On April 18, 2002 Funhog placed the Riverside Rest Letterbox in the
town of Redding, Shasta County, California. The Sacramento River flows
through Redding and can be a welcome spot for a picnic much of the
year. If you are traveling along the I-5 corridor, the short walk to
this letterbox can be just the thing for stretching your legs, watching
wildlife and perhaps catching a fish or two. If you happen to have more
than one color of ink with you, this stamp is two sided and lends
itself well to an overlay stamping extravaganza.
to the trailhead: From Highway 299 west take the Auditorium Drive exit.
Follow the signs toward the Visitor Center. Immediately after crossing
back over the freeway you will see a sign for the Turltle Bay main
entrance. Turn right on this gravel road. Go to the gate and park.
to the letterbox: Walk through the gate and down the road. At the
criss-crossed, striped parallelograms bear right. You will pass a
wooden pole playing tic tac toe and a span that has taken a tumble.
When you see (and hear) the wailing wall across the current head due
west. Now is the time to be on the lookout for the rarest of gems, the
red diamond. Once you find this treasure, set your compass for 60
degrees magnetic and head up the grassy knoll. With a pair of nearly
naked riverside sentinels on your left, the letterbox is on your right
resting beneath pieces of bark.
New letterbox CA
6 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-04-19
New letterbox CA
From: funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) |
Date: 2002-04-19 05:46:17 UTC
New letterbox CA
From: funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) |
Date: 2002-04-23 04:04:52 UTC
On April 22, 2002 Funhog placed the Hog Lake Plateau Letterbox in
Tehama County near the town of Red Bluff, California. With a name like
this, it had to have one of my boxes. The location is wonderful in the
spring, covered with wildflowers, a vernal pond, egrets, woodpeckers
and a lot of cows. Beware the cowpies and poison oak.
To the traihead: Go east from I-5 in Red Bluff to the junction of
Highways 36 and 99. Go 7 1/2 miles on 36 to the Hog Lake Plateau
parking area on the left side of the road.
To the letterbox: Walk north on the gravel road. When this road turns
to the west, leave the gravel and head uphill. Once on the plateau,
walk along the ridge towards the volcanoes. When you find yourself
standing between two neighbors felled by fire, set your compass for 320
degrees magnetic. Follow this heading until you meet a third charred
victim. Change your course to 260 degrees and walk about 60 steps to
the bearer of blue berries. Circumnavigate this pungent friend until
you spot a flat rectangular rock at your feet. The letterbox rests
beneath.
Tehama County near the town of Red Bluff, California. With a name like
this, it had to have one of my boxes. The location is wonderful in the
spring, covered with wildflowers, a vernal pond, egrets, woodpeckers
and a lot of cows. Beware the cowpies and poison oak.
To the traihead: Go east from I-5 in Red Bluff to the junction of
Highways 36 and 99. Go 7 1/2 miles on 36 to the Hog Lake Plateau
parking area on the left side of the road.
To the letterbox: Walk north on the gravel road. When this road turns
to the west, leave the gravel and head uphill. Once on the plateau,
walk along the ridge towards the volcanoes. When you find yourself
standing between two neighbors felled by fire, set your compass for 320
degrees magnetic. Follow this heading until you meet a third charred
victim. Change your course to 260 degrees and walk about 60 steps to
the bearer of blue berries. Circumnavigate this pungent friend until
you spot a flat rectangular rock at your feet. The letterbox rests
beneath.
New letterbox CA
From: funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) |
Date: 2002-12-07 06:19:50 UTC
On December 6, 2002 Funhog placed the Skunk Cabbage letterbox near
Orick, Humboldt County, California. Allow an hour for this excursion.
To the trailhead: About a mile north of Orick on Highway 101 turn west
at the sign for the Coastal Trail/Skunk Cabbage Trailhead. Follow this
road for 1/2 mile to the parking area.
To the letterbox: Cross nine bridges. Take twenty seven more steps.
The box awaits twenty five yards to the left, at the feet of a rufous
giant.
Orick, Humboldt County, California. Allow an hour for this excursion.
To the trailhead: About a mile north of Orick on Highway 101 turn west
at the sign for the Coastal Trail/Skunk Cabbage Trailhead. Follow this
road for 1/2 mile to the parking area.
To the letterbox: Cross nine bridges. Take twenty seven more steps.
The box awaits twenty five yards to the left, at the feet of a rufous
giant.
Re: New letterbox CA
From: (Doublesaj@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-12-09 11:15:52 UTC-05:00
Funhog:
Another Lb in Northern Ca!! Yippee!! Does the fact that you've come down Hwy 101 mean you tried to find Redcrest Fairyland box too?
So. . .did you?
Doublesaj
Another Lb in Northern Ca!! Yippee!! Does the fact that you've come down Hwy 101 mean you tried to find Redcrest Fairyland box too?
So. . .did you?
Doublesaj
Re: New letterbox CA
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-12-10 02:22:47 UTC
> Does the fact that you've come down Hwy
> 101 mean you tried to find Redcrest Fairyland box too?
> So. . .did you?
Well, I know she was on I-5 for part of her adventure at least.
Vague reports about 'cursing my name' and such stuff after trying to
find my quickly becoming infamous Applegate Rest Area letterbox.
Wrote me an e-mail saying she might go back the next day and look for
it, but I've heard nothing since... =)
However *I* did find the Redcrest Fairyland letterbox on my adventure
down Highway 101, in case you missed it in one of my earlier posts.
This would have been November 26th, as I recall. It was doing well
and dandy at that time!
-- Ryan
> 101 mean you tried to find Redcrest Fairyland box too?
> So. . .did you?
Well, I know she was on I-5 for part of her adventure at least.
Vague reports about 'cursing my name' and such stuff after trying to
find my quickly becoming infamous Applegate Rest Area letterbox.
Wrote me an e-mail saying she might go back the next day and look for
it, but I've heard nothing since... =)
However *I* did find the Redcrest Fairyland letterbox on my adventure
down Highway 101, in case you missed it in one of my earlier posts.
This would have been November 26th, as I recall. It was doing well
and dandy at that time!
-- Ryan
Re: New letterbox CA
From: (Doublesaj@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-12-10 12:30:18 UTC-05:00
RiskyNil:
Thanks for the update. Glad my box is find-able!
~~Doublesaj~~
Thanks for the update. Glad my box is find-able!
~~Doublesaj~~