Just home after a 24 mile foray into the wilderness via bike, and hooboy --
I saw my first wild animal. A coyote, just jogging along beside a female
jogger near the end of this trail, and though she put on a brave face, she
was looking (understandably) nervous. Freaky, that.
All that aside, here are the clues:
NAME: BGT Mallard and Horse Apples boxes
placed by/on: Eliza B/9-8-02
County: All King (I think)
nearest city: Seattle et. al.
difficulty: if you're walking, don't. It's 25 miles. But on a bike,
easy. Clues: way easy.
stamp: Crappy, as usual. Carved on-site with sugar crash going on.
This is a continuation of the semi-mystery Trail of Snakes. (it will be
five boxes long at the conclusion) Begin from the first box.
CLUES:
Go back to the trail detour. (Until 12-02. When the trail re-opens, just
take that.) Follow the signs up the bigass hill and back onto the trail.
Go for about ten miles. No kidding. Just keep going.
At one point, you'll have a choice: either go straight across a bridge
that says "No jumping", or left, down a hill. Go down the hill and right,
across the other bridge. Follow the trail down and to the left and
around. You'll eventually see a wooden bridge arching across a
river. Stop at the bridge.
At 155, on the ground, are some logs. under the closest one, when you roll
it slightly forward (no worries, the ground's already thrashed and is to be
paved at some point, from what I heard today), is the box. Please be
careful -- this is a high-traffic area. Say hi to the Mallard. I promise
he'll say hi back.
CLUES FOR HORSE APPLES(Seattle Pride):
Get back on the trail and ride for another ten or so miles. On the left,
you'll see a statue of a woman missing a chair. Turn left and go roughly a
block, to the KING COUNTY RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING DEMONSTRATION SITE.
(Appropriate.) Face the "What's in YOUR Waste" sign, and look right. The
tall poplar, closest to the street, contains Horse Apples in the crook
where the two trunks meet. It is covered with some leaves to keep it
safe. Again, it's a high traffic area, be careful.