"dvn2rckr <dvn2rckr@yahoo.com>" <dvn2rckr@yahoo.com> wrote:

Please replace this portion of the clues: 
"From the disk below the steps on the trail, take 80 paces North to
a multi-trunked tree to your Southwest."

With this correction portion:
"From the disk below the steps on the trail, take 85 paces North to
a multi-trunked tree to the West."

Thank you immensely!  Signed one whose life is way too chaotic to
think normally these days...

dvn2r ckr

> Cold Moon Over Puget Sound Letterbox
> Placed By:  DVN2R CKR
> Please send comments regarding this letterbox to:  blee@p...
>
> Start at:
> Cormorant Park
> intersection of Chapman Loop with itself
> Steilacoom, WA
> Pierce County
> 
> From I-5 North & South:  Take Exit 119 `Steilacoom/DuPont Rd.
> Exit'.  Turn west off the highway and at the first 4 way
> intersection (Steilacoom Hwy) after the railroad tracks, turn
> right.  Continue on this road for 6 miles.  You will be driving
> through North Fort Lewis at this point.  Eventually the road will
> take you through a residential area that is the quaint seaside
> village of Steilacoom.  Immediately turn left (West) on Cormorant
> Drive (the 1st residential street once you start down the hill in
> the village of Steilacoom about the time you can see Puget Sound
in
> front of you)this turn will happen right after you see the speed
> limit reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph.  Continue straight until you
> reach a stop sign (the intersection of Chapman Loop with itself). 
> The park is immediately on your right.  Park legally where you can
> and your trek will begin at the playground.
>
> Average roundtrip time for the letterbox:  5 minutes
> Roundtrip distance:  maybe 1/16 mile, depending on where you park
> Degree of difficulty:  EASY but includes stairs or a slope on a
> gravel trail!!!  Suitable for very small children and pets. 
Other: 
> Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy time at the park or visit one of
the
> nice eating establishments in Steilacoom. 
> 
> Cold Moon Over Puget Sound Letterbox
>
> Placed:  7 January 2003
> December's Full Moon is also known as the `Cold Moon'.  This stamp
> was inspired by a front page photo in one of the local newspapers
in
> December.  Enjoy!
>
> CLUES:  Slide down the slide.  From the disk below the steps on
the trail, take 80 paces North to a multi-trunked tree to your
> Southwest.  Your treasure is hidden in a nice little cubby hole
> behind the tree.  Please stamp in discreetlythis is a popular
trail
> for the locals!!!  Use the markers enclosed within for a multi-
> colored image similar to the actual photo!
>
> NOTE:  For a nice longer stroll with multiple letterboxes(4), you
> can link this letterbox trek with those of Saltar's Point and the
> Old Town Steilacoom Series.  To do this, after Cold Moon, continue
> North on the trail and continue on the road (1st Ave) until it's
> Northern most terminus.  This will be the entrance to Saltar's
Point
> Beach.  Then after that letterbox, head East until you meet Union
> Ave.  Turn North until you bump into Pioneer Park which is where
the
> Old Town Steilacoom Series begins.  Linking all of these
letterboxes
> would make it about a 3-1/2 mile casual walk through a nice,
quaint
> village that offers great views of Puget Sound and some of its
> islands.


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