Ravenna Park Box: Where the Trees Sweep the Stars
Seattle, WA

From downtown, take I-5 North to exit 170 (Ravenna Blvd). Turn right
at the light onto Ravenna, and drive east. After about 3/4 mile, turn
left on 20th Ave NE. The street dead-ends in 1 block at the bridge over
the park and the entrance is at the right.

(If you miss 20th ave NE and park at the playing fields, you can just
trek up the path north until you get to the main parking area.)

From the parking area, find the bathrooms. On the northeast corner of
the grassy area are 2 picnic tables with two trails between them. Take
the north trail, which is the one WITHOUT wood stairs.

At the bottom of the ravine, go left, under the iron giant bridge to the
stairs just past, on the right.

Down the wood stairs and across the wood bridge, and past the
heeeeeeyooooge boulder, cross the small wood bridge to your right, and
stop at the post on your left. Go left onto the "north trail" up the
stairs, and take the left fork of the "Y".

At the next Y, take the left path, and duck through the low foliage
tunnel into the clearing. Pass the picnic table on your right and go
straight through the clearing past the old wrinkly tree. See the post
ahead?

Cross the service road to the post marked either 6a or 6d (depending on
which side you're looking at). Follow the "NE 62nd" path north, up the
hill.

As you approach the street, the main path goes left, with a smaller path
to the right, between two trees. Take the right, smaller path, and
follow it up the VERY STEEP hill.

When I say Very Steep(tm), I -mean- it. Be careful.

To the right of the path, nearly ten paces from the top, is a set of two
trees with about a large man's width between them. Step between them
and forward about three paces ahead of you is a small tree that's
leaning over with all its bark stripped off. At its base, nestled near
the root ball, is a grey stone. Behind the stone and under some leaves,
is the letterbox!

I'm a little worried about this one. Let me know if you find it at
gypsy@moderngypsy.com.



And for those of you who aren't going to just drop everything and hop a
plane to Seattle, there are pictures of the boxes and stamps here:
http://moderngypsy.livejournal.com
:)

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