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WA: 3 new boxes in St. Edward State Park (Kirkland, King County, Washington State)

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WA: 3 new boxes in St. Edward State Park (Kirkland, King County, Washington State)

From: Candlelight (candlelight2@weatherwitch.net) | Date: 2002-06-30 16:48:41 UTC-07:00
Planted by Candlelight.

3 letterboxes.

Located in Kirkland, WA (King county) at St. Edward State Park.

Please use this link: http://weatherwitch.net/candlelight2/ for the clues.

Notes about the park:
This site was once used by Native Americans while fishing the area.
In the late 1920s, the archbishop of Seattle donated the property to
the Diocese of Seattle for use as a seminary by the Sulpician Order
of Catholic Priests. In 1931, St. Edward Seminary was constructed. In
the fall of 1977, because of declining enrollment and changes in the
education of seminarians, the diocese sold 316 acres, including the
seminary, to the state for use as a state park. In 1978, the property
was dedicated and received its current name.

Driving Directions:
*From I-405 northbound: Take exit #20-A (116th St. N.E.) and turn
west (left). Travel 4.5 miles. (At 98th Ave., the road name changes
to Juanita Dr.) Park entrance is on left.

*From I-405 southbound: Exit at Hwy. 522 (exit #23-D). Drive through
Bothell to Kenmore. Turn left at 68th Ave. (68th turns into Juanita
Dr.) Park is 1.5 miles on the right.

*From I-5: Take exit #175 (145th St.) and travel east to Bothell Way.
Turn left. Travel north to 68th Ave. in Kenmore. (68th turns into
Juanita Dr). Park is 1.5 miles on the right.

Letterbox Clues:
Park near the pool, and then head to the visitor kiosk to pick up a
map. The kiosk is located roughly west of the pool parking lot.

From the kiosk, head north through a parking lot and find the
signpost for a trail. It has a map of the park, a sign indicating you
should clean up after your dog, and a "pack it in, pack it out" sign.

Follow that trail, and soon you will find a small trail sign that
indicates you are on the North Trail. You will walk quite a
distance...

When you see logs on the ground, bordering the trail's right side,
watch for a tree with a hollow center. From that tree, take 30 steps.

Look to your left, there should be a log, slightly off the trail in
the woods. The One Legged Duck letterbox is on the far side of that
log, covered by a piece of rotten wood.
After stamping in, go back to the trail and continue on in the
direction you were going.
Eventually, you will come to a point where you can see the water, and
the trail does a mild branching off -- just stick to the main trail.
You will be walking along the lake for quite a while.

The trail will make a left turn away from the water, and go up a
slight hill. There will be 2 trees together on your left, and then 2
steps past that will be another tree like those, but this one has a Y
trunk. Keep going, and keep an eye out for more logs bordering the
right side of the trail.

Shortly after the logs along the right side, you will see a trail
that branches to the right. Don't take it. 39 steps from there, on
the main trail, is a big tree on the left. Behind it, at the base, is
the Butterfly Letterbox.

When finished stamping in, return to the trail. Eventually you will
come to a place where you can see shoreline, and play in the water.
Nearby will be another sign post, similar to the one at the top of
the North Trail. Stand with the post to your back. Almost directly in
front of you is a trail heading off at 30 degrees. Take that trail.
You should pass between two small buildings (toilets).

Shortly after those 2 small buildings, there is a right turn onto
Grotto Trail. Take that trail. It's fairly steep. You could take the
other trail, but I don't have directions from the top of it to the
final letterbox.

At the top of the Grotto Trail, take a right. You will then be on the
Perimeter Trail. Follow that until you are passing through the
orchard, and eventually you will see a sign for the Orchard Loop.

Follow the Orchard Loop trail a short way. There will be mossy logs
on the right, and then on the left is a mossy, multi-trunk tree. At
its base, in the ferns, is the Hummingbird Letterbox.

You can retrace your steps to the Perimeter trail, and then follow
your map back to the parking lot.

Please read the waiver or responsbility/disclaimer at
http://letterboxing.org/lbna/waiver.htm before setting out.