very well with the rocks.
Do you remember the little pinwheel toys you had when you were a kid? They were simply a square piece of plastic cut from the points to the center, then every other point bent over and pinned at the center to a wooden stick. You could run with it and make the wheel spin around, or if you could get away with it, you would hold it out the car window and really get it going. This quilt block was inspired, no doubt, by that simple toy and simple pleasure.
Getting there:
From MoPac in Austin, take the Lake Austin Blvd. exit and head west. Drive past UT Married Student Housing and the Lions Municipal Golf Course. Turn left onto Redbud Trail and then turn left into the parking lot once on the island. Red Bud Isle sits just south of Tom Miller Dam, where Lake Austin ends and Town Lake begins. The small island features a short hiking trail that circles the island and several spots along the way that extend right out to the water. These small coves are ideal for fishing, taking the dog down for a dip in the water (the entire park is off-leash), or even letterboxing.
To the box:
From the parking area, take the trail to your left (counter-clockwise on the loop). Just after crossing an exposed drainage pipe across the trail, take 13 steps to a side trail on the left between boulders. Walk down to the water’s edge where you will have a good view of the Red Bud Trail bridge. Turn around and take 5 steps back up the trail. Look to your right for a smooth white rock just off the trail. The box is under the large rock covered with smaller rocks. Please be discreet and be sure the box is recovered very well with the rocks.