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TX - Hiking Pug Letterbox

2 messages in this thread | Started on 2002-07-29

TX - Hiking Pug Letterbox

From: (Stephanie_Albright@Dell.com) | Date: 2002-07-29 15:41:27 UTC-05:00
> Name: Hiking Pug Letterbox
> Location: Barton Creek Greenbelt
> Near: Austin, TX
> Placed on: 7/28/02
> By: The Pug Lovers
>
> Difficulty: Kid and Dog friendly (weather permitting) but beware of
> poison ivy and thorny bushes
>
> Directions:
>
> * Go to the Loop 360 access to Barton Creek Greenbelt
> * Park in the trailhead parking lot
> * Follow the winding path until you reach the path marked with a
> "Caution" sign and make a right
> * At the next fork, take a left onto the path along the river (towards
> Gaines)
> * Stay on the path to the right (closest path along the river)
> * Stop for a picture, a swim and a quick drink for your dog at the
> scenic waterfalls on your right---there are 3 trees with 3 benches for you
> to rest
> * Continue on the path underneath the highway overpass
> * From your next fork, continue on the hike/bike trail to the left of
> the "Caution" sign
> * At the next fork, take the lower path marked by another "Caution"
> sign
> * At 107 paces from this point, you will turn left on 180 degrees (To
> make sure you are going the right way, at 45 paces you should pass a large
> oak tree on the right of the path with a large hole in its bottom.), stop
> and at a degree of 180 degrees take 15-20 paces. (Watch out for the
> triple-strand barbed wire about 6 paces off of the trail.)
> * You will see a large, distinct, V-split oak tree --- in a hole at
> the base of the tree you will find the letterbox...
>


FW: TX - Hiking Pug Letterbox

From: (Stephanie_Albright@Dell.com) | Date: 2002-09-23 09:34:54 UTC-05:00
I sent this new letterbox location and clues back in July. It is listed in
the "What's new" section but not in the Central Texas section. Can this
please be added to the Central Texas clues section? Thanks!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Albright, Stephanie
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 3:41 PM
> To: 'letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: TX - Hiking Pug Letterbox
>
> Name: Hiking Pug Letterbox
> Location: Barton Creek Greenbelt
> Near: Austin, TX
> Placed on: 7/28/02
> By: The Pug Lovers
>
> Difficulty: Kid and Dog friendly (weather permitting) but beware of
> poison ivy and thorny bushes
>
> Directions:
>
> * Go to the Loop 360 access to Barton Creek Greenbelt
> * Park in the trailhead parking lot
> * Follow the winding path until you reach the path marked with a
> "Caution" sign and make a right
> * At the next fork, take a left onto the path along the river (towards
> Gaines)
> * Stay on the path to the right (closest path along the river)
> * Stop for a picture, a swim and a quick drink for your dog at the
> scenic waterfalls on your right---there are 3 trees with 3 benches for you
> to rest
> * Continue on the path underneath the highway overpass
> * From your next fork, continue on the hike/bike trail to the left of
> the "Caution" sign
> * At the next fork, take the lower path marked by another "Caution"
> sign
> * At 107 paces from this point, you will turn left on 180 degrees (To
> make sure you are going the right way, at 45 paces you should pass a large
> oak tree on the right of the path with a large hole in its bottom.), stop
> and at a degree of 180 degrees take 15-20 paces. (Watch out for the
> triple-strand barbed wire about 6 paces off of the trail.)
> * You will see a large, distinct, V-split oak tree --- in a hole at
> the base of the tree you will find the letterbox...
>