Perseus Letterbox

Placed by: Lottabit & Lillbit

Date: March 13, 2003

Town: Oregon City, OR (Region 2)

County: Clackamas

 

Directions: From I-205, take exit #10 (Park Place). Follow Hwy. 213 for about 3 miles until you see Clackamas Community College on the left. Turn left into the college and follow the signs to the Environmental Learning Center. Park on the left side, a little after the stop sign. On the right hand side of the road will be the entrance to the John Inskeep Environmental Learning Center. We are going to follow a Greek hero, Perseus, on one of his journeys.

 

After going through the wooden archway, Perseus saw a green sign in the distance. He walked to the sign, but ignored the directions. When the path he was on gave him three choices, he took the one that allowed him to take his dog with him and didn't invite him to eat.

 

Thirty steps down this path, Perseus encountered a rock-encrusted island. He decided to cross the span of water ahead and plotted his course from the west side of the "island". Take a reading of 69 degrees from here. You'll see where Perseus landed on the other side of the water.

 

When he landed, he found a little bridge and crossed it, only to encounter one of Poseidon's twin-headed water monsters that had wandered onto dry land. Here, the path went left, and it went right. Not sure which way to go, Perseus asked the monster. The monster gave him a choice: if Perseus's father is gold, go left; if Perseus's father is silver, go right.

 

After making the correct choice, Perseus continued on this path until he saw Medusa in a fork in the road. After using his magic shield he received from Athene and turning Medusa into an inanimate object, he followed the path at 45 degrees.

 

Going a simple five steps down the path, Perseus decided to stay for awhile at the base of a tree arching over the path. He remains there today.

 

*NOTE: After getting this letterbox, we suggest continuing on to Wild Woman's Box in a Box series. It's close by and the stamps/clues are wonderful!