ATTN Webmaster:
Please replace these clues for the Turtle Trail Series
in TX letterbox clues page for Bell County, Harker
Heights area. I revised them for my sister who is
currently deployed and asked me to update them.
Thanks so much.
Aryn Alyssa

Turtle Trail Series
Dana Peak Park
Harker Heights, TX
Bell County
Placed: 22 Dec 02 (updated clues on 5 April 2003 by
A-Bear)
Placed by: Armyswmr99

Difficulty: Medium
Time: 45 minutes

Dana Peak is located in Harker Heights, TX. To get to
the start point from I-35, take US 190 West and exit
FM 2410 East. (There are two exits to FM 2410, take
the one in Harker Heights, and not the one to
Stillhouse Park) Continue East for 3.5 miles and turn
right onto Commanche Gap (Follow the sign to "Dana
Peak"). Continue 2.5 miles, while you pass the "Goats
for Sale," and park at the bend in the road with the
gate leading to a large path. This is the start point.

Mama Turtle
Pass the gate and walk up the hill and then down the
hill towards Stillhouse Hollow Lake. You will pass a
trail crossing, continue straight at 80 degrees,
towards the hills across the water. When you are
walking on lake-level, you will come to a dead end
with a choice to go left or right? Follow the trail
at 10 degrees. The next trail marker you see will
have a faint painting of a Turtle T-2 on it, follow
it straight. This will lead you around the water. At
the next trail marker, go straight.

You will then come to a Turtle T-2 trail marker,
follow path to the right of this trail marker at 110
degrees. Follow the next Turtle T-2 trail marker to
the right (From here you would go left to find the
Patriotic Pug Letterbox). At a Y continue to the
right. The next Turtle T-2 will lead you to the
left up the hill. Follow the trail uphill, it will be
a little steep at times. Follow Turtle T-2 left up
4, then 7 steps. Continue up the trail.

When the trail peaks, you will see a deer trail up to
the actual peak, which is topped with large boulders
(and a great view). When standing at the base of the
deer trail, look at 20 degrees and you will see a
medium-sized boulder (downhill). On the downhill
(North) side of the boulder, look under a small rock
pile and you will find Mama Turtle. Please stamp
her in your book so that you can reunite her with her
baby.

Baby Turtle
After youve stamped Mama Turtle, head back up to
the trail. Continue down the trail in the direction
you were heading. Go down 7 steps. Stand on the 7th
step. At 30 degrees, you will see a dead, split tree
with a cactus on top. At the base of the tree is
Baby Turtle. Please stamp him in your book to
reunite him with his Mama.

You may either continue down the path or head back the
way you came (which might be the shorter way back).
If you continue, you will head through some woods,
follow the Turtle T-2 arrows to find yourself along
the water and back to where you began. The trek is a
little long, so I ride my mountain bike, but it would
be a nice afternoon hike also.

Please send comments regarding this letterbox to:
armyswmr99@yahoo.com




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