Weatherwatch Park LbNA #7779 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Apr 9, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Seattle |
| County: | King |
| State: | Washington |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Danny
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| Found by: | Ricky Wolf |
| Last found: | Apr 10, 2008 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Apr 9, 2004 |
Weatherwatch Park Letterbox
Seattle, Washington King County
Located at: SW Carroll Street and Beach Drive SW
Hours of the park are 4:00 AM to 11:30 PM.
Clue Difficulty: Easy
Terrain: Easy, with some steps.
Children friendly!
Bring a camera, binoculars and a lunch.
This letterbox is missing as of June, 2008.
The original stamp has gone missing as of November, 2006.
I have carved a new stamp and replaced the original journal on November 18, 2006. It is alive and well as of this date.
Driving directions:
From I-5 North or Southbound: exit to West Seattle Bridge
Proceed west on West Seattle Bridge to SW Admiral Way exit
Exit onto SW Admiral Way and continue west to 61st Ave. SW
Turn left onto 61st Ave SW and proceed south until 61st merges with Beach Drive SW.
Turn left on Beach Drive SW and look for SW Carroll Street.
Weatherwatch Park is located at the street end of SW Carroll Street.
The #37 Metro Bus has a stop right at this tiny park.
It is located across the street from La Rustica Restaurant (great Italian, but pricey). It used to be a small grocery store with great penny candy when I was growing up.
The main feature of the park is a triangular-shaped weathervane. The wind direction is shown by the Brant geese flying atop the vane. Each side of the weathervane has pictures and writings about the area: the weather, the native people that once lived here and the local history. There is a photo of the steamship Eagle that used to land at Carroll Street. These small steamers that plied the waters of Puget Sound were collectively known as the Mosquito Fleet. A sundial lives on the south side of the triangle. Next to the weathervane is a curved bench. On it is a bronze inlay of the peaks of the Olympic Mountains and their respective names.
Clues:
Stand on a stone "Where lightning never strikes twice in the same place."
Take 18 paces in the direction Brant geese fly in the spring.
Take 3 paces towards the Olympic Mountains.
Walk down five steps.
Have a seat on the most comfortable rock.
Look out and try to name all of the main peaks of the Olympics. How many did you get?
While sitting on the rock, reach back behind the right hand side of the rock with your right hand. Separate the lavender bushes and find the letterbox below a piece of driftwood!
This letterbox is very close to Constellation Park Marine Reserve and Cormorant Cove Park letterboxes. Other boxes nearby include Mee-Kwa-Mooks Low Tide, Lincoln Park and Schmitz Park Letterboxes.
Be very discreet when finding, stamping and re-hiding this letterbox. Make sure it's hidden from direct view by driftwood. This park has been cleared of vegetation and the letterbox needs to be re-hidden carefully.
Thank you. This is my fourth letterbox placed. Please let me know what you think of it. Email me at: keegan62002@yahoo.com
Seattle, Washington King County
Located at: SW Carroll Street and Beach Drive SW
Hours of the park are 4:00 AM to 11:30 PM.
Clue Difficulty: Easy
Terrain: Easy, with some steps.
Children friendly!
Bring a camera, binoculars and a lunch.
This letterbox is missing as of June, 2008.
The original stamp has gone missing as of November, 2006.
I have carved a new stamp and replaced the original journal on November 18, 2006. It is alive and well as of this date.
Driving directions:
From I-5 North or Southbound: exit to West Seattle Bridge
Proceed west on West Seattle Bridge to SW Admiral Way exit
Exit onto SW Admiral Way and continue west to 61st Ave. SW
Turn left onto 61st Ave SW and proceed south until 61st merges with Beach Drive SW.
Turn left on Beach Drive SW and look for SW Carroll Street.
Weatherwatch Park is located at the street end of SW Carroll Street.
The #37 Metro Bus has a stop right at this tiny park.
It is located across the street from La Rustica Restaurant (great Italian, but pricey). It used to be a small grocery store with great penny candy when I was growing up.
The main feature of the park is a triangular-shaped weathervane. The wind direction is shown by the Brant geese flying atop the vane. Each side of the weathervane has pictures and writings about the area: the weather, the native people that once lived here and the local history. There is a photo of the steamship Eagle that used to land at Carroll Street. These small steamers that plied the waters of Puget Sound were collectively known as the Mosquito Fleet. A sundial lives on the south side of the triangle. Next to the weathervane is a curved bench. On it is a bronze inlay of the peaks of the Olympic Mountains and their respective names.
Clues:
Stand on a stone "Where lightning never strikes twice in the same place."
Take 18 paces in the direction Brant geese fly in the spring.
Take 3 paces towards the Olympic Mountains.
Walk down five steps.
Have a seat on the most comfortable rock.
Look out and try to name all of the main peaks of the Olympics. How many did you get?
While sitting on the rock, reach back behind the right hand side of the rock with your right hand. Separate the lavender bushes and find the letterbox below a piece of driftwood!
This letterbox is very close to Constellation Park Marine Reserve and Cormorant Cove Park letterboxes. Other boxes nearby include Mee-Kwa-Mooks Low Tide, Lincoln Park and Schmitz Park Letterboxes.
Be very discreet when finding, stamping and re-hiding this letterbox. Make sure it's hidden from direct view by driftwood. This park has been cleared of vegetation and the letterbox needs to be re-hidden carefully.
Thank you. This is my fourth letterbox placed. Please let me know what you think of it. Email me at: keegan62002@yahoo.com