New Letterbox Placement
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Started on 2002-08-02
New Letterbox Placement
From: John Miller (johnakm@netzero.net) |
Date: 2002-08-02 06:42:24 UTC-04:00
The name of this letterbox is "Get in to the
Game". It was placed on 1 August 2002 by my son, Elvis and me. My
name is John Miller.
Instructions:
This box is placed just outside the I495 Beltway in
Fairfax County Virginia. It is located in the Accotink Stream Valley Park
which is one of many parks which lie along the Cross County Trail.
Accotink Stream Valley Park is located between Routes 50 and 236 (Little River
Turnpike), and Woodburn Road and the I495 Beltway.
To reach the letterbox, park at the Eakin Community
Park. The parking lot is located on the east side of Prosperity Ave.
between Routes 50 and 236. After parking, walk east along the Cross County
Trail (CCT) about 3/4 miles until you reach Woodburn
Road. Cross Woodburn and continue east along the CCT about 1/2
mile. The trail will change from asphalt to gravel, and then back to
concrete. You're pretty close when the trail turns back
to concrete. Shortly after that, there will be a trail information
sign on the right titled "What Is a Watershed?". 50 to 75 yards after the
sign, there will be a low retaining wall on the left. At the beginning of
the retaining wall, a trail will go up and to the left on a 50 degree
bearing. Go approximately 30 feet up the trail. Stop and turn 90
degrees to the left (this should have you facing a 320 degree
bearing). About 25 feet away, you will see a large, very tall tree,
approximately 2 feet in diameter. Just a few feet to the right of the tree
you will see four much smaller very close together. Just in front of the
large tree there are several large gray rocks. "Get In To The
Game" is place in a cavity to the right and below one of the larger
rocks. The cavity is concealed by a section of log about 2 feet long and 8
inches in diameter. I hope you enjoy this park. My son and I have
enjoyed many long walks and bike rides there. Keep your eye out for the
deer and owl which can often be seen there. Also, there are several places
where the work of beavers can be seen, however, we have never seen the
beavers.