Our first letterbox posting used to be on the website but now is
gone. Did we do something wrong to have it removed? It was the
Christmas Tree Graveyards letterbox in Fairfax County, Reston,
Virginia.

Rivas Jakara
berylandtom@comcast.net

This was the text.

Christmas Tree Graveyards
Placed by Harpers Square Explorers
Established July 21, 2002
Fairfax County
Reston, Virginia
Dogs on leash ok


It's only 75 cents to drive out to Robert Simon's dream, Reston, a
planned community of work, home and play in rolling Northern Virginia
among preserved woods. These directions will take you through a
creek valley of tall trees in one of the natural areas of Reston,
Virginia. From the Beltway, I-495, take the Dulles Toll Road, route
267, west to Hunter Mill Road. Left on Hunter Mill and right on
Sunrise Valley Drive. Take the third left onto Cross School Road.
First Right on Midsummer Drive. On your left you will come to
Dayflower Court. There on the right is a small park. Park. Walk
between the two benches down a steep path and across a gully. You'll
pass the first Christmas Tree Graveyard. Follow the path down into
the woods all the way down into woodpecker valley. Keep an ear open
for Woody Woodpecker's relatives. Yes the big ones with the red
feather crowns live here. Did you know you can tell which way is
north in a forest by observing which side the moss grows on trees?
Be careful there is poison ivy around here. You'll come to a T at
the path that runs the length of this small valley. Turn right. The
path heads north along the narrow swath cleared of trees for the
water line. Look for tall dead trees with woodpecker holes. You'll
pass a tall manhole cover and a muddy spring. You're following a
creek way off to the side. Along the way, you will also see tall
tree, split in two and way up high. You'll come up to the creek
where you should cross it and continue following the narrow clear-cut
line. Finally you'll come to a paved path. Cross bridge 31. Turn
left over the bridge onto a dirt path leading north along the creek
again. Very soon the path will jog right and on the right, you'll
see a tall rotting tree stump. Walk around it in a U-turn and follow
the fallen tree about 15 paces to the Christmas Tree Graveyard.