Brandywine Box
Northern Delaware, New Castle County, near Rockland, DE , placed by
Arbo on 7/12/02
A 30-45 minute easy hike located in the northern Delaware countryside
in scenic Brandywine Creek State Park.
Getting there: From I-95 South, Take exit 8 (Rt.202 North). Turn left
onto Rockland Road. Pass by the Rockland, DE Post Office. Follow the
road left-becomes Adams Dam road. Across the bridge and up the hill
you will find the park entrance. Start your hike at the park office.
Clues
New DE Letterbox
2 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-07-24
New DE Letterbox
From: matt_arbo2002 (arbo@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-07-24 01:35:32 UTC
Re: New DE Letterbox
From: hsc_pride (handwerk@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-08-11 03:05:00 UTC
We found this letterbox on August 4th. We were the 1st to find it.
The box was in good condition. There was a lot of frisbee golf
trafic. We had to wait for the golfers to move on before re-hiding
the box.
Thanks for a fun letterbox hunt. It was nice to have a new letterbox
in DE!!!!
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "matt_arbo2002" wrote:
> Brandywine Box
>
> Northern Delaware, New Castle County, near Rockland, DE , placed by
> Arbo on 7/12/02
> A 30-45 minute easy hike located in the northern Delaware
countryside
> in scenic Brandywine Creek State Park.
> Getting there: From I-95 South, Take exit 8 (Rt.202 North). Turn
left
> onto Rockland Road. Pass by the Rockland, DE Post Office. Follow
the
> road left-becomes Adams Dam road. Across the bridge and up the hill
> you will find the park entrance. Start your hike at the park
office.
>
> Clues
>
> From the park office follow the multi-colored trail through the old
> growth forest.
>
> Soon the blue trail will break off and pass through a stone wall.
>
> Follow the tree line until passing through a perpendicular line of
> trees.
>
> Through the trees and to the right you will see a set of restrooms.
>
> Near the restrooms there will be two brick water fountains
>
> Standing at the eastern most water fountain, look towards 210
degrees
> where you will see the intersection of 3 stone walls, that's your
> next point.
>
> From this intersection look for a Y shaped tree @ 220 degrees.
>
> From the tree look towards 255 degrees, you will see a stairway
next
> to a tree.
>
> Behind this large tree you find the box tucked under a rock. After
> stamping in go to the top of the stairs. Your car is in a 20 degree
> direction across the fields. Happy hunting!
>
> This hike is not difficult. The park is a beautiful place to
explore.
> I recommend continuing deeper into the woods. That's where you
> will
> find the Brandywine. The park does charge an entrance fee from May
1-
> Oct 31. Daily $2.50 DE residents & $5.00 out-of-state residents.
The box was in good condition. There was a lot of frisbee golf
trafic. We had to wait for the golfers to move on before re-hiding
the box.
Thanks for a fun letterbox hunt. It was nice to have a new letterbox
in DE!!!!
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "matt_arbo2002"
> Brandywine Box
>
> Northern Delaware, New Castle County, near Rockland, DE , placed by
> Arbo on 7/12/02
> A 30-45 minute easy hike located in the northern Delaware
countryside
> in scenic Brandywine Creek State Park.
> Getting there: From I-95 South, Take exit 8 (Rt.202 North). Turn
left
> onto Rockland Road. Pass by the Rockland, DE Post Office. Follow
the
> road left-becomes Adams Dam road. Across the bridge and up the hill
> you will find the park entrance. Start your hike at the park
office.
>
> Clues
>
> From the park office follow the multi-colored trail through the old
> growth forest.
>
> Soon the blue trail will break off and pass through a stone wall.
>
> Follow the tree line until passing through a perpendicular line of
> trees.
>
> Through the trees and to the right you will see a set of restrooms.
>
> Near the restrooms there will be two brick water fountains
>
> Standing at the eastern most water fountain, look towards 210
degrees
> where you will see the intersection of 3 stone walls, that's your
> next point.
>
> From this intersection look for a Y shaped tree @ 220 degrees.
>
> From the tree look towards 255 degrees, you will see a stairway
next
> to a tree.
>
> Behind this large tree you find the box tucked under a rock. After
> stamping in go to the top of the stairs. Your car is in a 20 degree
> direction across the fields. Happy hunting!
>
> This hike is not difficult. The park is a beautiful place to
explore.
> I recommend continuing deeper into the woods. That's where you
> will
> find the Brandywine. The park does charge an entrance fee from May
1-
> Oct 31. Daily $2.50 DE residents & $5.00 out-of-state residents.