Hixson Tennessee letterbox placed
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Started on 2002-08-19
Fw: Hixson Tennessee letterbox placed
From: (dsccsam@comcast.net) |
Date: 2002-08-19 18:47:11 UTC-04:00
----- Original Message -----
From: dsccsam@comcast.net
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 1:06 PM
Subject: Hixson Tennessee letterbox placed
This letterbox is at the Greenway Farms,
Hixson Tn. (Hamilton County) . Greenway Farms is a lovely part of
the City parks system and an easy place to spend the day. There is a quarry
there, several trails, a couple of canoe put-ins (bring yours if you are making
a special trip) and tennis courts to use if you like. The box was
placed there in July by Girl Scout troops 121 and 470 as part of an orienteering
exercise.
Here is how to find it:
Go to the carport behind the house. Beside the road is a "no vehicles" sign. Count your paces as you head between the oak and the spruce (mostly westerly) to the tallest gravestone in the cemetary. It belongs to Mary Russell, born 1794. When you arrive at her stone, consider it took me 100 paces exactly. This be easy once you relate your paces to mine!
With Mary's stone at your back and facing west, you will see a ridgetop in the distance with towers on it. Multiply their number by 11 and walk that many paces. Stop here and look around- you will see chesnut trees that are here as a growing experiment by the Tennessee Aquarium and UTC. Take their number (don't miss any!) and multiply it by 10. That many paces SSW and you will take the third of six alike and search that letterbox out of it! Please hang it back off the ground, as the mowers might hit it accidentally.
Don't forget pace conversion!
Go to the carport behind the house. Beside the road is a "no vehicles" sign. Count your paces as you head between the oak and the spruce (mostly westerly) to the tallest gravestone in the cemetary. It belongs to Mary Russell, born 1794. When you arrive at her stone, consider it took me 100 paces exactly. This be easy once you relate your paces to mine!
With Mary's stone at your back and facing west, you will see a ridgetop in the distance with towers on it. Multiply their number by 11 and walk that many paces. Stop here and look around- you will see chesnut trees that are here as a growing experiment by the Tennessee Aquarium and UTC. Take their number (don't miss any!) and multiply it by 10. That many paces SSW and you will take the third of six alike and search that letterbox out of it! Please hang it back off the ground, as the mowers might hit it accidentally.
Don't forget pace conversion!
Re: Hixson Tennessee letterbox placed
From: (dsccsam@comcast.net) |
Date: 2002-08-23 11:17:14 UTC-04:00
----- Original Message -----From: dsccsam@comcast.netSent: Monday, August 19, 2002 6:47 PMSubject: Fw: Hixson Tennessee letterbox placed----- Original Message -----From: dsccsam@comcast.netSent: Monday, August 19, 2002 1:06 PMSubject: Hixson Tennessee letterbox placedThis letterbox is at the Greenway Farms, Hixson Tn. (Hamilton County) . Greenway Farms is a lovely part of the City parks system and an easy place to spend the day. There is a quarry there, several trails, a couple of canoe put-ins (bring yours if you are making a special trip) and tennis courts to use if you like. The box was placed there in July by Girl Scout troops 121 and 470 as part of an orienteering exercise.Here is how to find it:
Go to the carport behind the house. Beside the road is a "no vehicles" sign. Count your paces as you head between the oak and the spruce (mostly westerly) to the tallest gravestone in the cemetary. It belongs to Mary Russell, born 1794. When you arrive at her stone, consider it took me 100 paces exactly. This be easy once you relate your paces to mine!
With Mary's stone at your back and facing west, you will see a ridgetop in the distance with towers on it. Multiply their number by 11 and walk that many paces. Stop here and look around- you will see chesnut trees that are here as a growing experiment by the Tennessee Aquarium and UTC. Take their number (don't miss any!) and multiply it by 10. That many paces SSW and you will take the third of six alike and search that letterbox out of it! Please hang it back off the ground, as the mowers might hit it accidentally.
Don't forget pace conversion!