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California, Kernville, Brush Creek

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California, Kernville, Brush Creek

From: Gwen & Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | Date: 2003-01-06 09:29:33 UTC-08:00
California, Kernville , Brush Creek , by Don & Gwen , 1-6-03
     During the summer of 2002 the Mc Nally fire devastated over 250,000 acres of the Sequoia Forest , threatened the Giant Sequoias , burned down Roads End Inn , and left a scar in the wilderness. This box is located in the southern edge of the fire zone. Small patches of forest remain and new growth can be found. From Kernville drive north along the Kern River to the large Brush Creek parking area on your left just past the Limestone campground. If you cross over the Johnsondale bridge turn around , you have gone too far. From the parking area take the trail along Brush Creek and pass by a two poled brown sign on your left. Approximately 200 paces past the two poled sign take a faint trail up to your left. Approximately 75 paces up this trail , you will be higher than the creek , look across the creek for a large , truck sized , rounded rectangular boulder. When this boulder is at 150 degrees stop, look up hill at 56 degrees for a rock outcropping that has orange lichen on it.The orange lichen looks like it has been dabbed across the face of the rock outcropping. Go up hill approximately 20 paces and look in the crevice in front of the lichen. The box is covered in movable rocks approximately 4 ft. high.