Ack! I have been corrected! Funhog says, "Looks good except for one pesky detail. The park is on the right as you come from downtown. eek!!!"

Eek!!! is right!

Annette

In a message dated Fri, 2 Aug 2002 1:42:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, ARoseLB writes:

> Hey Folks!
>
> Its only 9 days away from Saturday 8-10-02 and time for our Pacific NW
> Letterboxing event. Woohoo! I'm getting excited about it!
>
> Funhog said I could be the direction gal. I've not been there myself, which
> is why I've done a bunch of research. I'm checking the park out this weekend
> and will let you know if I discover anything new. Below is what I know (and
> Funhog confirms that I am on the right track):
>
> Upper Macleay Part is part of the much larger Forest Park. Its the far south
> map you want to look at. (There are 5 maps total.) Please note that the map
> is oriented with North in the upper left corner:
> Forest Park far south
> Forest Park Index Map
>
> One possible route is:
> --First find directions to W Burnside and NW 23rd.
> --From there head North on NW 23rd. The street names in this area of NW
> Portland are all alphabetical. (i.e. Burnside, Couch, Davis, Everett etc.)
> --Turn left on Lovejoy, the "L" street.
> --Lovejoy automatically becomes Cornell. (See this area in the "Far South"
> map).
> --The park is on the left!
>
> Remember, we are meeting at UPPER Macleay Park, which is to the right of
> Cornell when you look at the map. (Don't confuse it with Lower Macleay Park
> which is more well-known.) Funhog says, "Also, the Audubon House is just
> west of Upper Macleay Park. Many trails diverge from this point and that's
> why we picked it instead of the lower one which has but one." Sounds good to
> me!
>
> Please ask if you have any questions. Hope to see you
> there.
>
> Annette
> (aka A.Rose)