WA, Titlow Beach Park Letterbox, Tacoma, Pierce County
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Started on 2002-09-21
WA, Titlow Beach Park Letterbox, Tacoma, Pierce County
From: Chuck and Michelle Nail (c.nail@attbi.com) |
Date: 2002-09-21 19:56:56 UTC-07:00
Access: Moderate to easy. Short walk along paved trail. To access the box a
little negotiating of rocks is necessary.
Clues: Very easy.
Placed 9/21/02 by the Nail Family
Commemorates Robert Nail, deceased patriarch of the Nail Family and avid scuba
diver whose cremated ashes were scattered in the waters of Puget Sound near the
Narrows Bridge on this day. Robert had logged in over 1000 dives in Puget Sound
and the Narrows was by far his most frequent dive location. His is missed by
many.
Titlow Beach is located along Puget Sound just south of the Narrows Bridge.
Titlow Beach is well known locally as a great place for scuba divers to take a
'shore dive'. In fact, many area scuba schools utilize this beach as a teaching
area because of its close proximity to urban Tacoma as well as the abundant
underwater wildlife. This was the location of Robert's first dive. He also
brought many of his dive buddies here to test their skills before taking them
out to the waters under the bridge.
To get to Titlow Beach from I-5:
Northbound or Southbound--take Exit #125 to Bridgeport Way. Go West onto
Bridgeport Way and follow several miles thru Lakewood and into the town of
University Place. Turn left onto 19th St and follow down the hill to near the
waterfront. Just before the railroad tracks, turn right onto Shorefront Drive.
Shorefront Drive will bring you to a stop sign at 6th Ave. There will be a
parking lot to the left. Turn onto 6th and cirle around into the parking lot on
the left. Titlow Beach Park is directly accross the railroad tracks along the
waterfront.
Titlow Beach is a small urban waterfront park with a short paved walkway between
Burlington Northern Railway and the waterfront.
Clues: Start at the railroad crossing on 6th Ave and head down the paved
walkway between the railroad tracks and the beach. Keep watch for a madrona
tree on the left. From madrona take 10 paces Northward. The box lies under a
square concrete slab that overhangs the breakwater rocks above the beach.
Please be careful replacing the box to insure that it cannot be seen by beach
walkers. We have initially placed a small rock in front of it to hide it. The
box is wooden and may wash out with the first storm this winter. If so, I will
replace with another more durable and less boyant box if needed.
Enjoy the park and thank you for helping to remember our patriarch, Robert Nail.
The Nail Family
Please report the box's condition to the Nail Family at
7nails@truthmail.com