Box Name: FOOTPRINTS Placed by: SAM-SCC

Date hidden: 3/9/02

State: Oklahoma County: Adair

Nearest town: West Siloam Springs Nearest big town: Tulsa

Natural Falls State Park

The rules of the park request that you stay on designated trails and pathways to preserve the ecology. This box is hidden off the trail, but not far.

Take the upper level bridge over the water falls (Dripping Springs).

Bear to your right (west) and follow the MAIN TRAIL. Do not follow the small paths close to the edge of the cliff.

As the gravel trail begins to descend, count 15+ paces, on your left look for a large limestone rock.

From the southwest side of the big rock, take 20+ paces to an outcropping of rocks.

The box is hidden in the base of the outcropping under an unnatural pile of stones.

Notes:

This box was hidden while the trees and shrubs were bare. I hope this area does not become too overgrown in the summer.

I travel for my job. I enjoy hunting for and hiding letterboxes. It is a nice diversion from the daily work, but the level of difficulty will never be high for boxes I hide.

Natural Falls State Park is located within the Ozark Highlands region of easter Oklahoma, the dry, rocky ridgetop portion of park is host to post oak, blackjack oak, and grasses. A totally different plan community is encountered down the trail that ends at the bottom of a 77-foot waterfall.

A handicapped accessible concrete path leads visitors to an observation platform to view the falls.